Monuments to Motherhood: Mother's Day Celebration

As we gather to celebrate and honor the caregivers who shape our lives, we also prepare to say a celebratory farewell to Monuments to Motherhood. After a beautiful year-long residency in Prospect Park, this 15-foot bronze tribute to the power of care will be leaving and making its way across the Hudson River. 

Before the sculpture departs, let’s fill the with gratitude. Bring the mother figures and caregivers in your life for an afternoon of joy, reflection, and community spirit. 

Event highlights will include: 

Individual Nest Making - 12-4: Come together to create nests near the Monuments to Motherhood sculpture to honor the enduring support provided by caregivers in our community.

Bird Mommies Tour - 1 pm + 3 pm: Take a nature walk to explore Prospect Park and try to find  caregiving in action within nature by spotting the many bird mothers such as warblers, chickadees, sparrows, and more throughout Brooklyn’s Backyard.

Caregiving Crafts - 12-4: Enjoy a bracelet-making station to craft for a loved one, and join an individual nest-making activity to create small nests out of natural materials to bring home. 

Sonic Environment - 12-4: Experience the resonant sound of Monuments to Motherhood as interpreted by the musician Build Buildings. Listen to the sonic landscape created with audio recordings from the opening celebration of Monuments to Motherhood in 2025 and the debut of the new collaborative album Continuum by Build Buildings and Molly Gochman. 

About Monuments to Motherhood

Molly Gochman’s Monuments to Motherhood is a series of sculptures honoring the enduring support provided by caregivers across generations. Ranging from 4 to 15 feet tall, these structures invite immersive experiences and tactile exploration, encouraging reflection on themes such as labor, domesticity, and community. Cast in bronze, a material traditionally associated with grandeur and permanence, Molly creates enduring forms that symbolize and elevate narratives of caregiving. These sculptures are intended to serve as sites of collective historical memory and are designed to facilitate engagement, acting as gathering points for discussions on the impact of caregiving.

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