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Earlier this year Sally Dickinson visited my studio to interview me about what it’s like to be a sculptor with Axial Spondyloarthritis (AS for short). She is from the National Society (NASS). Here’s her article…
Earlier this year Sally Dickinson visited my studio to interview me about what it’s like to be a sculptor with Axial Spondyloarthritis (AS for short). She is from the National Society (NASS). Here’s her article…
It was rather surreal. Jeremy Paxman talking about “Reeves’ statues”. You know you’ve made it when you have three questions about your statues on BBC2’s University Challenge. The questions were about Sadako Sasaki, Sir Nigel…
It’s one year since the Our Emmeline statue was unveiled and 101 years since the first women exercised their vote. To celebrate, Manchester-based women’s rights charities will benefit from this new bronze miniature of the…
I am immensely proud that Our Emmeline statue can be a force for bringing campaigners of today together. The 16 Days of Action 2019 campaign has such a strong message for the business community to…
Fantastic news. Here Andrew Simcock, lead on the Emmeline Pankhurst Statue project, accepts the Special Commendation Award (Promotion of Equality and Diversity) from the Manchester Cultural Awards, 9 November 2019. Manchester City Council…
Congratulations to Helen Antrobus and Andrew Simcock for the launch of their exciting new book (Thursday 14 November). First in the Fight tells the compelling stories of the twenty women featured on the Our…
“It was in October, 1903, that I invited a number of women to my house in Nelson Street, Manchester, for purposes of organisation. We voted to call our new society the Women’s Social and Political…
Popular Culture and Protest Maria Balshaw and Hazel Reeves Friday 24 May, 5.30pm, Charleston Farmhouse, nr. Lewes Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, and me, discuss the interaction between popular culture and protest and the impact…
Fond memories. Just watched ‘Secrets of the McVitie’s Factory’ on Ch5 (7 April 2019). Great to see the retired women biscuit factory workers – the Cracker Packers – Grace, Ann, Susan, and Jean, who helped…
UPDATED: 5 December 2018 The historical unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue will be the first of a woman in Manchester since Queen Victoria was unveiled in 1901. The unveiling takes place on the…
Huckleberry Films and the BBC and Press Association joined us at Bronze Age Sculpture Casting Foundry (Limehouse, London) on the 25 October to film the alchemy of the Our Emmeline bronze pour (see below).
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