Abstract

A major national photography exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, developed as part of the Our Freedom: Then and Now programme led by Future Arts Centres. Curated in partnership with Open Eye Gallery and the Socially Engaged Photography Network, the exhibition brought together images from 60 locally led projects spanning communities across the UK. Churchill contributed photographic work made across nine Northeast venues including Hartlepool Community Hubs and Libraries, ARC Stockton, Berwick Youth Project, Queens Hall Arts Centre Hexham, Alnwick Playhouse, Gosforth Civic Theatre, North Tyneside Community Hubs and Libraries, The Customs House South Shields, and Arts Centre Washington. The exhibition launched at the Southbank Centre, London on 18 March 2026 and subsequently toured to 18 further venues across the UK through to October 2026.

Southbank Centre, London (18 March - 25 April 2026)
JW3, London (27 March - 15 April)
Bracknell Library, Berkshire (27 March - 14 April)
Farnham Maltings, Surrey (27 March - 15 April)
Chesterfield Library, Derbyshire (18 April - 10 May)
Hartlepool Community Hub and Library (20 April - 11 May)
ARC, Stockton on Tees (13 May - 11 June)
Eastern Angles Centre, Ipswich (14 May - 12 June)
Libraries Unlimited, Exeter (13 June - 10 July)
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (15 June - 10 July)
Eden Court, Inverness (14 July - 6 August)
McKechnie Institute, South Ayrshire (15 July - 9 August)
Barnsley Civic, South Yorkshire (11 August - 3 September)
Leeds Central Library (11 August - 3 September)
Storyhouse, Chester (6 September - 4 October)
The Dukes, Lancaster (6 September - 1 October)
The Spring, Havant (8 September - 4 October)
Belfast Central Library (4 October - 29 October)
Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton-on-Trent (6 October - 30 October)

Produced by Future Arts Centres, Open Eye Gallery and the Socially Engaged Photography Network, in partnership with Libraries Connected