RESOURCES
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INTERVIEWS/GROUPS ETC.
The Artist/Mother Podcast, a podcast and community mainly focused on visual artists
KCNET’S Artbound, a one-hour film on visual artist/mothers
5 Questions to Zosha Di Castri about The Dream Feed, on I Care If You Listen
Morishita, C. (2019). A Silent and Invisible Pressure: A Panel Discussion With Eight Japanese Women Composers. Tempo, 73(290), 25-39.
AMS Music, Sound and Maternity Reading Group, call of interest
Parents In Jazz (formerly “Mothers In Jazz”) is a conversation series started by Nicky Schrire & published by London Jazz News. (archive of interviews can be found here)
The Moms on the Bus, a community for unpacking the intersection of passions, identity & momhood, including life as a touring musician (led by Becca Stevens)
“How We Do Both”, Tumblr space for contemporary artists to exchange honest responses about making art and mothering
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OPPORTUNITIES/HELP
The Peleh Residency at Asylum Arts cross-disciplinary residency for artists with families (Berkeley, CA)
Abrons Arts Center’s Parent Artist AIRspace Residency provides support for 1 parent artist working in the visual arts, music, curatorial practice, and/or literary arts, with studio space, free tuition to Abrons Arts Camp, an unrestricted $1,000 stipend, and opportunities for intergenerational engagement.
An Artist Residency in Motherhood, A self-directed, open-source artist residency to empower and inspire artists who are also mothers.
Family Residencies at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, CO. Open to all artists including composers and performers, with the option to bring a partner and children, or come on your own, plus a 1K stipend for a 10-day residency.
Creatives Care, offers free services to help artists access affordable mental healthcare.
Pinch Sitters, connects families to trusted, dedicated, and experienced babysitters in and around NYC (for on-call, occasional, last minute and emergency childcare needs).
Baryshnikov Arts Residency Program includes use of studios and theaters, work-in-progress showings, honoraria, and technical and admin assistance. They’ve been supportive of artist-mothers in the past.
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ARTICLES ETC.
Artist Residencies Need to Start Thinking About Parents, by Daniel Gerwin (Hyperallergic)
“Composing & Motherhood”, an article by Emily Doolittle Article published in New Music Box on April 26, 2017
Mother Maker, an online magazine featuring conversations with artists who are mothers.
Is Contemporary Music Ready for a Baby Boom?, an article by Ellen McSweeney published in New Music Box on March 12, 2014
“Mothers as Makers of Death”, an essay by Claudia Dey published in the Paris Review
“How Motherhood Changed My…”, a New York Times article featuring the personal transformations of sixteen mothers
”Moments of Laughter”, article by Hildegard Westerkamp in Perspectives of New Music
“The Art of Being True”, from Erica Lindsay’s essay Sonic Creation, published in New Music Box
“‘Motherhood is taboo in the art world – it's as if we've sold out': female artists on the impact of having kids” in The Guardian
“What Does It Mean To Be an Artist and a Mother?”, a New York Times article reflecting on the life and work of Ree Morton
“The African Woman and Music”, a TED Talk discussing balancing of gender roles, including childcare, and musical activities in Africa
JWCM (Japanese Women Composers Meeting) a research collective of contemporary female music composers. Their work includes symposiums such as “Search for Work-Life Balance in Japan”, and “Mom & Dad Musicians Meeting Online”.
Motherhood in Music in 10 steps: The Invisible Work of Mother Musicians, by Sara Serpa (essay 4 in “The Art of Being True: M³ Anthology of Writings”)
The New Standard of Care, by PAAL (Parent Artist Advocacy League for Performing Arts + Media)
Johnson-Williams, Erin and Michelle Meinhart. "Introduction." Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture, vol. 26, 2022, p. 68-73. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/wam.2022.0003.
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WORKS AND PIECES
Hildegard Westerkamp “Moments of Laughter”
The Dream Feed duos with Zosha Di Castri
Clara Latham, “BERTHA THE MOM”
Alicia Hall Moran, “Through the Deep End: 6 Songs on Motherhood”, and a behind the scenes video
Sarah Kirkland Snider, “Parallel Play”
Paola Prestini, “His Song”
Jessica Meyer, “Axè”
Eunbi Kim, “Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art”
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