Background
Following the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester’s St Peter’s Square in 2018, Helen Antrobus co-authored the ‘First In The Fight’ book to tell the stories of the 19 other incredible women who’d been shortlisted by the public for the statue. The book featured 20 illustrations by Women in Print artists.
The Exhibition
The exhibition at KAMPUS was free for the public to attend, with original art nestled among the lush garden opposite Canal Street. To mark Women’s History Month (March) visitors were encouraged to celebrate a woman in their life by emblazoning the garden with ribbons in the colours of the suffragettes – white for purity, purple for dignity and green for hope.
Getting back to art
After a difficult couple of years for those in the arts and the general anxiety of ‘getting back to normal’ following the COVID-19 global pandemic, an open air exhibition was very well received by the public. Women in Print and KAMPUS received plenty of positive feedback from those who attended the exhibition, with people citing the joy of being able to experience art in real life again.
