The Whitecross Street Party celebrated 100 years of women’s suffrage yesterday.
It was the annual event’s ninth year, and an array of street art, music and interactive experiences were freely on offer in the St Luke’s street.
The party was hosted by City YMCA London, and people can still check out the art installations, which will run for eight weeks as part of the “Rise of the Nonconformists” outdoor exhibition.
Eleni Duke, director of Curious Duke Gallery and curator of the exhibition, said: “This year marks the centenary of some women winning the right to vote in 1918, and we thought this was a great opportunity to recognise and celebrate that.
“A handpicked selection of some of today’s most exciting contemporary artists - both male and female - have created work especially for this show.”
The exhibition is made up of work from 40 artists but one notable piece is called Flock, a suspended installation, which was created by north London artist Hanna Benihoud.
There was also a community stage that showcased musicians from the area, as well as spoken word poetry and African drumming or science experiments for kids.
Event director Chris East said: “The street party is unique in having live street art create a huge buzz across the local community.
“Locals love the atmosphere, which gets people of different backgrounds laughing alongside each other.”
Organisers founded the party and exhibition in 2010, inspired by Bunhill Fields cemetery – where prominent nonconformists William Blake, Daniel Defoe, John Bunyan and Susannah Wesley are all buried.
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