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Map of Family Spaces at University of Toronto Mississauga
The Center for Parenting Artists is honored to participate in The Let Down Reflex, an exhibition curated by Amber Berson and Juliana Driever, at the Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto Mississauga, October 16 – November 4. Working with the Blackwood Gallery and the University of Toronto Family Care Office, Center for Parenting Artists created a call … Continue reading
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February 9, 2016 by Cevan Castle Lehna Huie is a multidisciplinary fine artist, arts educator, cultural worker and curator, and mom to Simone, her one-year-old daughter. In the fall of 2015, she participated in a five week residency at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. I spoke with her about the transition into … Continue reading
January 30, 2016 by Cevan Castle Rebeca Raney is a New York based artist and designer, an arts educator, and mom to a two year old. She is a voice of encouragement for artists considering children. During the recent Center for Parenting Artists event PLAY&GROUP 1: a picnic with New York composer Ithai Benjamin and his robotic puppets, … Continue reading
Artist and mother of twins Shira Richter pulls no punches in this interview with Hannah Rubin for The Sisterhood, part of a series of articles that aims to address gender imbalance in the art world. Richter speaks with surprising directness of the transition that women-artists make as they become mothers, and reveals cultural beliefs and … Continue reading
Lorna Simpson’s beautiful interview on her accomplishments, making art while parenting, the need for intellectual stimulation while raising an infant, and how being a mother made her a stronger artist. http://aleim.com/issue3/interview-lorna/
Updates
- The Artist Parent Index is a searchable database of artists making work about their experience as parents: you can view it and/or register your work at artistparentindex.com
- The I-Park Foundation is offering a family friendly artist residency Aug 1-14 2016 with kids summer camp option. Apply here! http://www.i-park.org DUE 03/07/16
- Choreographer Andrew Simonet's "crowd-sourced, opinionated, positive" guide to being an artist with children! bit.ly/1B6kidr
