Empowerment: Art & Feminisms

The South Asian multidisciplinary travelling exhibition Empowerment: Art and Feminisms will be on view at JDA Perera Gallery from 4 - 11 August 2025

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How do artists act in the postcolonial, digital present from their respective situations? What emancipatory understanding underlies their art? How do they broaden the view of a feminist-oriented future?

Empowerment: Art and Feminisms showcases the work of 31 feminist artists and artist collectives. It looks at inclusion at all levels and features the voices and rights of various gender and social minorities, especially in the context of South Asia. Empowerment is presented in seven thematic categories: Herstories & Other Narratives, Desired and Violated Bodies, Feminist Futures, Gender Identity, Labour of Care, Planetary Challenges, and Resistance Protest.

The exhibition project Empowerment is curated by Andreas Beitin, Katharina Koch, Uta Ruhkamp and co produced by Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai.

In Colombo the exhibition will be on view at JDA Perera Gallery (University of Visual and Performaing Arts) from 4th of August until 11th of August. Daily opening hours: 11 AM - 7 PM. The exhibition is open and free to the public. The exhibition is accompanied by a diverse programme of events.

They are offering guided exhibition walkthroughs from 9 - 11 August, daily at 5 PM.

• Full artist list: goethe.de/srilanka/empowerment