TOMORROW you are invited to view and discuss the latest work of three "Essex women" who all happen to be artists, at their exhibition aptly named Essex Women.

The three, who are all artists on the TOMA course (The Other MA course, an alternative fine art postgraduate programme which takes place at the Metal art school) are Laurence Harding, Emma Mills and Anna B Sexton.

Emma Edmondson who is the founder of the TOMA course, explained: "Their collaboration began through using Laurence’s collection of archive studio photography from the 1800s as a starting point. All three women wanted to question, uncover and celebrate the differing stories and opinions about what it means to be an Essex woman.

"Each artist identifies as an Essex woman. Either through being born and raised in Essex, or via making Essex their home and raising their family here.

"Through a series of conversations, gallery visits and shared meals, the concept of running a pop up photo studio in Southend high street was agreed upon. Emma instigated a series of conversations with local people about what the label ‘Essex girl’ means to them. Anna asked her Sensory Essex survey questions (you can see this at bit.ly/SensoryEssex) and Laurence took modern day photographic portraits of the women involved.

"Thrown into the mix, to inspire randomness books on women’s art, the sex lives of English women, outsider art, Law of Attraction and love were ripped up and split three ways to inspire further ways of looking at labelling and supposed ‘expert’ points of view of women.

"Each artist has played with the resulting images, text and survey results to produce the work shown together. The aim is for each piece to work in conversation with those they are hung with."

The exhibition is open from 11am until 4pm tomorrow - Saturday October 21 - at Paul Robinson Solicitors in London Road, Westcliff.

Emma added: "The artists will also invite visitors to come and speak freely and honestly about the term Essex girl or Essex woman and being a woman living or working in Essex from 1pm. There will be tea and coffee available."