https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site Emily Simpson Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:59:50 +0000 https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site en https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Home Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:32:41 +0000 Emily Simpson https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Home &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎ &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Emily Simpson &nbsp;︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎ Artist/curator/workshop facilitator <img width="3543" height="2362" width_o="3543" height_o="2362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/862021e9373e2be6370e14f57edac7da3fd8edcdbdd9e5cb741c6fe6bb56a3b0/3.jpg" data-mid="236680840" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/862021e9373e2be6370e14f57edac7da3fd8edcdbdd9e5cb741c6fe6bb56a3b0/3.jpg" /> #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; false;clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width: 600px;} /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. 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Emily’s recent works explore folklore, natural cycles, and tending their dad’s allotment after his death - how grief takes root in the landscape. Their work is often set in these places where boundaries blur, composting into something new. This is shaped by their experience as a queer and neurodivergent person. Emily often works collaboratively with Chris Alton, creating environments for relection on living with loss, and the language available to do so through; publications, workshops and large-scale textile installation. Emily founded ‘oh kay gall’, an artist-led gallery which ran from 2018-2019 in York. Emily lives in the Pennines with their partner and tiny cat. Relevant Training Mental Health First Aid Counselling Skills Autism Awareness Training Introduction to British Sign Language (BSL) <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2e3e5b75969370586518ea23e169f484697fdf8178554d38804e5a641c9c317/pic-web-2.jpg" data-mid="173648617" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2e3e5b75969370586518ea23e169f484697fdf8178554d38804e5a641c9c317/pic-web-2.jpg" />&nbsp; CV Commissions&nbsp; Freshwater Renaissance, commissioned by The National Trust and The Educator, 2025 Tending to Grief, socially engaged project commissioned by At The Library, 2025 Cooking Soup and Talking about Grief, socially engaged project and publication, commissioned by At The Library and Chopping Club, 2024 Grief Must Be Love with Nowhere to Go, Billboard commission, Bloc Projects, 2023 Siri, stop the patriarchy, commissioned by Lancashire Textile Gallery &amp; British Textile Biennale, 2023 Words to grieve; a recipe collection, commissioned by A Modest Show, 2022 Duo + Solo Exhibitions (Artist) Grief Must be Love with Nowhere to Go, by Chris Alton and Emily Simpson (collaborative), Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, 2026 Hold Space for the Unfixable, by Chris Alton and Emily Simpson (collaborative), The Birley, Preston, 2025 Grief Must Be Love with Nowhere to Go, by Chris Alton and Emily Simpson (collaborative), Bloc Project, Sheffield, 2024 When I grow up I want to live in a grey area, Primary, Nottingham, 2017 Group Exhibitions (Artist) Who needs flowers when they’re Dead?, curated by Broken Grey Wires, The Williamson Museum and Art Gallery, Birkenhead, 2025 Unberable Lightness of Being, Paradise Works, Salford, 2024 Dining In, The Portico Library, Manchester, 2023 Creating Space: Imagine, Make, Play, The Turnpike Gallery, Manchester, 2022 Warrington Contemporary, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, 2022 SHELF, curated by i.o.u.a.e at Spanish City, Newcastle, 2018URL/IRL Love, Muddy Yard, London, 2018 An Exchange of Sorts, Castlefield Galley, Manchester, 2017 The 15 Commandments, Life 2.0, The Wrong Biennale, Online, 2017 The Show About the Show, curated by Scaffold Gallery at Bankley, Manchester, 2017 Migration, The Arthouse, Wakefield, 2017 Howz Sho, a house, Nottingham, 2017 Limbo Lambada, HUTT, Nottingham, 2017 Works in Progress, Backlit Gallery, Nottingham, 2017 Castle Ruins, The King Billy, Nottingham, 2017 UKYA National Festival, Quad, Derby, 2016 Factory, PS Mirable, Manchester, 2016 Volume 1, The Great Unanswered, curated by Scaffold Gallery at Bankley, Manchester, 2016 Aftermath, Nottingham Contemporary, 2016 Home and Away, Fell House facilitated by The Art House, Wakefield, 2015 8 Minutes and 20 Seconds, The Holy Biscuit, Newcastle, 2015 Married, Carol 53, Bucharest, 2015 Tate Leeds, Whitecloth Gallery, Leeds, 2013 Exhibitions (Curator) Millennialism, co-curator, Paradise Works, Salford, 2019Founder and curator of ohkaygall, an artist-led gallery, York, 208-2019 Guiltee Pleasures, ohkay gall, York, 2019 Soft Touch to a Knives Edge, ohkay gall, York, 2019 A ghost named blinky, ohkay gall, York, 2019 i miss you said the lol cats, ohkay gall, York, 2019 When the clouds came in, Crate Studio and Project Space, Margate, 2018 You and I are like that red wall, its a good idea in theory but somehow it doesn’t quite work, co-curator, Online at isthisit? and offline at CBS Gallery, Liverpool, 2017 WUU2? co-founder and co-curator of online residency and gallery space, 2017-2018 AwardsCrate Curatorial Open, Winner, 2018 Residencies Work/Leisure 4, Abingdon Studios, Blackpool, 2024 Artist in residence at The Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, 2022 Artist in residence, Yonder Gallery, Slaithwaite 2021 Artist in residence, Bootham School, York, 2017-19 Artist in residence, i.o.u.a.e, online, 2017 Home and Away, The Art House, Wakefield, 2015 Artist in residence, The CAN, Bucharest, 2015 Workshops (selected)Banner making, Leeds City College, 2024Grief and language workshops (various) in collaboration with Chris Alton, Bloc Projects, 2023Exploring grief through textiles, in collaboration with Chris Alton, 422 Arts, 2023Banner and textile workshops, in collaboration with Chris Alton, Longsight Art Space, 2023 Artist talk and workshop, 42nd Street, Manchester, 2022&amp;23 Queer Banners, The Proud Place, Manchester, 2022 Banners, stop motion animation and memes &amp; zines, as part of artist residency with The Turnpike, Manchester, 2022 Artist talk and workshop, SMASH!, Manchester, 2022Artist talk and workshop, EBC: Night School, East Bristol Contemporary, 2022Queer Flags, Bruntwood Works, Manchester, 2021Thank u, next: a workshop on re-finding succes, NewBridge Project, Gateshead, 2019 Memes &amp; Zines for Edgy Teens, Queer Flags, How to curate yourself, Video &amp; Animation, Debate Club, Bootham School, York, 2017-2019 Talks and Readings When the clouds came in, Yonder Galley, Slaithwaite, 2021 #According to the Internet, Lux, London, 2018 Other Work of Interest Art Technician, The Heys School, 2023-24 Sessional Worker (freelance), Starling CIO, supporting young neurodiverse people to take part in creative workshops, 2022-24 Learning Support Assistant, The Seashell Trust, supporting young adults with SEN specialising in ASC to access education and the community, 2020-2022 Press Who Wants Flowers When They’re Dead? At The Williamson Museum and Art Gallery, Corridor 8 Grief Must Be Love with Nowhere to Go: In Conversation with Emily Simpson and Chris Alton, Amelia Crouch, Corridor8 BBC Radio Sheffield, interviewed by Paulette Edwards,(interview starts at: 00:16:40)BBC Radio Sheffield, interviewed by Paulette Edwards, (Interview starts at: 02:15:00) Unique grief exhibition opens as part of Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival, Madeline Lake, ShefNews Manchester artists unveil bold new works, Alan Brown, About ManchesterSalford’s Paradise Works hosts Millennial-led exhibition, Salford Now, Abigail Major, Crate exhibition examines data overload and life without wi-fi, The Isle of Thanet News, Kathy Bailes https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Grief-Must-be-Love-With-Nowhere-to-Go-1 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:11:18 +0000 Emily Simpson https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Grief-Must-be-Love-With-Nowhere-to-Go-1 &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎&nbsp; &nbsp;Grief Must be Love With Nowhere to Go ︎ <img width="2160" height="1440" width_o="2160" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/457cbb1adc43790007d9daa20184e163a80e6b7ec1746d0335cdb2ab4b1240ee/04.jpg" data-mid="208807571" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/457cbb1adc43790007d9daa20184e163a80e6b7ec1746d0335cdb2ab4b1240ee/04.jpg" />Grief Must Be Love with Nowhere to Go Chris Alton &amp; Emily SimpsonBloc Projects, 71 Eyre Lane, Sheffield, S1 4RBOpen 22 March - 4 May 2024 Grief must be Love with Nowhere to Go is a collaboration between Chris Alton and Emily Simpson. Having each been through a significant loss in our mid-20s, we found the English vocabulary for communicating experiences of grief and bereavement to be lacking. We began to invite conversations about loss through facilitation and art making, in hopes of finding common ground.&nbsp; Over the past 6 months we’ve been holding spaces for people to come together and share their experiences of living with loss. We’ve held shared dinners; where people are invited to bring a dish associated with the person they’ve lost. We’ve spent afternoons sewing with others; making wearable patches that communicate our grief (loosely influenced by Victorian mourning customs). We’ve invited people to sit together and share music that reminds them of the person who’s died or their broader experience of grief. With each gathering, the activity has acted as a ‘softener’ for difficult conversations, where the acts of sharing food, sewing, or listening to music create a space that words are invited to fill. Through a large textile installation, publication and seating made of reclaimed materials, the exhibition at Bloc Projects brings together some of these words, transforming the gallery space into an environment for reflection. Visitors can spend time within the space, where language becomes a shelter. The hope is that by going public with what living with loss looks like, we can better support each other collectively through the inevitable. Press &amp; Interviews:Grief Must Be Love with Nowhere to Go: In Conversation with Emily Simpson and Chris Alton, Amelia Crouch, Corridor8 BBC Radio Sheffield, interviewed by Paulette Edwards,(interview starts at: 00:16:40)BBC Radio Sheffield, interviewed by Paulette Edwards, (Interview starts at: 02:15:00) Unique grief exhibition opens as part of Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival, Madeline Lake, ShefNews Events Programme:Access to Grief: Chris Alton, Emily Simpson, and Jhinuk Sarkar (online), 7:00-8:30pm, 18 April 2024Grief Karaoke, Bloc Projects, 6:00-8:00pm, 4 May 2024 Dedicated to:Douglas, Eleanor, Jane, Kathy, Margaret, Phil Participants:Cally, Chris, Clara, Hayley, Ian, Jeff, Josh, Maggie, Melanie, Or, Robin, Ruth, Sue, Sue, Sunshine, Tony, WingWith thanks to:Sunshine Wong, Co-Director (Programme), Bloc ProjectsZoë Sawyer, Co-Director (Organisational), Bloc ProjectsDavid Gilbert, Director, Bloc Projects (2021-23)Jhinuk Sarkar, Accessibility ConsultantJoshua Hart, Art PsychotherapistWill Marshall, Technician (Exhibition) &amp; Fabricator (Furniture)George Gibson, Printing &amp; Binding (Publication) Harry Meadley, Photographer (Exhibition)Additional thanks to:Compassionate SheffieldOr Tshuva, Director, 422 ArtsIzzy Langhamer, Project Support Assistant, Bloc ProjectsCommissioned by:Bloc ProjectsFunded by:Bloc ProjectsArts Council England <img width="2160" height="1440" width_o="2160" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b9c1c1e3ca00f072de3202022df83bb2dd6d0f2e88d77397e4931227d89e322/08.jpg" data-mid="208807672" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b9c1c1e3ca00f072de3202022df83bb2dd6d0f2e88d77397e4931227d89e322/08.jpg" /> <img width="2160" height="1440" width_o="2160" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2bfe979f27eb209cb073b042a6661d9067f417faa464461a4024b1faab9c4314/36.jpg" data-mid="208807674" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2bfe979f27eb209cb073b042a6661d9067f417faa464461a4024b1faab9c4314/36.jpg" /><img width="2160" height="1440" width_o="2160" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f551a5c1564f5c1588e8d528cbd6f2e42ef4eec0e24e50c72ff955ca39bff4c0/29.jpg" data-mid="208807673" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f551a5c1564f5c1588e8d528cbd6f2e42ef4eec0e24e50c72ff955ca39bff4c0/29.jpg" /> <img width="2160" height="1440" width_o="2160" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a02219be19deab72ecfa91d36a553979de34f55399aee2cabbab8912a4ba11e9/41.jpg" data-mid="208807675" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a02219be19deab72ecfa91d36a553979de34f55399aee2cabbab8912a4ba11e9/41.jpg" /><img width="2160" height="1440" width_o="2160" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73d27e55d23317c151509fc56c1e0bf74bc10cb81bf7d3af3c5136375e48e6c7/28.jpg" data-mid="218469127" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73d27e55d23317c151509fc56c1e0bf74bc10cb81bf7d3af3c5136375e48e6c7/28.jpg" /> <img width="2160" height="1440" width_o="2160" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d682636d8282927c02c04098f864940c1fb856d60339872f61fdc2abeb73d7af/05.jpg" data-mid="208807671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d682636d8282927c02c04098f864940c1fb856d60339872f61fdc2abeb73d7af/05.jpg" /> &nbsp; https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Hold-Space-for-the-Unfixable Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:46:27 +0000 Emily Simpson https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Hold-Space-for-the-Unfixable &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎&nbsp; &nbsp;Hold Space for the Unfixable ︎ <img width="1772" height="1181" width_o="1772" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5e89248b6daa7fd7b60deb7d02497760c323d5893ebc1ba40b7a0cae9393d88/webDSC_0881.jpg" data-mid="218468916" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5e89248b6daa7fd7b60deb7d02497760c323d5893ebc1ba40b7a0cae9393d88/webDSC_0881.jpg" /> Hold Space for the Unfixable, in collaboration with Chris AltonHold Space for the Unfixable is a quilt and socially engaged work. The quilt was ‘pieced’ by Chris Alton &amp; Emily Simpson and quilted by the community (a common quilting tradition). We invited other people who had experienced grief to come together and sew, whilst holding conversation about living with loss; how language can provide shelter and support or leave you feeling exposed, and the changing nature of grief and its place in your identity. The hope is to find communality with others and hold spaces where those living with loss can feel less alone in their experience. The conversation was held at Paradise Works as part of the exhibition Unberable Lightness of Being, Sept-Oct 2024.Quilting by:ChrisEmilyJessicaSophieYue <img width="5568" height="3712" width_o="5568" height_o="3712" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2ef2cb321041eccacca75d23d4a991d19da282e40f1a58f3d33a7e63615689d/edit-sew.jpg" data-mid="218469065" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2ef2cb321041eccacca75d23d4a991d19da282e40f1a58f3d33a7e63615689d/edit-sew.jpg" /> <img width="1772" height="1181" width_o="1772" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bff340638c7391fb89a722d73061fa328bafd09539c7f14a23564917bee0e55/webDSC_0886.jpg" data-mid="218468917" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bff340638c7391fb89a722d73061fa328bafd09539c7f14a23564917bee0e55/webDSC_0886.jpg" /> &nbsp; https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/The-Nylder Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:11:54 +0000 Emily Simpson https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/The-Nylder &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎&nbsp; A Strange and Mysterious Creature: The Nylder ︎ <img width="2400" height="1697" width_o="2400" height_o="1697" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2a3abd4a535613b291aa2b533235eac49efdcfbafee53265ce363bb3134b456/nyler-project-henshall-1.jpg" data-mid="241771871" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b2a3abd4a535613b291aa2b533235eac49efdcfbafee53265ce363bb3134b456/nyler-project-henshall-1.jpg" /> The Nylder, Lino cut print and digital elements, 2025 The Nylder is a socially engaged artwork by Emily Simpson, created in response to freshwater conservation work by the National Trust around the River Bollin in Cheshire. Emily worked with local communities, facilitating workshops to collectively imagine a new ‘folklore’ for the Henshall Ponds, which are currently being restored. The final artwork is a print inspired by medieval woodcuts once used to alert people to supernatural happenings. It depicts The Nylder; a strange, three-headed newt believed to protect the Henshall Ponds, ensuring the water drains and returns in harmony. The creature is said to hold unnatural powers - one head watching the past, one the present, one the future, or perhaps seeing things we can’t yet conceive of. The folklore also tells of The Nylder’s disappearing habitat, and what that loss might mean for all of us. The work considers the role of folklore and collective imagination; how stories can animate a landscape, inspiring reverence and awe. It also touches on ecological grief, asking whether folklore might offer a kind of protection to local habitats. Are we more likely to keep water unpolluted if we think of it as a living being? Or might we leave the ponds undisturbed altogether, for fear of waking something from the depths? This project was commissioned by The National Trust and The Eductor, and was funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency. &nbsp; https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Earthing-up-ghosts Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:48:16 +0000 Emily Simpson https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Earthing-up-ghosts &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎&nbsp; Earthing up ghosts ︎ <img width="4752" height="3168" width_o="4752" height_o="3168" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ce6ebe269aaddac53241c8c77abac3717941ec11992f1c79f352eafe391db46/4-site.JPG" data-mid="237914931" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ce6ebe269aaddac53241c8c77abac3717941ec11992f1c79f352eafe391db46/4-site.JPG" />Earthing up ghosts, Textile artwork and pickling workshop, 2025 Earthing Up Ghosts is a socially engaged artwork about grief, gardening, and folklore. It centres around a patchwork tablecloth printed with text and images, which also serves as a place setting for conversations about loss.The work grew from Emily’s childhood spent on the family allotment, and later, caring for their Dad’s plants after his death. It speaks of the magical thinking of grief - a kind of pareidolia of plants, where loss takes root in the landscape. It echoes the cyclical life of the allotment; a place where ghosts are glimpsed, cultivated, and lost once again. The work also contemplates ecological grief, and how the soil might mourn our mis-perceived separation from nature.To Emily, grief feels unfixable, always shifting, once held at arm’s length, now something they tend to gently, like a garden. All of this mirrors their experience as a queer and neurodivergent person, where binaries blur and compost into something new.This work was created for ‘Who needs flowers when they’re dead’, an exihbition curated by Broken Grey Wires at The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum. As part of the exhibition, Emily will host a workshop around the artwork. They invite others to take part in the ritual of pickling, whilst facilitating conversations about living with loss. Pickling becomes a metaphor for grief; an attempt to preserve things beyond the growing season, while communal preparation acts as a softener for difficult conversations. The aim is to create a space where grief can be explored openly, nurturing grief literacy and a sense of community. <img width="3612" height="2908" width_o="3612" height_o="2908" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a152076e97bba9cda544d69e449b96adecfc7045611596c7781db00245737bc/4-website5.JPG" data-mid="237572915" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a152076e97bba9cda544d69e449b96adecfc7045611596c7781db00245737bc/4-website5.JPG" /> <img width="4332" height="3164" width_o="4332" height_o="3164" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cdf6522b8a92e143c6360b3c6b1bc33227612f8592e214ea1a4c899576b7d8d/4-website.JPG" data-mid="237572911" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cdf6522b8a92e143c6360b3c6b1bc33227612f8592e214ea1a4c899576b7d8d/4-website.JPG" /> <img width="2260" height="3104" width_o="2260" height_o="3104" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee11e1ed4f4f4da98084e3390af3648349691842374b5f92fb07a4423d0cb7b9/full.JPG" data-mid="237914915" border="0" data-scale="61" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee11e1ed4f4f4da98084e3390af3648349691842374b5f92fb07a4423d0cb7b9/full.JPG" /> &nbsp; https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Building-Connecting-Growing-Salford-s-Banner Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:59:50 +0000 Emily Simpson https://emilysimpsonxoxx.cargo.site/Building-Connecting-Growing-Salford-s-Banner &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎&nbsp; Building Connecting Growing; Salford’s Banner ︎ <img width="3721" height="3428" width_o="3721" height_o="3428" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/354e6b1cb0adf10228ada98aa46582d38eaeca28c9f385d2250f2996b2d614a0/Salford-Voices-Banners-10.jpg" data-mid="245840151" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/354e6b1cb0adf10228ada98aa46582d38eaeca28c9f385d2250f2996b2d614a0/Salford-Voices-Banners-10.jpg" /> Over a few months,&nbsp;Chris Alton and Emily Simpson collaborated with residents at Broughton Community Centre to design a series of banners that mark the centenary of Salford’s city status. The group learned textile and sewing techniques, whilst exploring how banners have been used to express shared values and local pride. They co-created 9 banners; the largest banner reimagines the coat of arms of the City of Salford and the eight smaller banners feature some of the things that make Salford unique. The banners include visual references to local history, landmarks, wildlife, green spaces, and waterways. They also reference Salford’s industrial heritage, as well as the city’s thriving technology and media businesses. All nine banners are a visual celebration of Salford’s renowned community spirit. The banners where displayed at Salford Museum and Art Gallery. Lead artists:&nbsp;Chris Alton and Emily Simpson Access consultant: Ada Eravama Community artists:&nbsp;Bev Jones, Clare CW, Jacqueline Cassar, Janet Reygan, Jayne Gosnall, John Garrity, Kath Kershaw, Tracy Fitton, Winnie CP Behind the scenes video HERE. This project was commissioned and supported by Art With Heart. It has been made possible by the generous support of the GMCA, The Booth Charities and The Radcliffe Trust. It has been funded by UK Government with support from Salford CVS and Salford Council. A special thanks to Louise Kenyon and Reform Radio. Photos by Breige Cobane and Joe Smith. <img width="2836" height="1602" width_o="2836" height_o="1602" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/006d41d3830023d304bc8ecc94751cda8b4108b84eb25556d3c25d9979c89e46/All-8-small-banners-lower-res.jpg" data-mid="245840589" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/006d41d3830023d304bc8ecc94751cda8b4108b84eb25556d3c25d9979c89e46/All-8-small-banners-lower-res.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09dfd7207c543ec407ca408bd2cab26a25f12ad3e7bd9be6c6f1baaf23fefec5/Image-113.jpg" data-mid="245840585" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09dfd7207c543ec407ca408bd2cab26a25f12ad3e7bd9be6c6f1baaf23fefec5/Image-113.jpg" /> &nbsp;