MAKE ART/ NOT SAD  -artists discuss intersections between art & mothering

Maternal Art

Artists  Margaux Portron, Jen McGowan, Kelly Marshall, Kim Hopson and Helen Sargeant in conversation chaired by  Kitty Dinshaw.

In this online conversation artists from the <a href="https://www.maternalart.com/make-art-not-sad" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MAKE ART/NOT SAD</a> exhibition Margaux Portron, Jen McGowan, Kelly Marshall, Kim Hopson and Helen Sargeant (<a href="https://www.maternalart.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maternal Art</a>) chaired by Kitty Dinshaw, (Artistic Director of <a href="https://www.subjectmatterart.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Subject Matter Art</a> )discuss the impact of emotional labour and access to art making from the Artist/Mother perspective. The artists tell the story behind their co-curated, on-line show and explore the challenges faced when working as Artist/Mothers and the need to use their everyday experiences to create art. All the artists in the exhibition have built strategies of resilience to create thought provoking, challenging and critical work. Media discussed includes drawing, collage and performance. Subjects and themes explored by the group in the exhibition include the maternal body, being differently abled, the transition to motherhood and its impact on mental health and wellbeing, neurodiversity, class, care, matrilineal heritage, trauma, medication and motherhood . To view the exhibition go t<a href="https:// www.maternalart.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">o www.maternalart.com </a>and follow the link to the MAKE ART/NOT SAD exhibition. 19:30- 21:00 BST (UK), 14:.30 - 16:00 EDT (New York), 11.30- 1pm PST (Seattle &amp; Vancouver) Image: Jen McGowan

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