Inspired by The Peace Museum’s enviable collection of pin badges, this event brought together stellar contributions from an eye-popping line up of artistic talent.

Artists from our very own district and those from far and wide, each added their own visual voice to a collective and compelling call for peace. Giant badges not only filled the walls of the museum, but also spilt out onto the streets of Bradford, popping up in a variety of outdoor locations.

Artists involved:

Addam Yekutieli / Alasdair Beal / Amy ‘Panda’ Wilson / Belinda Chen / Ben ‘BJ the Bear’ Holden / Black Lodge Press / Bob & Roberta Smith / Bobbi ‘Bearcubs’ Rae / Bunty ‘Arcane & Fable’ May / Cáit McEniff / Cat Johnston / Dave King / Drew Millward / Escif / Gee Vaucher / Hannah ‘Hanecdote’ Hill / Jenna ‘Pilfered’ Greenwood / Kid Acne / Knit & Destroy  / Krime / Landon Sheely / Lucy McLauchlan / Mark Pawson / Matt Sewell / Matthew ‘Bumpy Books’ Hodson / Means of Escape / Mul / North or Nowt Peter Kennard / Sunshine Child / Tall Paul Kelly

Mek Summat is a Bradford based endeavour into the arts, headed up by Jenna Greenwood and Adam Blackwood. Dedicated to a DIY approach to making good things happen and underpinned by a no-guff guarantee.

This project was supported by the Bradford 2025 Artist-led Project Awards programme.

Find out more about this programme and the projects that we supported in 2025 below.