The second phase of the project has been funded by Heritage Lottery to help us deliver our two major exhibitions; ‘Standing In This Place: Global Cotton Connections’ at the Museum of Making, Derby, and ‘Standing In This Place: Speak Her Name’ at the ArtCore Gallery, Derby, to highlight some of the amazing participatory work behind this co-created arts and heritage project.

Whilst our sculpture gives representation to the under-represented, giving voice and recognition to the contributions of thousands of unnamed women connected through cotton, we wanted to showcase historic named women within Speak Her Name.

Rachel began working with artists, Anisha Parmar & Ismail Khokon, to deliver a range of creative workshops at the ArtCore Gallery, Derby, reflecting the global cotton story, and the Swadeshi movement that swept across South Asia, and celebrating the resistance, suffering and successes of women that has shaped our shared histories. Come and see the installation made up of 300 community artworks held in embroidery hoops, our film, image slide show and more.

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