Now that the ‘Having a do’ exhibition has closed we would like to thank everyone who visited and helped to make it such a success. We have been overwhelmed by the fantastic response that we’ve had from visitors and even torrential downpour couldn’t keep the crowds away from our launch party. The exhibition had some great reviews, including:

• Liverpool Daily Post
• Run Paint Run Run – winner of the Best Arts and Culture Blog 2009 at the Manchester Blog Awards
• Seven Streets

If you have been to see the exhibition and have taken some photos then we’d love to see them – please add them to our Having a do at St Luke’s group on Flickr. Or if we’ve taken your portrait then see if you can spot yourself in the Having a do portrait gallery – we are adding your portraits as quickly as we can but it may take a few days for yours to appear.

Those of you who either couldn’t make it to Liverpool to see the exhibition this summer, or have been and would love a beautifully produced souvenir to treasure forever, will be thrilled to know that the book of the exhibition ‘Having a do’ is now available to order online. Limited numbers are also available to purchase in the exhibition so snap them up before they all go. The book features all the photos from the exhibition and more.

Fab photographer Mark Maloney explains the theme:

“This exhibition looks at how people celebrate life through the events that they go to. Throughout the year we get invited to all sorts of different events including birthday parties, retirement dos, funerals, christenings, weddings, new year, religious and cultural festivals etc.

At each one the setting, the mood and the colours change and people dress differently according to each occasion. Each event generates different emotions and feelings. We thought it would be interesting – and fun – to capture these in our photos.”

If the Collective took your photo during the Fab Faces 2010 day in May then you could be part of the party. A montage featuring a selection of these portraits is also displayed in the exhibition.

Fab people do fab things. It’s not just Magnum that have all the fun.

The Fab Collective are currently entirely self funded. However if you would like to sponsor any of our activities or future exhibitions then we would love to hear from you. Please contact info@fabcollective.com

We would like to thank Urban Strawberry Lunch and the Ship & Mitre pub for their support for the exhibition and the Collective. Thanks also to the many people of Liverpool who we have photographed.

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