An exhibition dedicated to centring the voices and experiences of midwives and maternity healthcare professionals.
Join curator Lucy Turner as she talks you through the development of the show.
The exhibition features new artworks created by healthcare professionals in their workshop sessions presented side-by-side with selected works from the Whitworth’s internationally renowned collection, placing participants lived experiences in dialogue with artists including Marina Abramović and L.S. Lowry. Presented together, they create a rich visual and emotionally resonant landscape that considers care as both an intimate act and a wider social condition.
Paintings by Ghislaine Howard and Caroline Walker explore the experience of childbirth and everyday acts of care. The exhibition also presents the premiere of On Shift by Jamaican-born poet Courtney Conrad, developed through a joint commission with Tommy’s National Centre for Preterm Birth Research, Imperial College London and the Birth Rites Collection.
📅 Thursday 1 October 2026
⏰ 6.00pm - 7:00pm
📍the Whitworth
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About the venue
The Whitworth is a venue with level access throughout, and facilities to support you during your visit. Alongside this our visitor team will be on hand to assist you in the gallery. Find out more about planning your visit to the Whitworth and accessibility information for you.
If you’d like to speak to a team member about any access or additional needs, please get in touch with the gallery and we will be happy to assist you. Email whitworth@manchester.ac.uk or telephone 0161 275 7450.
The Whitworth art gallery and gardens is driven by a mission to work with communities to use art for positive social change, and actively addresses what matters most in people’s lives. We are proudly part of The University of Manchester, operating as a convening space between the University and the people of the city.
(Image Credit: Caroline Walker, Study for Ultrasound, 2021. Oil on paper © Caroline Walker. Courtesy the Artist; GRIMM, Amsterdam/New York/London; and Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh. Photo: Peter Mallet)
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The Whitworth
Oxford Road
Manchester M15 6ER
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