The Mothership & Cow House Studios will host a talk on Saturday 24th November from 2pm – 4.30 pm at Wexford Arts centre as part of the Satellite Residency.
This autumn The Mothership Project in collaboration with Cow House Studios are running a pilot artist residency programme giving 15 parenting artists supported time and space to develop their practice, including childcare and accommodation on-site for children and partners.
Michelle Browne and Leah Hillard of The Mothership, Celina Muldoon, participating Artist and Rosie O’Gorman of Cow House studios will discuss the Satellite residency in the context of being a parenting artist in Ireland. This residency aims to generate institutional change in how artists are supported throughout their careers and changing family circumstances, as well as contributing to the debate on affordable childcare, precarious work and attitudes to care work.
This residency programme for parenting artists highlights the difficulty of maintaining an art career as a parent in Ireland. The Satellite Residency is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Wexford County Council Arts Office, and is supported by Visual, Carlow and Wexford Arts Centre.
ABOUT THE MOTHERSHIP PROJECT
The Mothership Project is a network of parenting artists in Ireland. The Mothership Project aims to support parenting artists in the development of their practice and to encourage arts organisations to make the art world a more inclusive place for artists with children. Since 2013, The Mothership Project has hosted workshops and discussions on issues facing parenting artists in Ireland. As part of the residencies, The Mothership Project will conduct research into the experience of parenting artists in Ireland that will be used to produce a publication that highlights the needs of parenting artists in Ireland in early 2019.
About Cow House Studios:
Cow House Studios have run residency programmes since 2008 in rural Co. Wexford. The studios are designed for flexibility of use, with 4 individual spaces, and a shared open studio floor for larger group projects and alternative working methods. The studio also offers a darkroom, computer lab and lounge, with access to tools and digital equipment. For more details on Cow House Studios see https://cowhousestudios.com/
For more information see the https://themothershipproject.wordpress.com/
Contact: themothershipproject@gmail.com
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