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ANTHROPOLOGY of MOTHERHOOD

AESTHETICS of CARE

ART EXHIBITION

June 5-26

RADIANT HALL STUDIOS
308 Seventh Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

June 5, 6-8 pm Opening Reception
June 26, 6-8 pm Closing Party

Sophia Cardillo
Hannah Colen
Adair Heitmann
Mélanie Janel
Laura Lee McCartney
Saskia Le Peissker
Kat Marquez

Ella-Gabriel Mason
Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum
Lo/Lauren Nakamura
Elizabeth Mae Renfrew
Sarah Rose
Carrie Smith Libman
Stefanie Zito

 

Image Description: A warmly toned flyer with black text for show info: "Anthropology of Motherhood: Aesthetics of Care Art Exhibition."
A collage image piece by Sophia Cardillo has tightly packed and stacked layers of warmly toned textiles in various folded and draping textures, nestled in a wooden shelf. A femme figure sits on top of the shelf, gently bending forward to hold the arms of a baby who is lying down on their back. Folded and draped cloths with folk embroidery covers each of their heads.
Artist names are listed to the right of the image: "Sophia Cardillo, Hannah Colen, Adair Heitmann, Mélanie Janel, Laura Lee McCartney, Saskia Le Peissker, Kat Marquez, Ella-Gabriel Mason, Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum, Lo/Lauren Nakamura, Elizabeth Mae Renfrew, Sarah Rose, Carrie Smith Libman, Stefanie Zito"
Exhibition dates and event information is listed in black text below, along with the location and address:
"June 5-26
June 5, 6-8 pm Opening Reception
June 26, 6-8 pm Closing Party
Radiant Hall Studios
308 Seventh Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222".

The Anthropology of Motherhood (AoM): Aesthetics of Care Art Exhibition is a three-week art show in which artists explore what it means to aestheticize acts of care through translating personal, collective, and political gestures into visual, auditory, and tactile forms. Care exists at the intersection of art, labor, and love. It encompasses the unseen and often undervalued work of nurturing others, from parenting and elder care to community support and self-care. AoM: Aesthetics of Care asks: how do we render care visible? What does it mean to aestheticize acts of care—to translate these deeply personal, collective, and political gestures into visual, auditory, or tactile forms? How do cultural practices and traditions shape our understanding of care? What are the tensions between the visibility and invisibility of caregiving labor? How does care intersect with identity, race, gender, class, and other social factors? In what ways can art serve as an act of care, fostering connection and healing? How can we reimagine care systems and economies through artistic expression?

 
Online Exhibition Coming Soon
 
 
 
 
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Image Description: Anthropology of Motherhood logo depicts the abstract outline of a bare-breasted mother looking down at their baby in bold, thick, black strokes.

AN ONGOING PROJECT

ANTHROPOLOGY
of MOTHERHOOD

Anthropology of Motherhood is an ongoing curation of artwork and design that engages in the complex visual, material, emotional, corporeal and lived experiences of motherhood, care-giving, parenting, nurturing and maternal labor.

 
 
“We must expand the definition of motherhood - motherhood in physiology, socio-economic terms, gender, and race.”
— Flan Flaherty, AoM Founder
 
 
 
 

Background Video by Sarah Shotts.

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“I want to make sure that we are more in tune with the principles of the social model of disability and continue to use the arts, not only to showcase and develop the artists within Wales, but also capture opportunities to highlight social injustice.

All arts are in some way political [with a small ‘p’] and have a function beyond admiration and entertainment. They capture moments from beauty to suffering, they affirm and motivate us, they mirror society to raise concerns, and give us hope in our shared humanity.”
— Ruth Fabby, Disability Arts CYMRU
 
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“Indigenous people have stewarded Alaska for thousands of years. Their holistic understanding of the environment created a sustainable and symbiotic relationship with the waters, plants and animals of the land.”
 
 
“Land Acknowledgment is the public recognition of this knowledge and care. We look to Indigenous Elders and their youth for guidance. It is only Indigenous ways of being that will ensure our collective future.”
— MELISSA SHAGINOFF, of the Udzisyu and Cui Ui Ticutta clans in Nay'dini'aa Na Kayax
 
 
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“How I can create more opportunities in public spaces where mothers can practice patience, care and grace on and for themselves?”
— Jessica Moss, Artist
 
 
 
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