As part of our Eighth Anniversary celebrations, Arachne Press editor, Cherry Potts, talks to photographer Tom Dingley.
Outcome was a project to photograph LGBT people with their childhood photograph; the idea was to let young people know ‘it gets better’. A celebration of all the jobs an LGBT person can excel at.
Grow up, come out, be fabulous, be you.
And we captured it all in a book!
A book you can buy from our webshop at a discount during August: use the code ARACHNEVERSARY at the checkout.
11th November is National Coming Out Day. We like to tie in our LGBT titles to this day when we can. (Or history month in February!)
Yesterday we published Let Out the Djinn, by Jane Aldous, and tomorrow we are launching this delightful debut collection of poems in Edinburgh.
Not in Edinburgh? buy a copy here!
Three years ago we published Outcome by Tom Dingley to coincide with Coming Out Day, and we have now permanently reducing the price of this book of 80 photographic portraits buy your copy here for £15
Other LGBT poetry titles:
In Retail, poems from Jeremy Dixon (just going into a second print)
A Gift of Rivers, Kate Foley
The Don’t Touch Garden, Kate Foley
Foraging, Joy Howard
Erratics, Cathy Bryant
LGBT Fiction
The Dowry Blade, Cherry Potts
Mosaic of Air, Cherry Potts
To celebrate Coming Out Day and the anniversary of publication of Tom Dingley’s photographic portraits Outcome we have a special offer of £5 off until Midnight tonight. head over to the shop to take advantage of this offer.
And a reminder that the last remaining SIGNED copy is up for grabs on our crowd fund
Tom Dingley interviewed (again) on Pride Matters
Source: A follow up interview with Tom Dingley, the creator of The Outcome Project.
Sheffield! your last chance to see Outcome exhibition is today. Friday 12th May 2017
Here are some snippets from the launch to inspire you to get down to Sheffield Hallam’s Cantor building, and if you are LGBT yourself, bring a childhood photo and Tom Dingley will take your picture to add to the growing archive of fabulous people for inclusion in future exhibitions. Studio slots available until 6pm.
We had a fabulous evening in Sheffield, and got some great coverage on BBC Sheffield Radio and elsewhere…
Video on Radio Sheffield’s Facebook page
Listen again to feature on Paulette Edwards Show at 1hr 39min (available until the end of May 2017)
Big thank you to Nelly Naylor for permission to use her photos. There will be video as soon as I’ve sorted it out.
If you are sufficiently local to Sheffield, you can be part of the project by coming along on 12th May and Having your portrait taken by Tom Dingley.
And thank you for your help and enthusiasm, John Leach, Tim Machin, Trish Elwis, Val Reagan, Sally & Kythe and the rest of Out Aloud for making Tom so welcome.
Join us in Sheffield at Sheffield Hallam University/Sheffield Institute of Arts where Signal, Sheffield Hallam’s LGBT Staff forum are hosting OUTCOME for just under a fortnight.
The Atrium
Cantor Building
Sheffield Hallam University
153 Arundel Street
Sheffield
S1 2NU
Tom put the exhibition up yesterday, and the official launch is today at 6.30. We have readings from Lesbian Poets Kate Foley (who is in Outcome) and Joy Howard, and songs from Sheffield’s own brilliant LGBT choir, Out Aloud.
Kate Foley as seen in Outcome
Tom will be on BBC Radio Sheffield today sometime between 11-12
We finish up with a studio day on the 12th May, when Tom will take photos of people who want to join the portfolio of fabulous LGBT people already featured in the project, and be part of the exhibition on it’s next outing. If you want to book a slot contact Tom @OutcomeLGBT tom_dingley@hotmail.co.uk.
Sheffield here we come!
The lovely people at Sheffield Hallam University/Sheffield Institute of Arts and Signal, Sheffield Hallam’s LGBT Staff forum are hosting OUTCOME for just under a fortnight in the run up to IDAHOT (we couldn’t manage the actual date, I think we’re in Harrow again that day… and SIA have another exhibition booked)
The Atrium
Cantor Building
Sheffield Hallam University
153 Arundel Street
Sheffield
S1 2NU
Tom will be hanging the exhibition on 2nd May, and the official launch is 3rd May 6pm. Expect readings from Lesbian Poets Kate Foley (who is in Outcome) and Joy Howard, and songs from Sheffield’s own brilliant LGBT choir, Out Aloud.
We finish up with a studio day on the 12th May, when Tom will take photos of people who want to join the portfolio of fabulous LGBT people already featured in the project, and be part of the exhibition on it’s next outing. If you want to book a slot contact Tom @OutcomeLGBT tom_dingley@hotmail.co.uk.
It’s the 1st of February, and the first day of LGBT History Month, so Tom Dingley has been to Lancaster and back in the day, to hang a selection of Outcome portraits on the very interestingly textured walls of Lancaster University Library.
The library’s ‘Magic Box’ that lets you flick through the book electronically (I want one!)
Anyone wanting to buy a copy after viewing the exhibition, Blackwells bookshop on campus has some in stock, if they run out you can order direct from us post free.
If you are in the area and would like to be part of the Outcome portfolio, with the chance of it being YOUR face in the next exhibition, Tom is having a studio day in the exhibition space on 15th February, the day the exhibition comes down. Contact him at tom[underscore]dingley[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk or via twitter @OutcomeLGBT to book a slot.
Slightly smaller displays in Harrow Civic Centre in the room opposite the council chamber,(touring libraries from 6th February).
Harrow
Croydon
Thanks to Joan Redding for helping organise both of those.
You can still catch the exhibition at Horsham Capitol until the middle of the month too.
We are crowdfunding to pay for additional prints so that we can do things like this on a larger scale with 3 exhibitions of all the pictures at the same time (why not?!), and cover Tom’s expenses as he hares around the countryside putting prints onto interesting walls and taking photos. There are only a few days left, and we are a way off the target, so any help appreciated!
Outcome is being exhibited as part of the launch event fro Harrow Council’s LGBT History month celebrations TOMORROW 30th January 2017 at midday in Committee Rooms 5&6 Civic Centre Station Road, HA1 2XF. Books will be on sale.
The Exhibition will then tour various libraries: Gayton, Kenton, Pinner, Roxeth, Stanmore and Wealdstone. (where, when, not clear yet, will post as soon as I know)
