A self-directed, open-source artist residency to empower and inspire artists who are also mothers.
You don’t have to apply. It doesn't cost anything, it's fully customisable, and you can be in residence for as long as you choose. You don't even have to travel, the residency takes place entirely inside your own home and everyday life. An Artist Residency in Motherhood is the reframing of parenthood as a valuable site for creative practice, rather than an obstruction to be overcome.
On this website you can read more about how the residency began, become an artist-in-residence-in-motherhood or join the mentorship program.
“This is a beautiful, thought provoking and brilliant project.
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There are over 1,200 Artists-in-Residence-in Motherhood. Residents are now in all 50 US states and 81 countries including;
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uganda, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Click the red markers on the map above for details on each resident.
Register your own residency-in-motherhood here
An Artist Residency in Motherhood and Lenka Clayton were recently featured amongst many artists with children in a wonderful article on ARTSY; You Can be a Mother and Still be a Successful Artist.
“(An Artist Residency in Motherhood) came out of the feeling of trying to do two things at the same time that didn’t feel like they could fit,” she says. “It’s come to completion for me, now it’s something that anyone can take part in.””
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An early experiment in parenting & working, Walking Studio, 2011, Lenka Clayton
“It took me over a year after my son was born to even start to find a way back to my work. The whole time, I held onto your work like a lifeboat. It made me feel that even though I couldn’t yet see my way back to myself as a scholar, that somehow it was possible and eventually I’d find my path.”
““I find your work a welcome, positive outlook on motherhood. It encourages me to not give up my artistic endeavours.””
“I love the idea of this”
“You’ve done this amazing thing of moving beyond what can be despairing moments of artistic isolation to emphasize what is so rich and inspiring about being a parent. I’m blown away and completely moved.”
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