projects INSPIRED BY THE Red DRESS
the pink dress
Created by Children from Gomersal Primary school, Yorkshire, Uk
Children from Gomersal Primary School were inspired by their visit to the Red Dress back in June—and they’ve worked together to create this incredible artwork.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565948248637
response to the Red dress by grace strachan
stroud community art project, organised by The fold, Stroud, UK
Grace shares: “My inspiration was the way Egyptians depicted Gods. I wanted to demonstrate the power of women and the beauty of womens body’s without them being sexualised. I also wanted to demonstrate how The Red Dress project has allowed all different kinds of women, different race, story’s, country’s and identity’s to come together as one heart”
the big blue denim jacket
A vibrant response by hoots creative arts (tuesday) group, Yorkshire
“Denim jackets are timeless, appeal to people from all cultures, and to both men and women. Our theme was celebrating peace, community and coming together. Each participant chose words and symbols to represent the things they love such as home, food, pets, clothing, landscape. We used sewing, drawing using fabric markers, bead work, sequins, ribbons and fabric that people have brought in from home, which has a personal meaning. Everybody's work is unique and beautiful.” - Sally, hoot visual artist .
https://www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/latest/the-big-blue-denim-jacket
Denim jacket / girl who wore The Red dress
Dewsbury music group, Yorkshire
Hoot Creative Arts musician Rob Crisp’s Dewsbury music group wrote, performed and recorded two songs inspired by the Denim Jacket and the Red Dress.
Listen here:
https://www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/latest/the-big-blue-denim-jacket
For further info:
https://communitydirectory.kirklees.gov.uk/communitydirectory/organisationDetails.aspx?orgId=646
our Red dress
15 year old High school students from IES Gregorio Peces-Barba, Colmenarejo in Madrid, Spain
A school project for their philosophy class.
www.instagram.com/ies_gpb_colmenarejo
The Red Shoes… Once upon a time
a network of stitchers - from an idea by Liz Davis, 2025
Stories in stitch, a red shoe collection, a mean grandmother making her daughter dance at the maypole in black working boots, a pair of red shoes in a box marked ‘going away shoes’, a pair of beautiful red ballet shoes responding to issues of coercive control embroidered on them… and then a shelf full of red linen backed story books.
our Red dress project
6 friends from the UK come togther to create embroidered panels influenced by The Red Dress to be made into a series of books
To connect with the group please contact Kirstie to be put in touch
The community shawl project
Founded by Emma Bevan-Henderson, wales, 2022-25
A community collaboration featuring 120 squares with an element of ‘RED’. The completed shawl has become a poignant symbol of being held in a safe space by community.
www.instagram.com/threads_weavingstories
OUR SUPPORTERS
A huge thank you to all who have given their time, energy, enthusiasm, advice, experience and support to The Red Dress project over the years.
In addition to the organisations below, funding has been gratefully received from a number of private donations and via three crowdfunding campaigns in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
In addition to the organisations below, funding has been gratefully received from a number of private donations and via three crowdfunding campaigns in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
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