Save the date for the Yeah Girl: Homecoming photo exhibition

November 8th, 2019
Yeah Girl: Homecoming exhibition
Aimee Massie ollies the stage at HOTA where Yeah Girl: Homecoming will be on show this December. Photo: Sarah Huston

This December we’re bringing together all the photographers from every Yeah Girl exhibition so far for the ultimate photo showcase of female and non-binary skateboarders from around the world. Save the date for Yeah Girl: Homecoming!

The Yeah Girl exhibition is returning to the Gold Coast, Australia, where it all began 3 years ago. We’re doing things a little different this time and inviting back all our past exhibiting photographers — from 2016, 2017 and 2018 — to be part of Yeah Girl: Homecoming.

It’s an impressive lineup of photographers including Sarah Meurle, M Dabbadie, Maria Lima, Sarah Huston, Lisa Kindberg, Nam-Chi Van, Louisa Menke, Mimi Knoop, Linnea Bullion, Virginia Fernandes, Nayat Cheikh, Zorah Olivia, Alana Paterson, Jocelyn Tam, Sonia Ziegler, Jenna Selby, Norma Ibarra, Anairam de Leon, Hannah Bailey, Nao Oka and Kathleen Hayes.

Rianne Evans, pole jam. Brighton UK 2017. Zorah Olivia
Rianne Evans, pole jam. Brighton UK 2017. Photo: Zorah Olivia
Vitória Mendonça, ollie. Rio de Janeiro 2017. Anairam de Leon
Vitória Mendonça, ollie. Rio de Janeiro 2017. Photo: Anairam de Leon

The exhibition will form part of the Concrete Culture program at Home Of The Arts’ (HOTA) “Home” Festival this December. The one day program also includes a demo and skate jam by Precinct Skate Shop and a learn to skate workshop with Rock N Slide.

As part of the Yeah Girl exhibition we’ll be screening skate videos from The Skate Witches and have a Look Back Library pop up with a collection of magazines featuring ladies of shred from the 1960s till 2019.

Tessa Fox, f/s boneless. Photo: Sarah Huston
Tessa Fox, f/s boneless, Copenhagen 2017. Photo: Sarah Huston

All photos included in the exhibition will be auctioned to benefit Skateistan, a non-profit organization that uses skateboarding as a tool for empowerment. Skateistan have a particular focus on girls and use skateboarding as a way to connect them with education and engage them in activities where they would usually be excluded. In Afghanistan, girls can’t ride a bike, but they can ride a skateboard. Thanks to Skateistan, skateboarding is now the number one sport for girls in Afghanistan.

The Yeah Girl: Homecoming exhibition will be on display from 3pm on Sunday, December 8th 2019 at HOTA, the Gold Coast’s premiere cultural facility. You can RSVP here