Creatives as Caregivers: Balancing Art and Family

Name: Creatives as Caregivers: Balancing Art and Family
Start: 2024-10-24T17:30:00-05:00
Location: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Schedule

Thu Oct 24 2024 at 05:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX

Join us for a panel discussion, resource share, and meetup for artist parents and caregivers.
Are you a creative juggling an artistic practice with parenthood? Fresh Arts and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) invite you to a discussion designed for artist-parents and caregivers. Panelists Corey Ackelmire, JD Pluecker, Sarah Sudhoff, and Julia Barbosa will share their unique perspectives on the intersection of art and caregiving. Engage in conversation, share your experiences, and connect with others navigating this shared journey. Attendees are encouraged to contribute their perspectives and resources, fostering a deeper understanding of the challenges and rewards faced by creative caregivers. Childcare will be provided.
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This event is hosted in conjunction with HCCC’s fall exhibition, Designing Motherhood. HCCC’s fall exhibition Designing Motherhood, the first exhibition of its kind to consider the arc of human reproduction through a design lens. Participants are invited to explore the exhibition before the panel and enjoy refreshments.
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Designing Motherhood originated in Philadelphia at the Mütter Museum at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Center for Architecture and Design. HCCC’s iteration of Designing Motherhood is the first mounted in the Southern United States and the first to extend the contents to highlight the craft perspective on the topic. Featuring over 60 craft and design objects and prototypes from the past 50 years and the work of more than 20 contemporary artists, the show traverses themes ranging from the DIY culture of parenthood and health activism to reproductive access and equity, parental leave, and the work-life balance of artist-mothers.
Refreshments in the HCCC lobby begin at 5:30 PM, and the panel begins at 6:00 PM. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the exhibition Designing Motherhood before the panel begins. This is a free event with registration and childcare will be provided.
This panel is powered by Fresh Arts in collaboration with the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and generously funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.