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A series of images from the exhibition. One collage of a woman on top of a washing machine, a painting of baby bottles being washed in a sink, one nude sketch of a female, and one photograph of a woman preparing for birth. A series of images from the exhibition. One collage of a woman on top of a washing machine, a painting of baby bottles being washed in a sink, one nude sketch of a female, and one photograph of a woman preparing for birth.

Images (L-R): VALIE EXPORT, Die Geburtenmadonna, 1976 © VALIE EXPORT _ Bildrecht, Wien 2023; Caroline Walker, Bottles and Pumps, 2022. Courtesy the artist; Claudette Johnson, Afterbirth (1990), 1990. © Claudette Johnson; Hermione Wiltshire, Nicole Preparing For Birth. 2008. Courtesy of the artist.

Images (L-R): VALIE EXPORT, Die Geburtenmadonna, 1976 © VALIE EXPORT _ Bildrecht, Wien 2023; Caroline Walker, Bottles and Pumps, 2022. Courtesy the artist; Claudette Johnson, Afterbirth (1990), 1990. © Claudette Johnson; Hermione Wiltshire, Nicole Preparing For Birth. 2008. Courtesy of the artist.

Acts of Creation: Curator Tour & Cuppa for Mums

Thu 24 October 2024 , 10:30am-11:45am

Millennium Gallery

Join curator Hettie Judah for this informal tour of the new exhibition, Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, especially for mums.  

  

Coming to Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery from Hayward Gallery Touring and curated by writer and critic Hettie Judah, Acts of Creation plunges into the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day.

This informal social session invites mums, including those with babies and young toddlers, to accompany Hettie on a tour of some of the exhibition’s highlights. Afterwards, attendees can enjoy a cuppa, chat and a chance to reflect on their experiences of motherhood. Little ones are very welcome too!

Visitor guidance: Artworks in this exhibition address important issues surrounding women’s health and wellbeing, including nudity, childbirth, (in)fertility, miscarriage, abortion, loss, domestic abuse, adoption, sterilisation and obstetric violence. 

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