One hundred women artists were commissioned to work with communities across the UK to create 100 centenary banners as part of PROCESSIONS.
Arts and community organisations worked with the artists up and down the country in an extensive public programme of creative workshops. The women who came together on the streets a hundred years ago made themselves visible with handmade flags, banners, pins and rosettes. The workshops focused on text and textiles, echoing the practices of the women’s suffrage campaign, and the banners made represented and celebrated the diverse voices of women and girls from different backgrounds.
Find out which groups and artists took part below. As part of the 100 Years 100 Banners programme, Artichoke commissioned 10 artists to create banners with UK organisations. See the artists here.
a patienceart projects working with Alex Patience
Aberystwyth Arts Centre working with Becky Knight and The Thursday Women
An Talla Solais working with Lizzie McDougall
Artlink Hull working with Ella Dorton and The Boulevard Centre
Arts For All working with Carolyn MacDougall
Arts in Merkinch working with Blazing Needles and Highland Multicultural Friends Sewing Group
ArtsEkta working with lolanda Rocha, Sarah Michael Morris and Art Route Collective
An Lanntair working with Chris Hammacott and Western Isles Women’s Network
Bedford Creative Arts working with Quilla Constance (Jennifer Allen)
Berwick Visual Arts working with Emma Shankland and members of Berwick Trade Union Council and the local community
Brewery Arts Centre working with Kate Reid and Ann Grant
Bridport Arts Centre working with Rosemary Edwards and BridFem
British Ceramics Biennial working with Joanna Ayre and Burslem Jubilee
Cardboard Citizens working with Natasha Cossey
Centre for Contemporary Art working with the Rainbow Project
Clean Break working with Miriam Nabarro and members of Clean Break
Comar with Alicia Hendrick, participants from local schools, Guiding Association and women's group (SWRI)
Coventry Artspace Partnerships working with Anne Forgan, Foleshill Women's Training and The Weavers' Workshop
Crafts Council working with Angela Maddock and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
Devon Guild of Craftsmen working with Veronica Gould and Moretonhampstead banner makers
Disability Arts in Shropshire (DASH) working with Anne-Marie Lagram and Shropshire based disabled and older women
Down Arts Centre working with Patricia Dickson and Windmill Fabrics
Eastgate Theatre working with Deborah Campbell
Festival of Thrift working with Theresa Easton, Pauline Taylor (Infinite Arts), Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar and Thorntree Roses Middlesbrough
Firstsite working with Clare Marsh
GemArts working with Michelle Wood and Women's Feel Good Group
Glasgow Women's Library working with Helen de Main
Golden Thread Gallery working with Lesley Cherry and Kilcooley Women's Group
Historic England working with the London College of Fashion, Lucy Orta and former Holloway inmates at HMP Downview
Imagineer working with Julia O'Connell, Julia Joannides, Radford Group, Willenhall Group and Woodend Group
Institute for Conflict Research working with Rita Duffy, ICR's women from the Ard Peninsula and beyond Group (25+)
Jerwood Gallery working with Janey Moffat
Junction Arts working with Karina Thompson, Bolsover Heritage Craft Group, Creswell Gets Creative & family members and Shirebrook
Kinetika working with Ali Pretty
Lakes Alive working with Jacky Puzey and a mixed group of women across Kendal
Lighthouse working with Denise Poote
Link4Life/Touchstones Rochdale working with Jasleen Kaur
Luminate working with Fiona Hermse and the Dunbar Dementia Carers Support Group
Look Again Visual Art & Design Festival working with Natalie Kerr Group and the Youth Forum Project, Aberdeen
Macrobert Arts Centre working with Nadine Gorrency
Made in Corby and The Eloquent Fold
madeinroath working with Jessica Akerman
Metal Culture - Peterborough working with Kate Genever, Katie Smith, Women's Institute and Iqra Academy
Metal Culture - Southend-on-Sea working with Heidi Wigmore, Essex Girls Liberation Front (EGLF), young women from The Deanes High School and members of the public (women of Essex)
Metal Culture - Liverpool working with Cristina Lina, Harthill Youth Centre, Asylum Link women's group, Lawrence Road Primary School, Wheel Meet Again
Millennium Court Arts Centre working with Tonya McMullan and intercultural womens group
Modern Art Oxford working with Nicola Donovan
MOSTYN, in partnership with CALL - Culture Action Llandudno working with Melanie Miller
National Theatre of Scotland working with Ana Ines Jabares - Pita
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange working with Elizabeth Loveday
Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership (Wandsworth Borough Council) working with Ruth Ewan, Local women aged 16-18 and local sewing groups
Norfolk & Norwich Festival working with Fiona Muller and Norfolk & Norwich Festival Solidarity Group
Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery working with Tracey Watson
Oriel Myrddin Gallery working with Rhiannon Williams, Carmarthen youth project, volunteers and members of the local community
Peak Cymru working with Bettina Reeves, Seren Fenoulhe, Caban Crefft (Craft Cabin) and Abergavenny (Arts and Health project)
Plymouth College of Art working with Elizabeth Masterton, students of PCA and Plymouth School of Creative Arts
Prime Cut Productions working with Bobbi Rai-Purdy , Atlas Women's Centre, Faw's Women's Centre, Windsor Women's Centre, Greenway Women's Centre, Buybeen Women's Centre & Shanku Women's Centre
Prism Arts working with Helen Walsh, volunteers, participants, and members of the community
Project Ability working with Sandi Keihlman
Reclaim the Agenda working with Deirdre Mc Kenna
R-Space Gallery CIC working with Lucy Turner and Seacort Print Workshop
Rural Arts North Yorkshire working with Angela Hall
Ruthin Craft Centre working with Lisa Carter
Scottish Refugee Council working with Paria Goodarzi and Helen de Main
Shetland Arts Development Agency working with Christina Inkster
Somerset Art Works working with Dorcas Casey, Strode College Students and local residents
Southall Black Sisters working with Houria Niati
South Hill Park Arts Centre working with Dawn Thorne & Amerjeet Nandhra
Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity working with Kate Davies
Span Arts working with Nia Lewis and Women's Survivors Support Project, Camarthen
Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust working with Deidre Nelson and Uist Banner Making Group
Tara Arts working with Madeline Herbert, Claudia Mayer, Surjeet Hussain, Tara volunteers and Angels
The Braid Arts Centre working with Rosalind Lowry, Women’s Groups across the Borough & Mid and East Antrim Inter Ethnic Forum
The Brick Box working with Jean McEwan
The Dukes working with Victoria Frausin and East Meets West / Global Link
The Playhouse working with Helen Quigley
The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles working with Alison Garner at Vision Textiles
The Whitworth working with Jackie Haynes and Handmade (Age Friendly Manchester)
Theatr Clwyd working with Ticky Lowe, Company 55, Company 25 and Portffolio
Top Floor Art / Rowallane Community Hub working with Emma Whitehead and Top Floor Art Craft Circle
Turner Contemporary working with Jessica Voorsanger and Oasis
UK Centre for Carnival Arts working with Clary Salandy
Womens Arts Association working with 33 women, members of WAA, members of organisations working with and on behalf of women and individuals not affiliated to an organisation.
Worcester Arts Workshop working with Molly Rozier, Heidi Murphy, Libbertine Vale, Sarah Cotterhill and members of WooFeministas
