Procreate Project Archive
The Archive is a collection of printable posters of works made by contemporary artists who are mothers and parents.
The Procreate Project Archive is a live and growing digital and physical platform that hosts downloadable art posters created by artists who are mothers and parents. Always at the back of the feminist discourse and the socio-cultural attention, the Archive was conceived as a response to the invisibility and isolation of unpaid care work, creating a space for history and recognition. It platforms work outside of market logics and offer a supportive framework for practices that are often marginalised, with a format that invites wide participation, as works can be downloaded, printed and displayed anywhere, reclaiming both public and digital space.
2015 Procreate Project Archive
Procreate project launch Zines Archive at Women's Art Library
2023 Digital Archive
Display launch in partnership with Buildhollywood
Between 2015 and 2017, the Archive travelled in a box and has been exhibited at Goldsmiths University and South bank University London, Lace Gallery in Nottingham, Manhattan College, New York City
With the same desire to make this scale visible, the digital iteration of the Archive was created in 2023, a freely accessible collection of printable posters that grew within four months to over 200 artists displayed across 16 sites in the UK, with self-organised displays in Austria, Germany and France.
Partners include Modern Art Oxford, Ovada, The Old Fire Station, Hastings Contemporary, the Science Gallery, Goldsmiths University, as well as everyday public sites such as Lewisham Shopping Centre, AirGallery in Manchester, hoardings with Mulalley developers, cafes, billboards in partnership with Buildhollywood JackARTs, Catford Mews and Mother House Studios, Catford, and community centres.
To explore the archive and see documentation of its different displays and iterations please visit the dedicated website
