MUMS - A Shared Story of Motherhood, brings together work made by a community of new mums in workshops facilitated by Marie-Claire Lacey and 9 guest artists across Glasgow, alongside two new pieces by Marie-Claire, made in her role as artist in residence.
Opening Saturday 17 October, 3pm–5pm
Sunday 18 October – Sunday 15 November, Wednesdays - Sundays, 11am–5pm
Greater Govanhill Community Canvas, Tramway (mezzanine level)
Marie-Claire, who devised and led the project, drew on autobiographical experience and themes that arose during the community sessions to create these two pieces. This approach highlighted the importance of making space for personal artistic research & development while leading community arts programmes, particularly within the framework of being a mother-artist; a context which presents changes to identity and selfhood as well as challenges to the availability of time and other resources necessary for art making.
MUMS - A Shared Story of Motherhood will show work by Marie-Claire alongside work made by the community of new mums in collaboration with the 9 guest artists who are:
Ruby Hirsch
Shirley Hottier
Brittney Shaked
Keng Keng Tang
Martha Orbach
Yasmin Al-Hadithi
Oktavia Schreiner
Alex Fulton
Rebecca Livesey-Wright
Highlights include moving image works exploring maternal time, overwhelm, mental load, and the visceral experience of motherhood, large-scale collaborative psychogeographic narrated paintings, an interactive piece asking what ‘mother’ looks like, plus clay, textile installation, collage and text shaped by the stories, reflections and creative practice of a growing community of new mums and mother-artists.
The project was funded by Creative Scotland and supported in partnership by Govanhill Baths Community Trust, Govanhill Community Development Trust, Lauren McLaughlin of Spilt Milk, Merry-go-Round, Glasgow Women’s Library and GMAC. The community engagement was delivered as part of Govanhill Bath’s Community Trust’s Wellbeing Programme. Thanks to all project partners and to Greater Govanhill and Tramway for the use of Community Canvas space.
