The Face of Suffrage
100 Years (1918-2018)
In 1918, after years of campaigning, women were granted the right to vote. Their voices were finally heard. Now it’s your turn! Send us your selfie or photos of the women and girls* in your life you wish to celebrate. Be part of a giant photo mosaic at Birmingham New Street Station. These can be new pictures or scanned pictures from the family album or social media. We are inviting all of you to mark this historic moment as part of a living visual portrait of women in the 21st century. The giant portrait will reveal a local Suffragist whose ‘daring and brave’ story will inspire & invigorate the city.
*identify as female or non binary
Deadline 31st October
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Public Gallery
100 Years (1918-2018)
In 1918, after years of campaigning, women were granted the right to vote. Their voices were finally heard, now it’s your turn! Send us your selfie or photos of the women and girls* in your life you wish to celebrate. Be part of a giant photo mosaic at Birmingham New Street Station. These can be new pictures or scanned pictures from the family album or social media. We are inviting all of you to mark this historic moment as part of a living visual portrait of women in the 21st century. The giant portrait will reveal a local Suffragist whose ‘daring and brave’ story will inspire & invigorate the city.
*identify as female or non binary
Deadline 31st October
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In Partnership with
Birmingham New Street is more than just a station, it is a central hub for people living in and visiting the West Midlands.We hope the project will engage women who work at the station as well as passengers, shoppers and people walking through the station.
GRAIN is an arts organisation dedicated to commissioning, facilitating and delivering ambitious, engaging and high-quality photography projects, commissions, events and exhibitions. GRAIN collaborate with partners regionally, nationally and internationally to collaborate with communities and reach new audiences.
This project is supported by Arts Council England. England has a dynamic visual arts sector that seeks constantly to reinvent itself, blurring boundaries and collaborating with other creative disciplines. We fund projects across a broad range of media, including painting, sculpture and film.
The project will celebrate and commemorate this important year for women, 100 years of the vote, utilising archive and historical imagery from The Women’s Library, England’s main library and museum resource on women and the women’s movement.
Creating the Artwork
A project by The People’s Picture, co-produced by GRAIN, with the support of Network Rail, Arts Council England and CrossCountry Rail. 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 are inviting women and girls* across the region and beyond to mark this historic moment as part of a living visual portrait of women in the 21st century.
The 200 square metre giant portrait revealing the face of a local woman from the Suffrage movement will be composed of approximately 3,500 photos and unveiled on the concourse at Birmingham New Street Station on November 15th. An exhibition of photos of women involved the Suffrage Movement from LSE Woman’s Library will be exhibited at Birmingham Hippodrome from the 16th October 2018. Around 170,000 people will see the artwork per day, people from all over the UK, local, national and international travellers as they pass through the station.
Our idea is to celebrate #100years of women’s right to vote by creating a highly visible artwork composed of new and old photographs revealing all kinds of women and girls from the past as well as present day. It marks a close to the centenary with a bold visual statement, pointing to the future yet remaining in public memory. It not only commemorates & celebrates an important year for women but also will educate & inspire.
*(who identify as girls, women or non-binary).
Stories
Public Gallery
The full gallery of photos is updated here every few days. It includes all public contributions via the campaign, photographer’s contributions and more.
Women’s Library LSE
LSE The Women’s Library history can be traced back to the women’s suffrage movement and the 1866 women’s suffrage petition. This marked the beginning of the organised campaign for the vote which ended in 1928 when women achieved equal voting rights with men in the Equal Franchise Act.
![Sylvia Pankhurst with a young boy [possibly her son?], c.1928 - c.1932.](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5786/22756152260_a0063167b2_b.jpg)
Join Us
Now it’s your turn! Send us your photos of your mum, your sister, your work colleagues, your wife, your selfie and be part of a giant photo mosaic at Birmingham New Street Station. We are inviting all of you to mark this historic moment as part of a living visual portrait of women in the 21st century.
Everybody can take part as we all have a woman or girl in their life to celebrate. The project will commemorate 100 years of votes for women and the role and achievements of women today, is free and open to all online and across the region via a public campaign and photography pop up events. You can submit your photo and story here (as many as you like – the more the better) or attend a pop up photo event. Join us by becoming a photographer, contact us if you are interested in having your photograph taken, all for free! We need as many photos as possible to make this giant artwork.
Your story does not need to be heroic – it could be about love, or something everyday. It could be about you or someone else you have permission from. It could be a vintage photo, a memory, a loved one or a woman you admire. Your photo may become a featured photo and story in our galleries and on our social media pages.
Every picture tells a story, what’s yours?
Online & Social Media
Why is this an important time for women? What woman in your life inspires you, or what is inspirational about you? 100 years ago women fought for our right to vote, how has this affected you? What does the future hold for women? What do you want the future to be for you? Share your images on social media and we will share them. If you want your photo included in the artwork use the form as we need your consent. Please ensure your post settings on Facebook are set to public or we cannot see them. You can link to The People’s Picture so we can share your photo as follows:
Instagram: @thepeoplespicture Facebook: @thepeoplespicture Twitter: @PeoplesPicture
#faceofsuffrage #vote100 #thepeoplespicture
Pop Up Events – All welcome
- Station Concourse Monday 8th October – Have your photo taken with a suffragette, and have your portrait taken and tell us your story.
- Station Concourse Monday 22nd October – Have your photo taken with a suffragette, and have your portrait taken and tell us your story.
- Station Concourse Monday 29th October – Have your photo taken with a suffragette, and have your portrait taken and tell us your story.
- In addition to the above events contact GRAIN Projects if you are interested in taking part as a photographer or in having your photograph taken. GRAIN is a photography organisation based in Birmingham that works with professional photographers on commissions, exhibitions and professional development.
Become a Photographer
If you want to participate by becoming a photographer, please read the guidelines and download the document below:
Birmingham New Street railway station
Behind the Scenes
Find out what is happening behind the scenes, in the studio, at the printers and on the trains.
