The Cockpit Gallery

The Cockpit Gallery has been involved in photography and education for more
than a decade. The article explains some of the services the gallery offers, in
particular its library of educational touring exhibitions dealing with cultural
and social issues, especially those concerning young people, including work
prospects after leaving school, subcultures, the experiences of Asian women
immigrants, women as homeworkers, traditional images of women, Government
defence policy, the press during the Falklands war, stories (not) told by
family albums, and radical perspective on rape and sexual assault. The Gallery
also commissions exhibits. Its roots are in documentary and community based
photography and it has been active in political photography. Its main aim now
is to bring to light aspects of culture ignored by mass media, and a more
diverse use is made of photography, including photomontage, illustrations,
graphics. Exhibits are often backed up by educational material such as teachers
notes, worksheets and booklets.