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We are delighted to share the news that STILL PARENTS, our program for those who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy or just after birth, has gained significant media attention, and the project has now received a number of awards in recognition of the essential and creative work with its participants.

Museums Change Lives Awards 2022 | Congratulations to the winners. We are delighted to announce the winners of the Museums Change Lives Awards 2022. The awards recognise and celebrate outstanding practice by UK museums delivering social impact. They promote the best examples of work by museums and individuals that support communities and engage with contemporary issues.
WINNER: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester - Still Parents: Life after Baby Loss
Book Chapter Creative Activism Research, Pedagogy and Practice - Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Article in a publication in Psychology magazine An honest and raw insight into baby loss - The British Psychological Society (bps.org.uk)
Article - Manchester Metropolitan University - The Northern Quota

Article and award The University of Manchester) Social Responsibility
Outstanding public engagement initiative: Outstanding contribution by our cultural institutions
Winner: Still Parents Exhibition | Lucy Turner and team at The Whitworth Art Gallery. This project comprises a partnership between The Whitworth Art Gallery and Sands (Stillbirth and Neo Natal Death Charity). The award-winning programme supports parents who have experienced the loss of a baby in pregnancy or just after birth.

Blog Post - Still Parents at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester (debbiechallis.com)
Blog Post - Still Parents: Life after Baby Loss - SevenPonds BlogSevenPonds Blog Best in Heritage website - The Best in Heritage Creative Tourist Still Parents: Life After Baby Loss | Exhibitions | Creative Tourist
Conference Beautiful Care | Whitworth Art Gallery (manchester.ac.uk)

Conference - the Art of Compassion and Imagination Sheffield Hallam University

TV - Inside Museums BBC iPlayer - Inside Museums - Series 2: 2. Manchester's Whitworth

TV - BBC iPlayer - Miscarriage: The Search for Answers

TV - BBC Morning Live series

TV - News item on BBC News North West (Link not currently available)

TV - News item on BBC News North West as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week (Link not currently available)

Radio - Interview on Hits Radio Manchester as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week feature (Link not currently available)

Still Parents: Going the Extra Mile | 2020
In October, 2020 we were delighted to share the news that STILL PARENTS, our programme for those who have experienced the loss of a baby in pregnancy or just after birth, won one of its first awards.

In a virtual awards ceremony on 9 October, 2020 the Still Parents project was awarded the Going the Extra Mile award in the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum from Home awards. Kids in Museums holds an annual Family Friendly Museum Award which recognises the most family-friendly heritage sites in the UK. This year due to the Corona Virus Pandemic they created a special award to celebrate the extraordinary effort museums made to adapt to lockdown and support families.

They received over 400 nominations for the award from all over the world. In July, an expert panel whittled down these nominations to a shortlist of 26 museums. Over the summer, families tested out the activities and their feedback, along with an expert panel, decided the five winners of each category, as well as five highly commended awards.

Philip Mould, an art dealer, broadcaster, and Kids in Museums President, said:
'It is a pleasure to today celebrate how museums and heritage sites have sprung into action and brought culture to families during this challenging time. Our winning museums have not only helped families with homeschooling but also supported their wellbeing and helped them have fun together. Once again we've been shown just how valuable the museum sector is to us all. Many congratulations to all our worthy winners.'

Here is the full list of the winners and highly commended in each category
Still Parents sessions and exhibition are supported by the Friends of the Whitworth

Still Parents: Life after Baby Loss The exhibition ran from Friday 24 September 2021 to Sunday 4 December 2022
Still Parents was the first exhibition of its kind, creating a platform to share personal stories open conversations, and break the wall of silence that continues to surround baby loss. The exhibition evolved from the work the Whitworth's award-winning Still Parents project, which supports parents who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy or just after birth.

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We are delighted to share the news that STILL PARENTS, our program for those who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy or just after birth, has gained significant media attention, and the project has now received a number of awards in recognition of the essential and creative work with its participants.

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Thursday 12 June

Free Screening of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. See timings in the drop down below.

19.00-21.00 An Evening of Remembrance: The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt with Maria Balshaw, Cleve Jones, Charlie Porter and Siobhán Lanigan. Click here to book.

Friday 13 June

Free Screening of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. See timings and further info in the drop down below.

15.00 - 16.30 UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Audio Description & Touch Tour. Click here to book.

Saturday 14 June

Free Screening of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. See timings and further info in the drop down below.

11.00 - 12.15 Reading of names in the Turbine Hall. Free, drop-in.

11.45 - 12.45 Quilt Making Workshop with Karina Thompson and Emma Duggan in the Tanks Studio. Free, with ticket, email AIDS Quilt UK or speak to AIDS Quilt UK volunteer.

12.45 - 13.00 Choral set from London Gay Men's Chorus in the Turbine Hall. Free, drop-in.

14.00 - 15.15 Reading of names in the Turbine Hall. Free, drop-in.

14.45 - 15.45 Quilt Making Workshop with Karina Thompson and Emma Duggan in the Tanks Studio. Free, with ticket, email AIDS Quilt UK or speak to AIDS Quilt UK volunteer.

16.00 - 16.15 Choral set from London Gay Men's Chorus in the Turbine Hall. Free, drop-in.

Sunday 15 June

Free Screening of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. See timings and further info in the drop down below.

Monday 16 June

11:00 - 12:30 UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Audio Description & Touch Tour. Click here to book.

Thursday 12 June

11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00

Friday 13 June

10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00, 17.00

Saturday 14 June

10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00, 17.00

Sunday 15 June

10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00, 17.00

Entry is free and no booking is required.

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (1995) is a previously unseen documentary about the 1994 display of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt in Hyde Park Corner, London. Quilt makers remember their loved ones who lost their lives to AIDS, the names of those memorialised are read out, and the organiser Alastair Hume reflects on the importance of the historic display.

The film was made by a group of friends at the beginning of their work in film and the creative fields during the 1990s. The documentary was never publicly released and presumed lost for thirty years. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out is a social document capturing the despair, compassion and hope of a community devastated by HIV and AIDS, thirteen years after the first reports of deaths from the virus. No other known film of the 'Quilts of Love' display is in existence.

At the time, the 'Quilts of Love' display was the largest ever showing of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, echoing the 'Names Project Quilt' displays on the National Mall in Washington D.C, United States. The 'Quilts of Love' display was a crucial moment in the history of HIV and AIDS in the UK: until now, it was an event largely undocumented.

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, directed & edited Peter Martin, produced by Anna Powell, additional production & direction from Zowie Broach, researched by Martin Cohen, United Kingdom 1995, shot on 16mm, digitally transferred from VHS, 48 mins, subs.
The master copy that was shot on 16mm film has been lost. The version of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out which will be screened has been digitally transferred from a VHS copy. The original also included a voice over by the great late actor Ian Holm.

The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt is one chapter of the largest community art project in the world. In response to the AIDS pandemic, American activist Cleve Jones formed The NAMES Project in 1985. The project invited people to create textile panels to commemorate friends, family and loved ones lost during the pandemic. The individual panels are sewn together to create larger quilts. These larger quilts were often shown outdoors as a form of protest to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. The displays often included a reading of all the names upon the panels. Activist groups across the globe organised their own local quilts.

In the late 1980s, Scottish activist Alastair Hume visited San Francisco, where he witnessed an early display of The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Hume later returned home to Edinburgh, where he set up The NAMES Project UK. One of the largest public displays of the quilt was the 'Quilts of Love' display in June 1994 at Hyde Park Corner, London, showing selected panels from the US and the UK, alongside sections created by fashion designers. The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt represents approximately 384 people affected by HIV and AIDS in the UK.

After the quilts had been in storage for a number of years, seven UK HIV support charities formed the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Partnership in 2014 to conserve and display the quilt publicly as much as possible. The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt is an important reminder of those who sadly died before the introduction of antiretrovirals and that the HIV and AIDS pandemic is still ongoing. While antiretrovirals have made it possible to live with HIV, those who can access this medication still varies dramatically across the globe. HIV and AIDS continue to affect people and communities all over the world.

Find out more about the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt by visiting their website.

Throughout the course of the display, volunteers from UK AIDS Memorial Quilt will be working alongside our Visitor Engagement colleagues to provide further information and support for visitors. There will be a dedicated quiet room for members of the public adjacent to the display should they wish to.

The film There Is A Light That Never Goes Out is fully captioned.

All Tate Modern entrances are step-free. You can enter via the Turbine Hall and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner street.

There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Natalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.

Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses.

A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4.

Ear defenders can be borrowed from the Ticket desks.

To help plan your visit to Tate Modern, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.
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Thursday 12 June Free Screening of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. See timings in the drop down below. 19.00-21.00 An Evening of Remembrance: The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt with Maria Balshaw, Cleve Jones, Charlie Porter and Siobhán Lanigan. Click here to book.

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ART INSTALLATIONS Banners made from recycled vinyl banners A community art work made from plastic waste Want your own recycled plastic art piece? Email Plastic Sheds artist - caitlin@plasticshed.org Whether you've got an idea ready to go or need some help working out how to incorporate plastic waste into a theme, we are always up for a creative collaboration and more than happy to lead a project too.