Name/TitleSmall banners: PROCESSIONS Slogans
About this objectSet of small square banners or flags made up of grey/pink/peach/blue coloured squares of screen-printed fabric, each bearing a different slogan: 100 YEARS WOMEN VOTE; STRONG WOMEN; SHE COULD DO WHATEVER SHE WANTED; VISIBILITY + STRENGTH IN UNITY; HAUD ON A MINUTE PAL; See Me ~ Hear Me ~ Don't Define Me; WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING; VERBAL VISIBILITY; and WE CAN ~ WE WILL~ WE ARE.
Commissioned by Artichoke for PROCESSIONS 2018, created by participants at banner-making workshops led by visual artist Helen de Main at GWL from February to May, and carried by GWL staff and volunteers at the Edinburgh March on 10th June 2018.
Makerde Main, Helen
Maker RoleArtist and Workshop Leader
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile and wood
TechniqueScreenprint
MeasurementsH: 330 x W: 320 mm (banner only; each one is approximately this size)
H: 1210 x W: 320 mm (including pole)
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's Marches
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsCraftivism
Subject and Association Keywordsarts - textiles
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://www.artichoke.uk.com/project/processions:
In 1918, the Representation of the People Act gave the first British women the right to vote and stand for public office. One hundred years on, we invited women and girls across the UK to come and mark this historic moment as part of a living portrait of women in the 21st century.
On Sunday 10 June 2018, the streets of our four UK capitals, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London, were transformed into vast rivers of green, white and violet as tens of thousands of women and girls converged to mark 100 years of the first British women voting. PROCESSIONS was a moment for celebration and reflection and a living portrait of what it means to be a woman today.
PROCESSIONS was based on an idea by creative director Darrell Vydelingum. Commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary, with support from the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund and from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/?s=processions+2018
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBanner (textile)
Object numberGWL-2022-123-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved