Called As We Are Exhibition
Wednesday 12 August – Wednesday 19 August 2026 | During Cathedral opening hours | Location: The Lady Chapel (inside Exeter Cathedral)
Exeter Cathedral is delighted to be hosting an exhibition which includes a series of twelve portraits celebrating the life and witness of disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people who minister and work in the Church of England.
Called As We Are spotlights the contribution of those who are Deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent in images taken by portrait and documentary photographer, Ruth Samuels. The exhibition will be launched at York Minster on Sunday (July 12) and then will go on tour in four Cathedrals, including Exeter, and a church in central London.
Rev Melissa Carter, a Team Rector in Dover, who is visually impaired and registered blind, and who features in the exhibition, said the portraits were more than just pictures – there were about their stories of the people taking part.
“It is lovely to be part of something that is celebrating the richness and the diversity of the Church of England, showing so many people who serve God in different ways,” she said.
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This exhibition is included in standard admission to Exeter Cathedral. We look forward to welcoming you.