Idle Women is an arts and social justice project that creates vibrant and adventurous spaces with women and girls in places where they are least imagined.



Graphic Novel by Candice Purwin
Marking our fifth anniversary, we have published ‘Idle Women on the Water’, a graphic novel by Candice Purwin



Alys Fowler to design Physic Garden
Alys Fowler working with women to design the UK’s first physic garden created by and for women



Mud to Medicine observation project
It’s a delight to share the video created by Grow Wild to celebrate a year of our observation project. Idle Women were fortunate to be



Power Tools
Fun, approachable and concise videos giving instructions on basic DIY tasks. Produced via a transformative project in St Helens



Mud to Medicine
The creation of the UK’s first physic garden created by and dedicated to women.



Land Rover Project
The Land Rover Project by Dina Rončević at the IWI in St Helens from 2018-2019



Helen
Helen is a multi faceted project supported by Arts Council England Ambition for Excellence Award



Peoples project
Idle Women win People’s Project!



Medicine Nursery
The industrial arm of the Physic Garden a place to grow plants and ideas



On the Water
Idle Women’s Inaugural touring project in Lancashire, West Yorkshire & St Helens