SK8 GIRLS

Skateboard culture is globally associated with freedom, creativity, and bold self-expression, values that have also defined Melkweg for decades. Yet despite its progressive image, the skate world remains largely male-dominated. For female and queer skaters, this often results in limited visibility, restricted access to space, and a persistent sense of exclusion.

This exhibition centers the energy, diversity and strength of female and queer skate communities from around the world. Through powerful visuals, stories and artistic expressions, it highlights communities that challenge barriers, create new spaces and rewrite the rules of skate culture on their own terms. Skateboards appear not only as tools of movement, but as symbols of identity, resistance and collective power.

Created in collaboration with The Dreamers Magazine, a project by artist Joël Linda Manopp, the exhibition approaches the subject through an artistic lens that connects skate culture, feminism and community. By combining visual storytelling, interviews and creative works, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on gender inclusion, equality, and power dynamics.

More information about the participating photographers will soon follow.

Header image: Lanna Apisukh