I am excited to be working with Art on the Underground this year, who will commission a year-long programme of women artists during 2018, which marks 100 years since the Representation of the People Act, enabling all men and some women over the age of 30 to vote for the first time.
This programme includes:
- A major project with British artist Heather Phillipson along the disused platform at Gloucester Road tube station
- A new billboard commission by British artist Linder at Southwark tube station
- A new programme at Brixton tube station, related to the Brixton murals, with the first commission by Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Inspired by each of these new commissions, as Art on the Underground’s Engagement Project Manager (Freelance), I will be planning projects in collaboration with the community local to the stations in particular children and young people.
“There are almost six million journeys taken on London Underground each day, and Art on the Underground’s 2018 programme will put women at the forefront of public space.”
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#BehindEveryGreatCity celebrates the women who make London the greatest city in the world. To find out more about this campaign visit here
In 2018 I will also be continuing to work with Freelands Foundation (I will be setting up and managing an internship programme for them), and they have commissioned interesting research in the past few years into the representation of women in the art world, asking the question: are female artists under-represented in Britain? To find out more visit here