Join our vision and support us on Give Miami Day 2023
Be part of the 2024 WOPHA Congress by donating today. Your generous contributions are pivotal in transforming our vision of a "meeting place for photography" in Miami into reality.
We received a $100,000 donation from the Pérez Family Foundation
WOPHA received a generous donation of $100,000 from The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation as part of the third edition of the Pérez CreARTE Grants Program.
Farihah Aliyah Shah Awarded the 2023 CCI + WOPHA Fellowship
WOPHA, in partnership with the Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI) at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), is thrilled to announce Farihah Aliyah Shah as the recipient of the inaugural 2023 CCI + WOPHA Fellowship.
Becoming Sisters; Women Photography Collectives & Organizations
Presented alongside the 2021 WOPHA Congress, this publication works as a registry and collective manifesto of international women and non-binary photographers, collectives, and organizations doing extraordinary work to reframe the dominant narratives of photography history.
ABOUT US
Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to research, promote, support, and educate on the role of women in photography. Our activities include digitizing historical archives, creating and hosting a center of information and specialized library of books on women photographers, publishing art historic catalogs and books, presenting lectures and workshops, establishing artist residencies and fellowships, and developing online and physical exhibitions.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to highlight the contributions of women photographers to modern and contemporary art in order to rewrite the artistic canon and provoke social change. Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) began as a database showcasing women-identified Cuban photographers. WOPHA has since expanded its geographic scope while retaining a core commitment to promote and research, in tandem with other organizations, the plurality of cis, trans, queer, and non-binary voices in photography.
To support WOPHA, consider making your tax-deductible donation today.
RESEARCH
Our team recovers primary source material, extends reference services to both institutions and individuals, and organizes symposiums to discuss innovative scholarship on women and photography.
PROMOTION
WOPHA highlights themes and portfolios of work held in the archive by producing catalogs, curating exhibitions, and inviting emerging photographers to present their projects on our social media pages.
SUPPORT
WOPHA challenges institutions and collectors to amass catalogs composed of at least 50% women creators. We grant art prizes, artist residency programs, and opportunities through partner organizations.
EDUCATION
We develop community projects exploring opportunities to provoke social change and provide electronic resources to schools and the public through catalogs and video-documented conferences.
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WOPHA CONGRESS
WOPHA Congress is the first global congress of organizations of women photographers, scholars, and artists.
CATALOGS
An ongoing resource for the community, our archive hosts images, history, and background info on women photographers.
FAST FORWARD MANIFESTO
We are inspired by women in photography and we are passionate about asserting their place in our art history narratives.
CUBAN WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS
Catalog of Cuban Women Photographers is a pioneering historic and critical survey spanning the 19th century to today.
#WOPHAGRAMS
Follow and share this first-hand experience with women-identified photographers telling their stories in their own words.