Any work that wanted doing

Any work that wanted doingAny work that wanted doingAny work that wanted doing

Any work that wanted doing

Any work that wanted doingAny work that wanted doingAny work that wanted doing
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Any work that wanted doing is an exhibition that brings disabled people's voices from the past and present together, highlighting their contributions to heritage and contemporary culture. Disabled artists have responded to hidden histories of disabled textile mill workers.


The artwork is now online as the original exhibition at Leeds Industrial Museum has ended. It was open from September 2023 - January 2024. It was part of LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.


Click on the photos below to find out about the artists' work for this exhibition.

Janet Alexander

Charlotte Cullen

Charlotte Cullen

A page from report by Yorkshire Institution for the Deaf & Dumb, about Sarah Hartley and Jane Holmes

Trouble at Mill

Charlotte Cullen

Charlotte Cullen

Charlotte Cullen

Pointed top section of jagged metal sculpture. 2 planes of metal at right angles with rough holes

Study for a Shield after Battle (an active process)

Michelle Duxbury

Charlotte Cullen

Michelle Duxbury

Black cloth flows from a standing bobbin into a basket.  Multicoloured cross stitch at bobbin end.

Ghosts in the Machine

Sandy Holden

Becky Moore and Becky Cherriman

Michelle Duxbury

Mannequin dressed in  finely embroidered, large-collared blouse with embroidered & dyed apron on top

Raising the Nap

Becky Moore and Becky Cherriman

Becky Moore and Becky Cherriman

Becky Moore and Becky Cherriman

Textile wallhanging section: hexagonal patches plus poem and photo of mill baskets printed on fabric

My Sisters Hugged Me to Work

Ria

Becky Moore and Becky Cherriman

Becky Moore and Becky Cherriman

Part of a banner: screenprinted photos on white fabric. Photos of brickwork, mill buildings & detail

Integrated Society

Maryanne Royle

Maryanne Royle

Maryanne Royle

The artist holds cassette tape which has been stretched over spinning mule in place of yarn

The Tension That Holds

Robin Tynan

Maryanne Royle

Maryanne Royle

Watercolour and ink sketch of mill buildings covered in pastel coloured, cloudy wash

In and Out

Photos by Jonathan Turner

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