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‘A Bouquet of Thoughts’ Women Authors – Manchester Day Parade, Our Rickshaw being pedalled around the parade route with another 40 women walking, in paper costumes and hats. We were the only entry to be lead by 5 women on disablitiy scooters!!
Whitworth Art Gallery. The content of the project posed questions about women’s identity within social and cultural constructs. Charlotte Newson facilitated the project over a period of six months, through workshops and photography. The group explored identity through gender, fantasy, aging, scarring and celebrities. Whitworth Gallery contacted The Pankhurst Centre with information about ‘Relocation’ a [...]
Charlotte Newson worked with Manchester Rape Crisis and Women’s Aid initially to facilitate women who have experienced domestic abuse and rape. A sad fact that emerged is most women are harmed by someone they know and often in their own home. The project began with a question – a technique she often employs which also [...]
2008 marked two important anniversaries in the history of women’s suffrage; 1918 saw the introduction of limited suffrage (90th anniversary) and 1928 saw the introduction of full voting rights for women (80th anniversary). Manchester City Council was keen to recognise these important anniversaries as part of its ongoing work to promote gender equality and women’s [...]
As artist in Residence at the Pankhurst Centre, Manchester, Charlotte Newson worked over a 5 month period, with a culturally diverse, intergenerational women’s group. Charlotte Newson began by asking: “Who Are You?” © “When you put your head on your pillow do you become someone else?” © Each participant was given a pillow to work [...]
As Arts Manager for the ‘Engaging Newbold Arts programme’ by Guinness Trust Housing Charity (Newbold, Rochdale) and Rochdale SRB programme, Charlotte Newson role was to develop and implement a community involved programme that was intergenerational and multicultural. In response to this Charlotte Newson introduced a team of artists and arts companies, including Glass Eye Productions [...]
A sports and arts skateboard project based on Urban art forms, with young people. Workshop sessions over a 3 month period offered the young people an opportunity to design their own unique “Mug-shot” (the term for the design on the underside of a skateboard). When the project was complete the expectation was that the group [...]