CONSUMED: A bold new exhibition by Women’s Research Wānanga
Friday 24 October to 30 November 2025
ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House, St Helier, Jersey
ArtHouse Jersey is proud to be presenting CONSUMED, a bold new transdisciplinary exhibition by Women’s Research Wānanga (WRW), currently open at our ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House gallery until 30 November 2025. Developed through residencies hosted by ArtHouse Jersey in 2024 and 2025, as well as an international residency in Trélex, Switzerland, CONSUMED brings together the collaborative and individual practices of WRW artists Emma D. McGuire, Nina Rodin, D.Phil; Lindsay Rutter, Dr. Caitlin Shepherd and Rychèl Thérin Scott, alongside invited guest artists.
The exhibition, which features over 70 artworks and a unique karaoke booth, places women’s lived experiences at its centre, confronting and celebrating themes such as care, queerness, motherhood, radical joy, indigenous identities, gender, class, and resistance to structural inequities. Through textiles, painting, sculpture, video, performance, installation, photography, and interactive spaces, the artists invite audiences to engage with challenging, urgent, and transformative ideas.
FINISSAGE FESTIVAL: A WEEKEND OF FILM, ART, DISCUSSION & CELEBRATION
Join us for a festival of ideas, creativity and collective reflection as we farewell CONSUMED in style
Women’s Research Wānanga (WRW) is delighted to announce FINISSAGE FESTIVAL, a three-day programme marking the closing weekend of CONSUMED, the acclaimed exhibition exploring the emotions, materialities and states of becoming within contemporary life. From film and symposia to hands-on workshops and celebratory gatherings, the festival invites audiences to connect, reflect and participate The CONSUMED Finissage Festival is free to attend, sponsored by Connect Me Jersey, ArtHouse Jersey and Eve Studios.
FREE TICKETS FOR EACH EVENT CAN BE BOOKED HERE VIA EVENTBRITE
FILM NIGHT: Friday 28 November 2025, 6:30pm — Jersey Museum
Join us for an evening of moving image works that contemplate consumption in its many forms.
WRW presents a curated reel of historical and contemporary video artworks that expand on the themes and references of CONSUMED. The screening begins at 6:30pm, followed by a short discussion with participating artists.
The programme includes feminist video art pioneers Martha Rosler and Catherine Elwes, local film makers: Rebecca Coley, Simon Edwards and Natasha Dettman; WRW artists Nina Rodin, Caitlin Shepherd and Rychèl Thérin Scott alongside international artists Pille-Riin Jaik, Demeter Dykes and a recorded performance of ELEMENTS composed by Katerina Gimon and performed by the SORA Female Choir.
SYMPOSIA: Saturday 29 November 2025 — Eve Studios and ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
TOUR >> LECTURE >> PANEL DISCUSSION >> WORKSHOP >> SHARED MEAL >> PERFORMANCE >> RAVE
A highlight of the Finissage Festival, the two part Symposia is a full-day gathering designed to plunge deeper into the ideas at the heart of CONSUMED. Members of Women’s Research Wānanga, guest speakers, and valued collaborators will guide participants through insightful discussions, thoughtful performances and interactive workshops. Together, we will investigate the emotions, materialities, and psychological and physical states of becoming—and of being consumed—by social, material, emotional and psychological forces.
The day begins with a Curators tour through the CONSUMED exhibition at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House at 12:30pm. Open to the public and Symposia attendees, this tour will give an overview of the themes and artworks that will shape our afternoon of discussions together.
We will move on to Eve Studios (across the road) between 2pm to 5:30pm for;
Somatic Meditations and Deep Listening with Dr. Caitlin Shepherd;
Hags with Attitude, a performative lecture with Women's Research Wānanga artist Nina Rodin and friends; and
Coming in through the side door, a panel discussion with India Hamilton (Hypha Consulting), Róisín Shaw (Divine Creatures) and Rychèl Thérin Scott (WRW)
Coffee, tea and cake will be served!
Come over to ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House between 6pm - 9:30pm!
6pm - PERFORMANCE: LIVE: The Women’s Art Activation System are bringing their performance A Visit by the Officials from the Bureau for the Validation of Art. This interactive artwork investigates and critiques the idea of Validation, and institutional and systemic power processes.
7pm - POT LUCK DINNER: Please bring a bottle to share with the table (this means BYO!). WRW will be serving: Vegan Chilli and Rice, Tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream (vegan alternative available), coriander and salad garnish.
8pm to close - RAVE & SING-A-LONG: with DJane’s Ideal Wound and Kia Ora Klub. The WRW Karaoke booth will also be in session.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to connect through art, performance, food, community and dance!
ARTISTS’ TOUR - Sunday 30 November 2025, 1pm to 2pm, ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
Meet the artists behind CONSUMED. This free guided tour offers an intimate look at the works and ideas animating the exhibition. No reservation required.
CLAY WORKSHOP- Sunday 30 November 2025, 2pm to 4pm- ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
WRW artist Lindsay Rutter leads the final free public workshop of the exhibition’s run. Participants will craft clay touchstones, burnish them, and stamp them with wishes, frustrations and affirmations drawn from personal experience and the exhibition’s themes.
Max. 10 participants. Reservations via Eventbrite
FINISSAGE APÉRO- Sunday 30 November 2025, 4pm to 5pm — ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
Raise a glass to the closing of CONSUMED. Join us for an informal apéro to celebrate the exhibition and the community that has grown around it.
À la chose! No reservation necessary.
Join us for a festival of ideas, creativity and collective reflection as we farewell CONSUMED in style!
Unique to CONSUMED is the specially created Karaoke Booth, inviting visitors to release their voices and emotions by singing along with icons such as Skunk Anansie, Aretha Franklin, and Florence and the Machine. Designed as a space of catharsis and joy, the Karaoke Room offers a playful yet powerful way to engage with the exhibition’s themes of resistance, survival, and expression. Balancing this energy, the Library and Reflection Area provides a quieter, restorative space with comfortable seating for reading, breastfeeding, or simply resting, along with charging points and a curated bookshelf featuring writers such as Sara Ahmed, bell hooks, and Hollie McNish. Here, visitors can also spend time with Lindsay Rutter’s touchstone installation, handling and reflecting on each piece. Together, these spaces extend the exhibition experience beyond traditional art-viewing, creating opportunities for audiences to release, reflect, and reconnect.
Women’s Research Wānanga artists said “Our works in CONSUMED wrestle with bodies that hurt and heal, with lives shaped by illness, care, motherhood, and precarity. We carve out space to rage, laugh, fight, and dance against the inequities of late capitalism and the expectations placed on us. Together we share rituals of rebirth, create guardians to witness our becoming, stitch and mould art from the shifting ground of everyday struggle, and confront the forces that both nourish and devour us. What consumes us also fuels us: our work is a refusal to stay silent, a celebration of survival, and a collective exorcism of the unspoken.”
James Tyson, Head of Programme at ArtHouse Jersey, added, “CONSUMED is an extraordinary project that exemplifies what ArtHouse Jersey strives to support: collaborative, experimental work that connects lived experience to powerful artistic expression. Women’s Research Wānanga have developed something deeply resonant here, and we are excited for audiences in Jersey to engage with this dynamic and necessary exhibition.”
Alongside the exhibition there will be a rich programme of events and learning opportunities, including artist-led tours, free public workshops, a film night, and a full-day symposia. These events will open up space for dialogue and shared experience, allowing audiences to connect with the artists and one another.
Meet the Artists
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Rychèl Thérin Scott
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Nina Rodin, D.Phil
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Dr Caitlin Shepherd
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Lindsay Rutter
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Emma D. McGuire
About the Artists
Women’s Research Wānanga (WRW) was founded in September 2023 by Māori / Jèrriaise artist Rychèl Thérin Scott. WRW are:
Emma D. McGuire (GBR/USA)
Nina Rodin, D.Phil (CHE)
Lindsay Rutter (JSY)
Dr. Caitlin Shepherd (GBR/USA)
Rychèl Thérin Scott (NZL/JSY)
The collective is rooted in wānanga methodologies: practices of community care, collaboration and knowledge exchange grounded in manaakitanga (hospitality, generosity, respect) and whakawhanaungatanga (building strong relationships).
WRW provides professional and personal development opportunities for independent artists investigating the female experience — exploring feminine ways of knowing, doing and being. Their collaborative practice embraces trans-inclusive, intersectional feminist values as an alchemic and transformative process.
Together, WRW makes artwork about demanding experiences as a valuable and empowering act, giving voice to stories of lived experience that are too often silenced, dismissed, or glossed over.
Key Dates & Events
Vernissage: Opening evening of the CONSUMED Thursday 23 October 6 - 9pm. The artists will be present alongside live performances from Emma McGuire and Xie Rong, DJane sets from Kia Ora Klub and Ideal Wound.
Curator’s Tour: Saturday 25 October, 1 to 2pm at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
Public Clay Workshops: Various dates across October–November at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
Film Night: Friday 28 November, 6.30pm at Jersey Museum
Symposia: Saturday 29 November, ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House & second location TBA
Artist’s Tour & Finissage Apero: Sunday 30 November at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
Full programme details and updates are available at arthousejersey.je.
This project has been made possible with support from Connect Me and The Trélex Residency.
