**You can download a PDF of the Open Call**
Title
Open Call: Freelance Art Workshop Facilitators (Artist-Mothers*)
Deadline
1st July 2025 17:00
Application Process
Apply via Google form.
Fee
£350 per 2-hour workshop (fee includes time for prep, set-up, delivery, clear-up and post-workshop evaluation) please note, the 2024-25 SAU daily rate is being used due to when the funding was applied for.
Materials budget - £30/session + access to existing materials bank.
Location
The Deep End, Govanhill, Glasgow, G41 2PZ
Access
The Deep End is located five minutes walk from Pollokshields West and Queen’s Park rail stations.
The building has step-free access via a gently sloping lane to the main entrance. The workspace is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet on-site.
The lighting is adjustable and there is a quiet breakout space available.
Assistance dogs are welcome. There is free parking on Nithsdale Street, but there are no designated blue badge spaces, and it can be difficult to find a space at times.
If you require any specific adjustments during the application process, please let us know.
Dates and Times
September 2025 – May 2026 (second Wednesday of each month) 12-2pm (venue available 11-3)
Introduction
We are inviting expressions of interest from freelance creative facilitators who identify as Mothers to deliver community-based, arts-focused wellbeing workshops for new mothers in Govanhill as part of Govanhill Baths’ Wellbeing Programme.
Background
MUMS is a community-focused arts and wellbeing programme running in Govanhill from September 2025 – September 2026. It forms part of a wider 18-month creative research project into Motherhood, led by artist Marie-Claire Lacey. The project will culminate in an exhibition in September 2026, which will bring together outcomes from these workshops as well as the project as a whole.
Details
This series of sessions will run fortnightly from September 25 – May 26. The lead artist will deliver one session a month, and we are looking for guest artists to deliver the other session each month. 9 artists in total will deliver one-off sessions over this period.
Sessions are open to Mothers with babies under 1. There will be a maximum of 8 participants at each session and babies will be welcome at sessions. There will be a childcare support worker present at sessions and the lead artist will also be present to support delivery.
As part of the Govanhill Baths’ Wellbeing Programme, sessions will be open to people living within a mile of G42 and refugees and asylum seekers from across Glasgow.
The project aims to use creative practice to provide a positive outlet for some of the new feelings and challenges involved in new parenthood, promoting positive mental wellbeing through community and creative reflection.
Job Description
There are 9 guest artist-run sessions scheduled over the course of the project, and we are seeking to commission 9 separate artists to deliver one-off sessions.
The wider project focuses on the value of learning from lived experience and, as such, we are only accepting proposals from artists with lived experience of Motherhood.
We welcome artists from all disciplines and are open to workshops working in any medium, format and structure, as long as the workshop explores some aspect of motherhood and is focused on wellbeing, reflection and the development of a community of peer support through mutual sharing.
We are particularly interested in hearing from facilitators with an interest in motherhood, maternal wellbeing and creative care and who bring cultural awareness and a passion for inclusive, empowering practices.
A current PVG certificate will be required for this role. This can be arranged after a conditional offer is made, and the associated cost will be covered by the applicant.
FAQs
Q. Can I apply if I’m not resident in Scotland?
A. Yes, so long as you can work the session in person. MUMS, partners and funders can not cover any associated costs with travel
Q. Can I apply if I’m not a mother (e.g. if I’m pregnant or have experienced pregnancy loss)?
A. Yes, everyone who feels personally connected to matrescence, the maternal or motherhood can apply
Q. What media are you looking for?
A. We’re open to working with artists using all mediums from print making to music making and movement. We do have a materials budget of £30/ session PLUS access to a materials bank. If your session is dependent on the use of specific materials or equipment which would cost more than £30, please get in touch before applying.
Additional Info
* This project is proudly trans-inclusive and adopts an expansive definition of Motherhood. Under our definition of Motherhood, we hold anyone from a marginalised gender with caring responsibilities - including cis women, trans women, trans-men, non-binary carers, and non-birthing mothers. We recognise adoptive mothers, bereaved mothers, surrogate mothers & those whose pregnancies were not carried to term.
We have made the choice to use the word ‘Mother’ rather than any alternative because of its social and cultural significance relating to notions of the maternal and care, the marginalisation of these identities and experiences and the ongoing struggle to challenge that within a wider project to challenge all forms of marginalisation.
Contact
If you have any questions or would like to discuss anything about the project please email
Marie-Claire Lacey: mumsglasgow@gmail.com
Links
Instagram: @mumsglasgow