Woman’s Suffrage Exhibition at Northlight Gallery

Woman's Suffrage: A Work in Progress. Artwork from the upcoming animated short "A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm." Exhibition at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness from December 1st to 6th.
Woman’s Suffrage: A Work in Progress. Artwork from the upcoming animated short “A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm.”

Woman’s Suffrage: A Work In Progress

A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm

In December, production artwork for an upcoming animation will be on display at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness. This work was created for a short film from The Orkney News called A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm. Researched and written by Fiona Grahame, it tells the largely forgotten story of the Orcadian Woman’s Suffrage Society. The project received funding from the Scottish Government’s Centenary Fund celebrating 100 years of women having the vote.

The Orcadian Woman’s Suffrage Society was a peaceful, non-party political organisation, open to both men and women. The title of the animation, A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm, comes from one of the banner slogans which the Suffragists used on marches.

This exhibition is taking place in association with St. Andrew’s Fair Saturday. Fair Saturday falls on the last Saturday of November (following the consumerist Black Friday). A wide variety of events in support of positive social change are taking place across the globe. The events calendar can be viewed on the Fair Saturday website (link).

This event will also be raising funds in support of the Orkney Rape & Sexual Assault Service.

The exhibition runs from the 1st to the 6th of December 2108 at the Northlight Gallery, and will be open from 10am – 4pm daily, including Sunday.

Writer Fiona Grahame with artist and photographer Cary Welling of Northlight Gallery
Writer Fiona Grahame with artist and photographer Cary Welling of Northlight Gallery, Stromness.