We're pleased to be supporting Temple Place and their latest show Lives Less Ordinary: Working-Class Britain Re-seen an exhibition exploring the richness and diversity of working-class life and creative expression from the 1950s to today. This important project challenges long-standing inequities and misrepresentation, celebrating narratives of pride, resilience, humour, and joy.

Rather than reinforcing traditional portrayals of struggle, Lives Less Ordinary offers a gaze from within, centring artists from working-class backgrounds who have used their creativity to depict and define their communities on their own terms. Bringing together ceramics, film, painting, photography, and sculpture from public collections, archives, and contemporary artists across the UK, the exhibition presents a nuanced reflection of working-class experience.

Included in the exhibition are works from the AmberSide Collection, which has long documented and celebrated working-class life through photography. Featured pieces include Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s Step by Step, Martin Figura’s Horden Victory Club, Isabela Jedrzejczyk’s Jungle Portraits, and Tish Murtha’s Juvenile Jazz Bands. These works offer striking and deeply personal perspectives on community, resilience, and creative expression.