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Posted inOpinion

How the Ivory Tower Always Comes Crashing Down on Artist Parents

Avatar photo by Arielle Fields March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

The true problems relate to the invisible architecture of these institutions that cannot or will not respond to the needs of parents.

Posted inOpinion

How MFA Programs Perpetuate the Taboo Against Artists Having Children

Avatar photo by Daniel Gerwin February 2, 2022February 3, 2022

Both male and female faculty internalize the idea that responsibility for raising children precludes serious art and then they recapitulate it.

Posted inOpinion

The Myth About Having Children as an Artist

Avatar photo by Daniel Gerwin October 4, 2021October 4, 2021

COVID-19 demolished the canard that serious work is incompatible with family life. We can no longer entertain the illusion that raising children requires a total sacrifice of any other endeavor.

Posted inArt

A Residency Designed for Artist-Parents Is the First of Its Kind in US

Avatar photo by Daniel Gerwin July 18, 2021July 19, 2021

The Interlude Artist Residency in the Hudson Valley gives artists focused time to work “without ignoring the real and often conflicting requirements of parenthood.”

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A New Feminist Art Collective Raises Awareness for the Labor of Motherhood

Avatar photo by Rea McNamara November 25, 2020November 1, 2021

44.4 Mothers/Artists Collective is making space in Ottawa and the Outaouais region for artists who are mothers, who have been habitually overlooked in the art world.

Posted inArt

Artist Residencies Need to Start Thinking About Parents

Avatar photo by Daniel Gerwin October 6, 2020November 5, 2020

Amir H. Fallah, Ellen Lesperance, Joyce Kozloff, and other artists share their experiences with residencies.

Posted inArt

During Pandemic, Artist-Parents Reflect and Get Creative With Their Kids

Avatar photo by Rachel Heidenry May 8, 2020August 17, 2020

Edgar Arceneaux, Shaun Leonardo, Mckendree Key, and other artists share the creative methods they are using to engage and educate their children.

Posted inArt

The Politics of Being a Parent in the Art World

by Gregory Sholette March 4, 2016March 9, 2016

The Let Down Reflex is essential viewing for anyone engaged with issues of caring economies, so-called “women’s work,” or the question of living wages for the art world’s service workers.

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