Our initiatives are dynamic. They create opportunities for awe, inspiration, and connection. Whether it’s a street exhibit, with interactive art-making activities, or an intensive healing workshop in a private setting, our aim is to impact our community in positive ways. By sharing our experiences, strength, and hope, we all grow. Here at MoM, we come from many cultures and backgrounds, but we are all one BIG HUMAN FAMILY.
Taking MoM To The Streets
Museum Mile Festival takes place on Fifth Avenue from 82nd St. to 105 St. every summer in New York City. It is an open house party celebrating arts and culture where museums like the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim, and The Jewish Museum (to name a few) open their doors to the public and invite everyone to play. The Museum of Motherhood was located at 401 East 84th St. and participated in the Festival, bringing MoM to the streets with interactive activities and giveaways (2013-2015). Now, we look forward to joining in on the many outdoor events in St. Petersburg, Florida, including the AEHK Studio Tour each spring in Historic Kenwood.
FeMAIL Postcards
We gather together to support each other’s affirmations and well-being. The FeMail workshop led by Suzie Banks Baum and Karen Arp Sandel facilitates reflection, personal expression, and the potential for creativity. Using found collage materials, we set our sights on the future by sending ourselves notes and letters about our aspirations, using the USPS. What can you share about yourself today? Who are you now? Who will you become tomorrow? Let’s support each other’s journey and joy!
Silent No More
LASALLIAN WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES CENTER MC
Community activism through community resistance -Silencing refers to techniques used to shut people up when they complain about sexism and other issues. It can also include bullying, violence, and oppression of any kind. Many of us have experienced silencing. Some of us have experienced silencing in provocative, profound or catastrophic ways. Individuals are encouraged to participate in a 90 minute art-making workshop that addresses silencing. Shared art experiences encourage healing & help create community through collaboration. Participants are empowered by making the internal external. Individuals explore techniques that facilitate activism and encourage us all to “Show Up, Speak Up and Act Up” in a supportive and safe environment. You need not be artistic to participate. No prior experience necessary. We provide all the materials for this workshop.
WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?
The What’s Your Sign platform encourages MoM participants to take a stand publicly on the topics near and dear to their hearts. It can also be a way to expressively share your personality and passions in a safe space. We invite you to participate online and send us your image or sign. We will continue to add to this exhibit. LEAVE A SIGN AT MoM [LINK]
- HUMAN FAMILY HOME – Link
- SCIENCE & Our BODY – LINK: (We are born and develop)
- HERSTORY & Our MIND – LINK: (We grow and establish a story about our families & ourselves)
- ART & Our IDENTITY – LINK: (We all have an ever-evolving reproductive identity in relationship to ourselves and others)
- EXHIBITS & COMMUNITY – LINK: (We connect with others over our commonalities)
MoM IS RAISING FUNDS Interactive Sculpture: Presence = Present [Click for More]
About this exhibit: The purpose of this exhibit is to provide online interactive activities that will inspire individuals and connect communities. We assert that humans have more in common with each other than they have differences. By focusing on our connections, we counter narratives that seek to separate and divide us. At MoM our guiding premise is that we all have an origin story linking us to our shared humanity. Every person holds this truth. On the micro level, humans can learn from each other and support each other’s activities once common connections are established. Children experience parents more compassionately and parents experience their offspring similarly. Families are transformed and communities are impacted. MoM supports these connections by nurturing activities within safe space so that new insights might establish roots and permeate the larger community as a whole. Our programs elucidate our commonalities through multiple programs we have successfully launched.
