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The MOM Art Annex (FL) is a certified 501c3 designated non profit, connecting Students, Women, Men, M/others and Families through Reproductive Identities, Music, Art, Activism and Education for Cultural, Economic & Social awareness. By creating, producing and presenting visual, literary, educational, academic, performing arts exhibits that celebrate, nurture and support individuals with a special emphasis on identity, experience, and community, MOM acts as a safe space for healing and illumination. We create unique opportunities for people that they might not otherwise have; free of age, race and socio-economic barriers.

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Annual MoM Academic & Arts Conference: Threads of Connection – Sorry/Not Sorry

Welcome Friends – We are one week away from this not-to-be missed conference event open to to the public, informed by scholars, motivated by artists and organized by the Museum of Motherhood in collaboration with Heiress Gallery, the MoM Team of volunteers, and The Factory St. Pete. See what these great thinkers, doers and makers are saying, thinking, and collaborating on. Lot’s of opportunities to join us online or in person. Write us and we’ll add you to our Zoom list. Please read and be part of HERstory!

Annual MoM Academic & Arts Conference – Threads of Connection: Sorry/Not Sorry; Confronting mother (and other) blame–healing & resistance in contemporary culture and beyond.

St. Petersburg, Florida & Online

March 22-24, 2024

CONFERENCE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC VIA ZOOM & IN PERSON. If you are interested in attending via Zoom contact us: INFO@MOMmuseum.org . Free & Open to the public – with a request for donations for cover our tech needs/ SATURDAY RESERVATIONS IN PERSON @ EVENTBRITE $25 includes lunch.

The CONFERENCE SCHEDULE IS ONLINE HERE BUT WE NEED YOUR REGISTRATIONS IN ADVANCE!

Drop your household items onsite at MoM for Courtney Kessel’s art project: Fabric of Life as part of the conference. Drops between 12-6PM Wed/Thursday March 20 & 21st please! READ MORE

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING TO OUR WORKSHOPS SO WE CAN PREPARE MATERIALS!

Friday 6-7PM 3/22/24 (FREE): Tokens of Resistance Embroidery & Conversation in person at Heiress Gallery Friday Eventbrite Registration

Saturday 6-7:30PM 3/23/24 (FREE): The People’s Clinic for Reproductive Empathy in person at Heiress Gallery Saturday Eventbrite Registration

  • Bring Household Objects
  • Tokens of Resistance
  • The People’s Clinic For Reproductive Empathy
  • Proudly Shamed in the USA
  • Fabric of Life, Kessel

Threads of Connection: Mother (and other) blame, shame and pain, with a focus on resistance and healing. Blame and shame can be self-imposed or projected by dominant social narratives that hyper-focus on the performative nature of m/otherhood as reinforced by unrealistic hegemonic constructions. This can be true for adult children reviewing familial relationships and the world writ large as well.

We encourage presenters to unpack the sociocultural domain of mother (and other) blame and the psychological, personal, professional, and media environment within which this topic is situated. Who is harmed by blame, and whom does it serve? How are oppressive systems reinforced or even sustained? How can we resist or dismantle these systems in large and small ways? What forms of resistance, peace-making, and healing can help improve our relationships?

FRIDAYMARCH 22MIXED ZOOM & IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS
9:30 AMCoffee at MoMWe gather to walk over to Heiress Gallery
10:00 AMMartha JOY RoseWhy we’re here: Intro – suggestions, ground rules, intro Brittany DeNucci & Courtney Kessel Build
10:30 AMChelsea RobinsonSmash the Mom Rage -The power of a Smash Room in supporting mothers in feeling into their anger. (Zoom)
11:00 AMAvery DelanyHow Empathy is our greatest tool to deconstruct the institution of normative motherhood and intervene with “bad” and “monstrous” mothering (Zoom)
11:30 AMBlessing Gbemisola Ogunyemi Matricentric Feminism and the Liberating Power of Unmasking Motherhood: Unknotting Maternal Grief and Shame in Yewande Omotoso’s An Unusual Grief (Zoom)
12:00 PMFly JamersonResisting Mother-Villain Narratives in Performance and Media through Adaptation Conference Themes and Topics (Zoom)
12:30 PMMariana Della BarbaHow news coverage on ‘maternal burnout’ exacerbates the unrealistic perception of motherhood and leaves mothers feeling even more guilty, exhausted and sick (Zoom)
1:00 PMLUNCH (onsite)
2:00 PM Agnes HowardEchoes of the Primal Scream: American Motherhood during COVID (Zoom)
2:30 PMEmma TamDefining Daughterhood (Zoom)
3:00 PMVictoria Trinko, Julia Sarewitz & Aurelie AthanApplied Matrescence: A Paradigm Shift in Postpartum Care ‘Put the Blame On Mom’? (Zoom)
3:30 PMSonia MeeraiNavigating maternal regret in the context of infertility: Intersectional and intergenerational (Zoom)
4:00 PMMiranda J. BradyMunchausen by Proxy: On a cultural fascination with selfish motherhood
4:30 PMMariona VisaRevising the castrating mother figure from Psycho to Bates Motel.
5:00 PMMerle Bombardieri“Should I have another Child?”
5:30 PMVanessa HansenYou Are Not Alone
6-7:00 PMVanessa MarrTokens of Resistance/A Mothers Work is Never Done: Embroidery Circle EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION FREE
DinnerOn Your Own
SATURDAY March 23IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS ONLY (Viewable on Zoom)
9:00 AMCoffee at MoM
9:30 AMAmalie VacantiShout Your Abortion: Signs of Change: The Impact of Billboards on the I-55 Abortion Access Route
10:00 AMAlicia DelimaRecognizing Mother Work and Sex Work as Work under Neoliberalism
10:30 AMJill M. WoodBirth(ing) Justice: Using a Birth Plan Undergraduate Writing Assignment as a Feminist Pedagogical Tool 
11:00 AM Ieva BisigirskaitėChallenging ‘Safe’ Birth: A Feminist Perspective on Maternal Activism in Lithuania
11:30-12:30 PMMadison Hendry, Bag Ladies, etc. Mother Tree – crochet circleThe Womb Project; threads of connection and the roots of the Mother Tree crochet collaboration with Judy Lyons Schneider & Alice Harrison (the Bag Ladies) intergenerational conversation
12:30-1:30LUNCH at MoM
1:30 PMKeynote: Courtney KesselFrom witches to the weather, from maternalism to manifesto, from Talking Heads to tarot, this interactive performance lecture will wind, warp, and weave, tracing the umbilical through generations of feminist art, writing, and theory. READ MORE
2:00 PMChristine CarrigProudly Shamed in the USA – Art Installation w/ invitation for community collaboration
2:30 PMTeela TomassettiI didn’t realize, as a mother, a survivor, and as a psychologist, that one of the most controversial things I would do is amplify the experiences and existence of birth trauma.
3:00 PMCyntoria Meaderds Being The Mother You Are Told to Be: a Qualitative Analysis on Mothers In Recovery
3:30 PMMegan WelchOthering the Mother : An In-depth Psychological Exploration of Mothering through an Ecofeminist Lens
4:00 PMElizabeth CharlesThirdspace Feminist Practices for Embodying Motherhood in Academia
4:30 PMMeredith Gringle, Amber Welborn, Tracy Nichols“…you know, bad news travels fast”: A narrative case study of caring for mothers and infants experiencing substance exposed pregnancy 
5:00 PMNathalia Martinez-BacaMamá; My grandmother, eight children, and Mexican healthcare outcomes
5:30-6:00PIZZA ONSITE
6:00-7:30 PMEmily Fitzgerald and Molly ShermanThe People’s Clinic for Reproductive Empathy Eventbrite Registration
SUNDAYMARCH 24MIXED ZOOM &  IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS
9:30 AMCoffee at MoM
10:00 AMAlicia Campos MassóWomen Cultural Agents and the Extermination of the Beguines, the Caring Mothers. 
10:30 AMLoïs van AlbadaNightbitch, the Bad Mother, and the Monstrous-Maternal
11:00 AMHeather E. DillawayI Did Not Plan on This: Abrupt Shifts in Motherhood
11:30 AMBatya WeinbaumMOTHER: Shame Blame and Pain; the Impact of Resistance and Healing
12:00 PMFreshta AhmadzaiDecolonizing Mothering and Care; Labour mama was skilled, her labour had value & she was a trying m(other) (Zoom)
12:30 PMSushree RoutrayWhispers of Rebellion: Matricentric Feminist Insights into Maternal Ambivalence in Contemporary Indian Fiction (Zoom)
1-2:00  PMLUNCH ONSITE
2:00 PMFrésange MalekaMaternal Vaccine Hesitation and the HPV Vaccination: Exploring the Complex Interplay of Loss Aversion, Emotion-Laden Choices, and the Impact of Normative Motherhood (Zoom)
2:30 PMVictoria BaileyAll The Ways, Always–An Ode to Mother Blame (Zoom)
3:00 PMCollin XiaBlack Motherhood and resistance in the Pre-Emancipation British Caribbean (Zoom)
3:30 PMSylvie CoteA Matrifocal Reading: Monstrous Motherhood in Domenica Ruta’s Addiction Memoir With or Without You (2013) (Zoom)
4:00 PM Closing Keynote: Andrea O’Reilly Towards a Literary Theory and Criticism of Matricritics: Begin with the mother in her own right” to deliver “new meanings of motherhood and transform maternal thinking itself (Zoom)
5:00 PMGroup Closing & DinnerIn the Museum of Motherhood

*Directions: 28th St. South of Central Ave. Left on Fairfield Ave. South. Multi-colored sidewalk. MoM is across the hall from the Fairgrounds at The Factory in building 5. Door 2606. Heiress is in building 3.

Paid registrants receive a discounted entry to the Fairgrounds St. Pete the weekend of 22-24th.

Original CFP / Journal of Mother Studies (JourMS)

MoM Conference Team:

Martha Joy Rose – Director, MoM – Joy Cell: 207-504-3001

Connie Burgess – Data Management

Brittany DeNucci – Welcome Membership and Conference Tech

Michelle Hughes Miller – Academic Board Member

Aurelie Athan – Academic Board Member

Laura Tropp – Academic Board Member

Hannah Brockbank – Academic Board Member

Beth (Elizabeth) Charles – Academic Board Member

MoM Conference Collaborators:

Heiress Gallery

The Factory St Pete

Fairgrounds St Pete

Closings for a Cause – Mom needs a home!

Special thanks to Heiress Gallery for hosting the MoM Conference and associated exhibits March 16-31, 2024

*Discounted entry to the Fairgrounds St. Pete for paid conference participants

Closings for a Cause: Founded by Deanna Barcelona to align her mortgage business with a passion for giving back to the community. Refer someone you know in need of a home loan solution to my team. Mention closings with a cause to benefit the Museum of Motherhood. At the closing table, we’ll make a commitment to present a check to MoM in YOUR name.

The Journal of Mother Studies (JourMS): peer-reviewed, international, interdisciplinary open-access, digital humanities hybrid project focused on the field of interdisciplinary study devoted to the issues, experiences, topics, history, and culture of m/others, mothering, and motherhood. 

MoM Conference 2024 Press Release
https://mommuseum.org/living-museum-seeks-annual-volunteers
Annual Academic & Arts MoM Conference 2024
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In Like a Lamb – Out Like a Lion: WOMEN ON THE RISE at the MoM Conference and More…

March at MoM is going to be AWESOME! We are looking forward to our Annual Academic & Arts Conference, BIPOC Allies and Birth Worker event, recap on our visit with Girls Rock St. Pete, gratitude to ABC News for the recent coverage and more at the Museum of Motherhood in March for Women’s Herstory Month!

Our conference kicks off at the end of the month, but first here’s what you can expect:

LINK TO SCHEDULE for the Conference info is ONLINE at MoM, Fri-Sat, March 22-24 in St. Pete.

The conference is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC VIA ZOOM & IN PERSON. If you are interested in attending via Zoom contact us: INFO@MOMmuseum.org / SATURDAY RESERVATIONS IN PERSON @ EVENTBRITE $25 includes lunch with some Friday and Sunday seats available in person as well. Read more about this year’s content below and we hope you’ll join us!

Join a half a dozen artists with a special exhibition at Heiress Gallery, Keynotes by Courtney Kessel and Andrea O’Reilly with a special crochet circle lead by Madison Hendry and international artists present from March 16- 31st. Press Release is here with more info coming….

MoM Conference 2024 Partners

Threads of Connection: Mother (and other) blame, shame and pain, with a focus on resistance and healing. Blame and shame can be self-imposed or projected by dominant social narratives that hyper-focus on the performative nature of m/otherhood as reinforced by unrealistic hegemonic constructions. This can be true for adult children reviewing familial relationships and the world writ large as well.

We encourage presenters to unpack the sociocultural domain of mother (and other) blame and the psychological, personal, professional, and media environment within which this topic is situated. Who is harmed by blame, and whom does it serve? How are oppressive systems reinforced or even sustained? How can we resist or dismantle these systems in large and small ways?

Threads of Connection Conference 2024

Kick Off to Conference With BIPOC Allies & Birth Workers

Welcome to **BIPOC & Allies Birth Worker Speed Dating**! Are you a birth worker looking to connect with others in the industry? Join us at The Factory St. Pete on **Thu Mar 21 2024** at **6:30 PM** for a fun and interactive speed dating event. This is a great opportunity to meet and network with BIPOC and allies in the birth work community. Whether you’re a doula, midwife, lactation consultant, or any other birth worker, this event is for you! Come ready to mingle, make new connections, and potentially find your next collaboration partner. Don’t miss out on this exciting event in **St. Petersburg, FL, USA**! Please get your free ticket here

Join MoM Empowerment facilitator and certified life coach, Sierra M. Clark on her journey to joy.

𝐸𝓂𝒷𝒶𝓇𝓀 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒿𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎, 𝒟𝒾𝓈𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐸𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓊𝓈. 𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓈𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝑒𝓍𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃 𝑜𝓃 𝓣𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝟱𝓽𝓱 𝓪𝓽 𝟲𝓹𝓶, 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮.

𝑅𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝒻𝑜𝓇 ‘𝓐 𝓙𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝔂 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷: 𝓡𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻, 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓬𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻, 𝓔𝓶𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻’! Visit Sierra on Fridays at the museum 🙂

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: http://tinyurl.com/AJourneyWithin

May be art of 2 people and text that says 'The Artist Enclave of Historic Kenwood 2024 Artist Studio Tour FREE, SELF-GUIDED AND FREE το THE PUBLIC Saturday, March 16th: 10am-6pm Sunday, March 10am-5pm 9th aRtiSt enclave KENWOOD HISTORIC HISTORIC School KENWOOD Central kenwodatistenav.or/rtis-sudio-our Maps of the Artists Studios will be available online using the QR code after February 15th and physical maps at the Patron' locations'

But, first-pay attention and HOLD THE DATE 📅 AEHK 7th Annual Studio Tour is coming March 16 & 17th! This is a wonderful opportunity to explore local artists studios “Where Art Lives” @historickenwood♥️

Special guest artist in residence MOM ART ANNEX @museumofmotherhood with art onsite by Amy Wolf @wolfcraft360 and Elsie Gilmore @crazysexyelsie @hugmobile

#art#stpete#tampabay#localart#studiotour#aehkstpete

Who Rocks? You Rock!

We love our community collaborators. Thank you to Girls Rock St. Pete for visiting MoM and asking all the great questions as we celebrate Women’s Herstory Month together throughout March this year. We can’t wait for more music, more fun, and more connections!

Girls Rock St Pete

 Flash Feminism –Do you know your ‘women’s herstory’?

https://mommuseum.org/her-story/In order to understand the profound impact women’s history has had on our policies, culture, and world, it is important to discern the multiple waves of feminism, the fight for the freedoms we enjoy today, and the manner in which women’s struggles for equality have been challenged, and continue to be challenged, even in contemporary society. Below is an overly simplified, yet effective overview of the four U.S. feminist waves, for students of all ages! Go to our herstory page to get an idea of where we’ve been and where we hope to go in the journey towards equality for all. [CLICK]

Flash Feminism One

Thank you ABC News and Robert – We THANK YOU!

ST. PETE — March 1 marks the beginning of Women’s History Month, and in St. Petersburg, there’s a museum not just dedicated to women but to moms.. Watch and read the full story here: https://www.abcactionnews.com/lifestyle/things-to-do/womens-history-month-on-full-display-at-museum-of-motherhood

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MoM’s Healing Garden – Finding Your Path To Wellness

Before we round the corner into February, we want to share some upcoming opportunities that we think are worthwhile reflections of a ‘new year – new you journey’ with MoM. Many of us charge out of the gate with the best of intentions post-holiday as we turn the calendar on another year. Each of us carries some degree of hurt, loss, pain, or trauma. We already know this. Studies also show that arts, culture and community are great ways to feel more integrated, connected, and educated about our purpose and place in the world. MoM is so pleased to support the work of some of our friends, facilitators and collaborators for this ongoing holistic journey to serenity, connection and even happiness.

Black History Month

We celebrate Black History (and HerStory) Month at MoM with our exhibit featuring Sojourner Truth, activist, suffragette, mother and preacher. We are continually inspired by her example of calling out gender and racial inequity. We stand by her memory and share her story at our space in The Factory in St. Pete beginning with the First Wave of Feminism circa 1850. We also celebrate our local Carter Woodson African American Museum here locally. Carter G. Woodson was a scholar and historian who dreamed of an entire month devoted to Black History, just as we, at MoM dream of an entire field of study, museum, and month of scholarship, art, and education devoted to mothers each May across the USA.

Well-Being Is (Mostly) An Inside Job

Visit MoM’s Healing Garden growing onsite at The Factory. We didn’t know we needed this, but we do! Part of our mission at MoM is to ‘start great conversations’. Over the course of the last four months we’ve been astounded at the humans in need of a deeper connection as they process issues around loss, grief, stress, and isolation. Inspired by our neighbor @Gio’s_Typos and his garden at The Factory we’ve decided to carry the mantle of floral expression to new heights as we build out our in-person experience with prompts, poetry and stress -relievers. Bring a flower, take a prompts, enjoy the serene and intentional setting and visit soon. We’ll be waiting for you! Regular hours are 12-6 Wed – Saturday, Second Saturday Art Walk (Second Saturday each month) 6-9PM, Indie Flea (First Sunday of each month) 12-3PM. Call ahead to book your tour and make sure our volunteers are on site. 877-877-MOMS (6667). Leave a message and we’ll call you back.

Break Free from Anxiety & Love Yourself Unconditionally 

A Very Special Women’s Retreat Feb 9-14. 5-days $299 or just the weekend $149 – plus accommodations (meals included). Rooms with private bathrooms are selling out. Finally release layers of emotional pain and reconnect with calmness, clarity, and happiness. Experience on-the-spot anxiety relief plus music, movement, and meditation to reawaken joy. 

LEARN MORE: 

https://www.stressisgone.com/retreats#nextretreat

The Stress Is Gone Method is a transformational healing modality facilitated by Author & Stress Expert, Brett Cotter. He is a clairaudient empath that guides you to reopen your heart as you feel self-love melt down emotional pain in your body and inside old memories. Brett has 25-years experience helping people recover from the most traumatic events of their lives. 

“As a clinician, it was impressive feeling my own stress lift out of my body. I’ve encouraged several family members to call for coaching!” Gerri DeBenedetto, Mother, LCSW

”It was a life-changing experience. Brett creates a safe space to open up and has an innate ability to get to the core issues. You feel tension leave your body.” Sarah StanczewskI, Working Mom, NY
Immerse yourself in a safe place for deep, lasting emotional healing. 

“I never expected in the first 5 minutes he’d be able to identify the source of my trauma, and give me the words to release it and move on.” Deidre Auchmoody, NY

[POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS] 33 Days of Transformation In-Person & Online Development Workshop

Sierra M. Clark, MoM Empowerment Facilitator invites you to join her onsite at the Museum of Motherhood each Tuesday at 6PM beginning Feb. 6th (or online) for FOUR WEEKS – 33 days – of personal and professional empowerment. Each week focuses on specific aspects of the empowerment journey, allowing participants to delve deeper into their strengths, obstacles, and break-through to new awareness and behaviors that will benefit every area of their lives. Sierra uses custom built tools which she shares with you as part of this workshop for your ongoing success. These tools can also be used for a self-paced experience which Sierra will guide you through. Register now for this insightful, personal, and empowering experience! 

MoM Announcements


“Womb Project”
By MADISON HENDRY
Time-Based Sculpture and Documentation
Sculpture: Pink Yarn, Crochet Hook
Prints: Color Print on Foam Core
May 2013 – January 2014.

This 9 month long documentation explores the physical changes artist, Madison Hendry experienced throughout her first pregnancy. By crocheting around herself during this period, she creates a “womb-like” soft sculpture, which protects and comforts her, just as her womb protects and comforts her growing baby. Madison utilizes the repetitive and meditative process of crocheting to reflect on her pregnancy. As her baby continues to grow and begins to manipulate her body, it is apparent that the sculpture is doing the same. The more the baby grows, the more difficult it becomes for the artist to continue creating her work. However, it is inevitable that she continues. This is catharsis. At last, when the sculpture is complete, it is then deconstructed by the artist to reveal the greatest work of art; her baby. The “Womb Project” is currently on display at MoM.

Please Welcome Our New Board of Directors 2024

Courtney Kessel, President, is a mother, artist, academic, and arts administrator living and working in Athens, Ohio. She is currently the Assistant Director for Experiential Design at Ohio University and a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Arts. Courtney is one of the pioneers of the mother-made art movement.

Kayley Robsham – Secretary, is professional life coaching and Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer, advanced Certified Life & Business Coach working with entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, healers, and visionaries to grow their business by helping them heal their subconscious mind and body. 

Deanna Barcelona, Treasurer, (aka Dr. B) is a proud St. Petersburg local mama to two teenagers. Her Ph.D. is in Higher Education Administration with a cognate in Anthropology which she studied for both her undergraduate degree and Master of Arts. She currently works as a home loan specialist transferring her strengths and skills as an educator into the world of helping people build wealth through homeownership.

Atlas Obscura January 11, 2024– Thank you for adding us to your collection of newsworthy organizations. Atlas Obscura has a mission to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. MoM is part of 28,202 unique places shared by this resource. [LINK] for their recent coverage of MoM – because, ya know, m/otherhood is so obscure!

CFP: Incarcerated (M)others Publisher: DEMETER PRESS / Editors: Olga Marques & Michelle Hughes Miller. Writers, artists, academics, activists, and all those who work in and/or study or explore (m)otherhood within the context of incarceration are invited to propose a chapter for this interdisciplinary anthology centered within the criminalized, regulated, resisted, and lived experiences of (m)others who are or have been incarcerated and/or are or have been under state supervision. When we use the term (m)others, we refer to anyone who self-identifies as a mother or parent who has or is engaging in motherwork. We use the term incarceration to reference state governance over the lives of individuals within the state’s regulatory authority. CFP PDF Download

We continue to promote, thank, and celebrate the work of WEDU PBS who did an extraordinary job capturing the journey of founder Martha Joy Rose music career to motherhood through illness to the creation of the Museum of Motherhood in St. Petersburg, Florida. From inception in 2003 in New York to actualization, the aim of MoM is to reach humans everywhere with a message of inspiration, education, and compassion. The video is on rotation locally in throughout the Tampa Bay/ Sarasota area and is also available for viewing on YouTube. Here’s the LINK.

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Making New Friends, Thanking Old Friends, St Pete Connections & Our Shared Success in 2024

Please join us in thanking WEDU for an incredible portrayal of 20 years worth of labor on the MoM distilled into a 10 minute profile, airing tonight at 8:30PM EST on local/FL TV, by Producer Kristine Kelly, camera by James Borchuck and the entire production and staffing team at PBS on the creation of the Museum of Motherhood through a very personal lens.

MoM is a legacy project because of a deep need in our world and in our society, a vision that came through immense hardship, and a lot of grinding work, as well as some blissful and blessed support with volunteers and allies. Every single person who has put their energy behind this initiative can, and should, take pride in being part of something that in an amazing FIRST on this planet.

Each volunteer, visitor, student, board member, academic, artist, team member, donor, friend, and family member should consider this story of perseverance and triumph to be their own. We share it with you in every way.

New exhibits coming. Installation of Madison Hendry ‘The Womb’ Project is in progress.

Make it GREAT with us: This is OUR YEAR FOR UNMITIGATED SUCCESS. MoM is going to find the funding and partnerships it requires in 2024 to build our forever home – with your help, equity, and alliance! Together we rise!

Motherhood in Motion | Greater St. Petersburg

Everyone has a #Mother, but #Motherhood encompasses much more than a traditional maternal role. We explore the art, science, and history of mothering in its myriad forms through the one-of-a-kind @MuseumOfMotherhood More episodes of Greater St. Petersburg are available on our website @ WEDU

COLLABORATORS, PARTNERS, and SPONSORS

13: The Power of Positivity, Peace & Family (w/ Nana)

In this special episode Josh Naaman of Naaman Creative interviews his grandmother, Nana, about her life, lessons on family, kindness, and peace, and discovers how these values helped shape Josh’s business model. This intimate conversation highlights the enduring impact of family bonds, emphasizes the joy of doing what you love, and explores timeless wisdom from a life well-lived. Join us in celebrating family, love, and the pursuit of happiness across generations. (Hear our MoM ad)

THANKS FOR BEING PART OF IT ALL!

We have a call out for VOLUNTEERS. Looking for onsite event volunteers for Second Saturday Art Walk, First Sunday Indie Flea, docents, and social media! Please give us a shout if you have a few hours a week or month to share and join our AMAZING team! Or, create your event, workshop, or gathering by getting in touch FORM. Also, INFO@MOMmuseum.org / 877-711-MOMS (6667)

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Second Saturday Art Walk, The Modern Woman, WEDU Filming and New Board Members at MoM

We are thrilled to announce multiple exciting events at the Museum of Motherhood.

This weekend, Saturday January 13, 2024 in collaboration with Drew Marc Gallery, MoM celebrates a show of contemporary women artists, titled ‘The Modern Woman‘. As part of our Women in the Arts series interview (excerpts can be found on our instagram @MuseumOfMotherhood) see the video below. The Drew Marc opening this Saturday features the art of Andrea Dasha Reich, Blair Vaughn-Gruler, Maggie Kruger and Michelle Gordon. The show starts at 6PM- 9 with a food truck on site. Make sure to visit the Museum of Motherhood when you visit. We will be open to the public as well. Drew Marc Gallery is located in Building 8. MoM is located in Building 5 (across from the Fairground and DaddyKool Records).

This Friday, January 12th, please be our guest onsite as WEDU wraps up filming on the Museum of Motherhood, covering our move to The Factory in St. Pete and our quest to be a women’s museum in Florida with a focus on m/others. Please join us at 1PM (or a little earlier). All new and old friends are welcome! Linger for an hour, be part of a tour, speak on camera and share your thoughts! Or, just join us for some lite fair. It would be GREAT if you could let us know you’re coming either through DM on social media, INFO@MOMmuseum.org or call 877-711-MOMS (6667). We’re gonna rock it (with YOU).

More Upcoming Events

January 2024 last call to view Alexia Nye Jackson’s Mother: The Job exhibit through January 15th onsite at The Factory.

January 17th MoM welcomes the Womb Project ‘Time-based Sculpture and Documentation’ with yarn by Madison Hendry.

February 18th Feminist Pizza Party: as part of Dining for the Arts with Historic Kenwood.

March is Women’s History Month! Bringing a new exhibit titled ‘Bag Ladies‘ with the art of Judy Lyons Schneider and Alice Harrison.

March 16 & 17 – MOM Art Annex Studio Tour as part of the AEHK.

March 22-24 – Annual MoM Conference: Threads of Connection – Sorry/Not Sorry featuring keynote speaker Courtney Kessel with an interactive site-responsive installation of “Fabric of Life” and the art of the doula and Madison Hendry with group-led conversations circles at the Mother Tree with community crochet, panel discussions, conference presentations, and local health & wellness exhibitions.

May is Mothers Month! Saint Petersburg Month of Photography – SPMOP (Local Photography Exhibit) in partnership with local artists.

June- July Geography of a Woman featuring Interiors “we are all pink inside” by Christen Clifford and the Goddesses of Malta.

This schedule is sure to blossom. If you are interested in getting involved with MoM as a volunteer, partner, collaborator, local sponsor, or through workshop or other participation, or if you’d like to share your time or expertise, please contact us! To make a donation to MoM go to our donation page please.

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Our New Year

Looking Back / Looking Forward

Last year we saw so many changes. Some easy and some challenging. At the end of the year, like so many, we honor the year behind us and look forward to the year ahead!

In 2023, MoM hosted the Annual Academic Conference on Maternal Landscapes and welcomed travelers from around the world, finalizing production on the Journal of Mother Studies (JourMS) for online publication post-conference. We worked with artists in residence including and extended residency with Batya Weinbaum who created an onsite goddess mural at the MOM Art Annex. We purchased the Mother Tree by Helen Hiebert for our permanent collection with the support of you- the friends of MoM. As we made new friends in the community we worked with YesChefVillage hosting community dinners onsite, joined Localtopia for its huge local festival gathering, and conducted 178 MoM tours. Our internships were active with local Feminist Club high school students and another university graduate students completing final projects with MoM from different countries including Russia, Canada, England, and France. Finally, we enjoyed media attention from SpectrumBayNews9, the Tampa Bay Times (twice), and Authentic Florida. Finally, in September, we moved from our offices at the MOM Art Annex to The Factory in the arts district of St. Pete and opened our doors to the public. Our lease runs through July 2024. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

Our New Year 2024

January 2024 last call to view Alexia Nye Jackson’s Mother: The Job exhibit through January 15th onsite at The Factory. Then, MoM welcomes the Womb Project ‘Time-based Sculpture and Documentation’ with yarn by Madison Hendry.

January 15th New Board Members announced.

February 18th Feminist Pizza Party: as part of Dining for the Arts with Historic Kenwood.

March is Women’s History Month!

March 16 & 17 – MOM Art Annex Studio Tour as part of the AEHK.

March 22-24 – Annual MoM Conference: Threads of Connection – Sorry/Not Sorry featuring keynote speaker Courtney Kessel with an interactive site-responsive installation of “Fabric of Life” and the art of the doula and Madison Hendry with group-led conversations circles at the Mother Tree with community crochet, panel discussions, conference presentations, and local health & wellness exhibitions.

May is Mothers Month! Saint Petersburg Month of Photography – SPMOP (Local Photography Exhibit) in partnership with local artists.

June- July Geography of a Woman featuring Interiors “we are all pink inside” by Christen Clifford and the Goddesses of Malta.

This schedule is sure to blossom. If you are interested in getting involved with MoM as a volunteer, partner, collaborator, local sponsor, or through workshop or other participation, or if you’d like to share your time or expertise, please contact us! To make a donation to MoM go to our donation page please.

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Special Holiday Hours

MoM wishes you and yours all the best of health, wealth, and wisdom during these last few weeks of the 2023 season, and of course into the new year.

With our year-end fundraiser going strong and the first four months at The Factory in St. Pete under our belt, it’s time to rock forward into all kinds of new adventures. By, the way, did you know that recent evidence suggests museums improve our psychological, social, and spiritual sense of well-being?

If you think you might want to visit between now and the new year, please call ahead, or write first. Though drop-ins are welcome, our hours might be affected as our volunteers take care of their own busy lives. Call 877-711-MOMS (6667) or INFO@MOMmusem.org. We’ll get back to you asap.

Museums Are Good For You

Over the past few years, Britain has added a focus on non-medical interventions that address psychosocial wellbeing which includes connecting people with museums and other cultural organizations. They are working to shift from a deficit-based approach toward care, to finding new ways to support health and wellbeing. “A growing body of evidence shows that museums can bring benefits to individual and community health and wellbeing in their role as public forums for debate and learning, their work with specific audiences through targeted programmes, and by contributing to positive wellbeing and resilience by helping people to make sense of the world and their place within it,” suggests Mind, Body, Spirit: How museums Impact Health and Wellbeing. This relates to all museum collections, whether they be art, history, or science. Link to article.

By The Numbers

Since we opened at The Factory, we have been averaging about 1,200 guests a month. But, because we are free and open to the public, our solvency depends on fundraising. We are currently looking to raise the funds for rent and utilities through 2024. We did the math – if 1,398 friends, family, and followers donate $20 we will get there! Can you help? Every dollar makes the dream happen. We need you, each of you, now! Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. We are a 501c3 non-profit.

MoM Loves You!

Oh, and our website is now ADA compliant! Yay. We hope you love that too. Look for the little pop-up symbol.

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This Is How We Do It: One Person, One Day At A Time With Inspiration For All – SUPPORT MoM! We NEED YOU NOW.

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Can you answer this question? How many people wept tears of gratitude on Saturday at the Museum of Motherhood, either because they felt ‘seen’, ‘heard’, or because they accessed the information they’d been seeking?

The answer is THREE, in addition to the other amazing people we had the pleasure of interacting with. We witnessed the overwhelmed military mom, a traveler from Dallas, and a son who recently lost his mother and was looking for connection. They all dabbed tears from their eyes. Since moving to The Factory in St Pete, we are greeting approximately 1,200 people a month with a mission of informing and inspiring lives while remaining free and open to the public. We are able to do this because of your generous donations.

The non-profit world is hard. It’s a fact that many museums struggle to maintain their collections, buildings and staff. MoM currently has over a dozen community volunteers, a devoted director, a strategic team for infrastructure building and fiscal growth, a commendable collection of mother-made art, and a mission of taking our rightful place in the museum world.

For twenty years, on a shoestring budget, with an unrelenting commitment to thrive, founder Martha Joy Rose has championed the Museum of Motherhood, first through its New York non-profit status with the Motherhood Foundation Inc, to the MaMaPaLooZa Festival, to the streets of Seneca Falls, to Manhattan College, to the Department of Gender and Sexuality at USF in Tampa, to St Petersburg, Florida.

In 2019, the MOM Art Annex 501c3 was approved for Florida non-profit status. Then, the pandemic. MoM pivoted to mentor eighteen interns from around the world with a variety of projects and made its facility available to over a dozen artists in residence supporting mother made art, literature, and performance. Post-pandemic, from 2022-2023, we conducted over 178 in-home tours featuring the artifacts in our permanent collection, hosted healthy community suppers for families in need, and participated in Localtopia. We were able to purchase the Mother Tree for our permanent collection in 2023 and make the transition from the MOM Art Annex office to The Factory in the Arts District of St. Pete.

The Time For MoM’s Sustainability Is Now

We are poised for success. Our ducks are in a row, our noses are clean and our strategy for success is in place. All we need now are the partnerships, dollars, and donors to take this museum production to legacy status. Our goals are to continue to build out community partnerships. This year we added the Fairgrounds St Pete, Heiress Gallery, Girls Rock St Pete, and Naaman Creative to our team of community collaborators.

Our space at The Factory is staffed and ready to greet you. Exhibitions since our opening in September have included Amy Wolf’s wearable collection, and Alexia Nye Jackson’s Mother: The Job. Plans are underway for our annual spring MoM Conference, and future exhibits with Madison Hendry and Christen Clifford.

Please Donate Today

Our Go Fund Me has launched with a goal of raising $30K. (These dollars have already been matched for our 2023 budget). Now we need to raise the rest! We will be using this money to pay our rent, keep our lights and phone on, and to make our website ADA compliant.

Donations can be made by Check and addressed to 538 28th St. N. St Petersburg, FL 33713, through our Go Fund Me, or on our website. Your support is critical to our success. LINK TO OUR GO FUND ME IS HERE.

Join our year-end fundraiser for the Museum of Motherhood! We need your support to keep the rent paid and the lights on!
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#GivingTuesday: Mothers Give Everyday: what Rosalynn Carter said about caregiving

“There are only four kinds of people in the world—those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” Rosalynn Carter.

What is a m/other, if not someone who sees to the wellbeing of her family whenever and if-ever possible? From birth on, the person who both gave us life and also the person who often sees to our care and upbringing are forever linked through body, mind, and psyche to the one’s whom they are connected.

Through our biologies, our relationships and our care-work, we are all connected in unfathomable ways

Our children’s cells live on in our brains. Whether we are caregiving forward towards our offspring or adopted children, or our neighborhood, or caring backward for a parent or grandparent , the circle of life involves constant attention to our collective well-being.

Research shows women who live near each other affect the other’s reproductive cycles. It is also scientifically proven that we share more than just our pregnant bodies with our offspring. “Women have microchimeric cells both from their mother, as well as from their own pregnancies” (Link). These remain in our bodies throughout our lives. We are indeed present in not only our physical reality but also our energetic one.

We honor the work of Rosalynn Carter and of all the mothers and others who have devoted large portions of their lives to caring for others: this can mean mental health care, infant care, healthcare, domestic care, professional care, partner care, community care, parent care and even environmental and pet care.

MoM needs your help as we nurture the nurturers and empower the future caregivers of the world

At the Museum of Motherhood we work everyday, round the clock to share the art, science and herstory of mothers. In September, we moved to a new 1,000 sq. ft venue in the arts district of St. Petersburg, Florida!

With over a dozen volunteers who reach thousands of individuals each month, we require the dollars to stay open, accessible, and free to the public.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

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Our ‘Mothers Give Everyday’ Campaign is a call to raise $30K:

Can you help us pay the rent and utilities in 2024 at our new venue?

Can you help us make our website ADA compliant.

Will you add a name to our Tribute page?

MAKE A LEGACY DONATION IN THE NAME OF SOMEONE YOU LOVE ON OUR TRIBUTE PAGE! Donate here [Link at bottom) or on our GoFundMe page!

Join this campaign in memory of your mother, grandmother, and those people you hold near & dear: the blended families, the non-traditional families and the individuals that have nurtured you. Or, honor a professional who has impacted your life by taking care of your reproductive health: the midwives, obstetricians, nurses, doulas, and pediatricians. The teachers, aunties, and other mothers who have and are impacting the future leaders of our world!

After 20 years of creating conferences, working with students around the world, mentoring young women (and men), and creating a safe and then significant space for family members, we have landed:

HELLO ST PETERSBURG WE HAVE JOINED THE CITY OF MUSEUMS!

Make a tax deductible donation in any amount to the MOM Art Annex 591c3 for the Museum of Motherhood .

MoM loves you and values your participation.

Remember there is only one degree of separation between YOU and MOM.

DONATE NOW / Honor Somone on our TRIBUTE PAGE (optional)
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Membership and Year-End Donation Drive – the Museum of Motherhood Needs You!

Greetings Friends – MoM wants you to be part of this significant, empowering, and impactful outreach initiative. Help MoM build on our successes with you as our partner. Now is the time for our year-end membership and donation drive. Your memberships and donations are our main source of income, keeping us free and open to the public throughout the year. Because of you, we continue to reach people from around the world with this important project.

Significance: We are the first and only Museum of Motherhood in the world, elucidating the art, science, and herstory of women, mothers, and families inclusive of all reproductive identities.

Empowering: We connect with students, travelers, and families reminding them of our collective shared status, our origin stories, and the inherent creativity of the human experience for the empowerment of all.

Impactful: We are devoted to educating the world about the contributions and experience of m/others both historically and in contemporary culture. We intend to fill a longstanding void by focusing on the many roles of women and mothers through our exhibits, events, resource center, scholarship, and educational partnerships. We are taking our rightful place in the museum world.

WE NEED YOUR HELP MORE NOW THAN EVER

We are a grassroots non-profit that has been devoted to the art, science, and herstory of women, mother’s and families since 2003. We have exhibited in the City of Seneca Falls (where the Suffragettes marched for the vote) the UES of New York City, and in multiple universities.

Last year, founder Martha Joy Rose featured exhibits and invited visitors into her domain post-covid and conducted 178 home tours along with sponsoring the work of artists in residence, while hosting free healthful community suppers with YesChefVillage, and creating volunteer and mentorship opportunities with local high school students throughout the semester.

During this time, many of you joined our campaign to purchase the Mother Tree for our permanent collection. Because of you, we were successful. The Mother Tree will be on exhibit at MoM beginning December 2023.

Now, we need you again! Please help us sustain our MOMentum by securing our overhead expenses from January through July 2024. Our rent total is $24 K. Help us keep the doors open, the lights on, and meaningful engagement opportunities happening. These operational expenses must be met in order to continue our work. We believe that together we can do it!

MoM opened its doors at the Factory St. Pete in the warehouse arts district this September. We currently serve 1,200 visitors each month, maintaining our mission of being free and open to the public for those most in need of support, information, conversation, and inspiration.

MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

Donation: Make a donation to MoM in any amount. No amount too small. DONATE

Membership: Join MoM with a membership. Multiple levels of participation are available. JOIN

Membership/Partnership: New Member Sign Up at the FairgroundsSt. Pete use code: MOM23 for free game add on at Fairgrounds St. Pete, as well as a free Activity Map at MoM. Or sign for a new MoM Membership for for add on experience at Fairgrounds! Sign up here with membership at MoM and/or follow links to Fairgrounds St. Pete Memberships.

Conference: Participate in our Annual Academic and Arts Conference. Call for participation is here. Early Bird Conference participation is: $150. SUBMIT

Shop: Go to our store to see new products! Order something online or come by our museum store in person. SHOP

Buy and Activity Map and Tour MoM: $11.50 PURCHASE

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE – STAY BLESSED – WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU THIS SEASON!

JOURNAL OF MOTHER STUDIES, CFP MoM CONFERENCE ’24, PODCASTS

The Journal of Mother Studies is now up online at JourMS.org. This 8th edition of the Journal elaborates on Maternal Landscapes from a variety of perspectives including the creative and the clinical. LINK TO JOURMS

Threads of Connection–Sorry/Not Sorry: Confronting mother (and other) blame–healing & resistance in contemporary culture and beyond

St. Petersburg, Florida & Online * March 22-24, 2024 * CFP – Deadline, Dec. 15th. Calling all scholars, artists, and community members for presentations and papers on the subject of mother (and other) blame, shame and pain, with a focus on resistance and healing. This international call for papers invites artists, sociologists, maternal psychologists, philosophers, anthropologists, women’s sexuality and gender professors, masculinity studies experts, birth-workers, doctors, researchers, students, and lay-people to share their work. SUBMIT

Podcasts are up with MoM Talks with My Sister. Seven episodes are posted now on a wide variety of topics. This internship project with Bethanie Dell (and her sister) have proved to be much more exciting than we ever could have anticipated! PODCAST PAGE

Stylin’ with Thee Heiress: 4th Tuesday of each month (starting Nov 28th). Help with your child’s hair. Are you able to manage your natural curls? We are here to help. Open to the community with expert guidance. All materials are provided. $30 requested donation but no one turned away for lack of funds. Register in advance please so we know how many hair kits to bring. Call 877-711-MOMS (6667) or write: INFO@MOMmuseum.org. Registration: using this link! 

Herstory/History on a cushion: Last Saturday of each month, Join Donika Vlada for history/herstory on a cushion at MoM. Sessions are 2-3:30 with stories, games, art-making, and discovery. Hands on activities offer fun and learning for ages 5 +. Pre-register by filling out our online form, emailing: INFO@MOMmuseum.org or by calling 877-711-MOMS (6667). Donations welcome. Parents can hang out in a chill environment or poke around The Factory.

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