23.07.2026
WORK Records explores historic working lives across the East Midlands, and artists Kate Anderson, Kim Noce, and Saul Pankhurst, are currently finishing their films, animating untold stories of three family firms in the East Midlands.
The WORK Records films will premiere, along with a film about the project by Christopher Bevan, at a special event at Derby Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday, 12 September. Follow this link for details and booking.
Check the WORK Records Instagram account for updates.
WORK Records is made possible with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players, and is also supported by Arts Council England.

Image credit: Workers at the John Smedley knitting factory in Lea Bridge, Derbyshire 1927. Image courtesy of John Smedley Archive Charitable Trust.
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