Leica presents Keeping Women’s Rights in the Picture: A Live Discussion, a community-centered, in-store event taking place at the Leica Store & Gallery Boston on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The program brings together artists, educators, and audiences for a live conversation focused on women’s rights, representation, and photography as a tool for reflection and civic engagement.
This two-part event marks a collaboration between Leica, A Yellow Rose Project, and the Concept Aware podcast. At the center of the program is a live podcast recording moderated by Concept Aware creator and host J. Sybylla Smith, featuring Yellow Rose Project founders Frances Jakubek and Meg Griffiths, alongside participating artists Jordanna Kalman and Kathya Maria Landeros. The discussion will explore creative practice, image-making, and the evolving role of women visual storytellers.
The program emphasizes participation and open dialogue. Audience members are invited to engage in the conversation, reflecting the project’s commitment to shared authorship and community exchange rather than passive viewing. Leica’s sponsorship of the Concept Aware podcast supports this approach, reinforcing a shared focus on creative process and critical engagement with visual culture.
A Yellow Rose Project was conceived as a national photographic collaboration inviting women across the United States to create work in response, reflection, or reaction to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. As the centennial of this historic moment continues to prompt reconsideration of American history and civic rights, the project offers photography as a means of building connections between past, present, and future perspectives.
A follow-up community program will take place on March 8, 2026, in recognition of International Women’s Day. Images submitted in response to the project will be shared in an interactive in-store event, extending the collaborative nature of the project and creating space for continued dialogue through photography.
During the January 17 event, the Leica Store & Gallery Boston will offer loaner cameras and technical support for participants, welcoming photographers of all backgrounds and camera preferences. The emphasis remains on interpretation, experimentation, and personal response rather than equipment or expertise.
Through this program, Leica continues its support of educational, exhibition, and community-driven initiatives that value photography as a cultural practice rooted in participation, reflection, and shared experience.
Event Details:
Event: Keeping Women’s Rights in the Picture: A Live Discussion
Date & Time:
Saturday, January 17, 2026
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Location:
Leica Store & Gallery Boston
74 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
