Please carefully read the information below. If after reading you wish to take part, please fill in the Application Form at the bottom of the page.

Brief

The voices of 100 Women in Northern Ireland/The North of Ireland will go into a handmade, ornate ethically made book. It will tour briefly and then be planted as a time capsule for 100 years. A digital version will also be made and will be removed from the internet at the same time of the time capsule is planted.

The process

• An ornate book made from sustainable and ethical materials will be created by Wilhelmina Peace.

• The book will represent the diverse voices of 100 women.

• Spaces are limited but open to ALL women 18+yrs who have been living in Northern Ireland for over a year. Women under the age of 18 can take part within pre-organised group settings such as youth groups or within schools.

• As the internet and social media have been the main tool of communication, Beyond Skin with discretion have kept aside spaces for those who can not access the internet. Please refer any names and contact details to our team kerry.beyondskin@gmail.com (+447783854004)

• Each participant will receive two sheets of special paper in the post. One will be a practice sheet and the other the sheet that must be sent back.
  OR
  If you are attending an in-person workshop, the pieces will be completed on the day.

• On one side participants will express their sense of belonging and identity through a creative form. A poem, short story, drawing, a song they wrote as a music score, photo, etc.

• On the other side of your page will be space to write some words about yourself and if you wish some explanation about your creative expression on the other page.

Addressing Creative myth if you think you are not creative:

Everyone is creative – it is in human DNA. Some people have creative ‘talents’ (example: they can play the piano) but everyone has the ability to engage and express themselves through an artform.

• The themes of the book are Choose To Challenge & Peace In Mind.

• There will be two x 1 hour virtual workshops to help you through the process of creating your page that you are required to attend.

NOTE: When you complete the registration process at the link below, there is space to tell us about any access or connectivity needs you need us to help with.

These workshops will be repeated until the total 100 women has been reached.

• Participants should receive their page in the post - A prepaid large envelop will be included for you to return your page to Kerry by a date specified on the information sheet you receive with your pages. If you attend an in-person workshop, the pages will be provided on the day and completed then.

• Your page with 99 pages from other participants will be added into The 100 Book.

• When the book is finished it will tour briefly all six counties in Northern Ireland.

• There will be a digital copy that will be accessible to everyone online

• When planted, the digital version will go offline and the physical book will be planted as a time capsule for 100 years. Location to be decided.

To sign up: Please fill in this Application form