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ANTHROPOLOGY of MOTHERHOOD

is an ongoing curation of artwork and design that engages in the complex visual, material, emotional, corporeal and lived experiences of motherhood, care-giving, parenting, nurturing and maternal labor.

 
 

Image Description: Layered brown paper with wrinkled texture and glitter in a circle moon shape, red paper cut in a thin frame around the edge, and other cut bits of paper and supplies to depict the creative process.

Brown Moon | Play Date

July 25, 10-12pm

KST Alloy Studios

5530 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, pa 15206

Brown Moon | Play Date invites children, caregivers, and community members of all ages—especially those ages 3–7—into a participatory experience exploring musical storytelling around the phases of the moon together. Blending shared activities, the experience encourages collective authorship, imagination, and reflection across generations.

Play Date is part of Anthropology of Motherhood and Radiant Hall's collaborative residency for caregiving creatives.

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Exhibition Update:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Bridging the Gap Art Exhibition.
The panel discussion scheduled for Friday, July 17, has also been canceled.
We sincerely apologize for the late notice and appreciate your understanding. Thank you to all of the artists and everyone who supported this project.
We remain committed to this vision and look forward to future opportunities to celebrate Deaf and Hard of Hearing breastfeeding stories through art.

Exhibition Update

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Bridging the Gap Art Exhibition.
The panel discussion scheduled for Friday, July 17, has also been canceled.
We sincerely apologize for the late notice and appreciate your understanding. Thank you to all of the artists and everyone who supported this project.
We remain committed to this vision and look forward to future opportunities to celebrate Deaf and Hard of Hearing breastfeeding stories through art.

Bridging the Gap is a Collaboration of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Collective, DC Breastfeeding Coalition, and Anthropology of Motherhood

Image Description: A warmly toned flyer with black text for show info: "Aesthetics of Care Art Exhibition."
A collage image piece by Sophia Cardillo has tightly packed and stacked layers of warmly toned textiles in various folded and draping textures, nestled in a wooden shelf. A femme figure sits on top of the shelf, gently bending forward to hold the arms of a baby who is lying down on their back. Folded and draped cloths with folk embroidery covers each of their heads.
Artist names are listed to the right of the image: "Sophia Cardillo, Hannah Colen, Adair Heitmann, Mélanie Janel, Laura Lee McCartney, Saskia Le Peissker, Kat Marquez, Ella-Gabriel Mason, Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum, Lo/Lauren Nakamura, Elizabeth Mae Renfrew, Sarah Rose, Carrie Smith Libman, Stefanie Zito"
Exhibition dates are listed in black text below: "June 5-26”.

Aesthetics of Care Art Exhibition

Take a look at the virtual exhibition of Anthropology of Motherhood’s recent show at Radiant Hall Studios in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.

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Image Description: Anthropology of Motherhood logo depicts the abstract outline of a bare-breasted mother looking down at their baby in bold, thick, black strokes.

AN ONGOING PROJECT

ANTHROPOLOGY
of MOTHERHOOD

Anthropology of Motherhood is an ongoing curation of artwork and design that engages in the complex visual, material, emotional, corporeal and lived experiences of motherhood, care-giving, parenting, nurturing and maternal labor.

 
 
“We must expand the definition of motherhood - motherhood in physiology, socio-economic terms, gender, and race.”
— Flan Flaherty, AoM Founder
 
 
 
 

Background Video by Sarah Shotts.

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“I want to make sure that we are more in tune with the principles of the social model of disability and continue to use the arts, not only to showcase and develop the artists within Wales, but also capture opportunities to highlight social injustice.

All arts are in some way political [with a small ‘p’] and have a function beyond admiration and entertainment. They capture moments from beauty to suffering, they affirm and motivate us, they mirror society to raise concerns, and give us hope in our shared humanity.”
— Ruth Fabby, Disability Arts CYMRU
 
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“Indigenous people have stewarded Alaska for thousands of years. Their holistic understanding of the environment created a sustainable and symbiotic relationship with the waters, plants and animals of the land.”
 
 
“Land Acknowledgment is the public recognition of this knowledge and care. We look to Indigenous Elders and their youth for guidance. It is only Indigenous ways of being that will ensure our collective future.”
— MELISSA SHAGINOFF, of the Udzisyu and Cui Ui Ticutta clans in Nay'dini'aa Na Kayax
 
 
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“How I can create more opportunities in public spaces where mothers can practice patience, care and grace on and for themselves?”
— Jessica Moss, Artist
 
 
 
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