We are excited to present a new exhibition by visual artist Joanne Coates. Red Herring explores the overlooked histories of women’s labour and class solidarity through the legacy of the Herring Girls—an itinerant all-female workforce central to the fishing industry between the 18th and 20th centuries. Developed during a six-month residency at Timespan in Helmsdale, the project is grounded in archival research, community collaboration and Coates’ lived experience as a working-class artist.

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Timespan, Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, Sutherland, KW8 6JA