Presenting Your Voices: On Motherhood!

LAUNCHING YOUR VOICES: ON MOTHERHOOD! The International Museum of Women is thrilled to announce the launch of Your Voices: On Motherhood! Your Voices: On Motherhood is a curated online exhibition of over 30 extraordinary and compelling works by artists across the globe on the topic of motherhood.  The exhibition is the result of a global call for submissions, asking artists, writers, and journalists around the world to send us their stories related to modern motherhood. IMOW curated a selection of 34 stories from 600 submissions that came in from all over the world! The pieces exhibited as part of Your Voices: On Motherhood will come from 21 different countries and address a variety of topics, including motherhood and identity, work, health, pregnancy, alternative mothering, generational differences, and much more. We launch with four compelling stories. New stories will be launched every two weeks! Afterbirth, Paula Obe (Trinidad and Tobago): Paula Obe’s song about generational lessons handed down by her mother and grandmother is moving and has universal impact. Through Our Own Eyes, Kottavei (US): A mother and artist, Kottavei’s vibrant, celebratory mixed media paintings are meant to empower mothers globally. Yes These Bones Shall Live, Kate Wilhelm (Canada): Kate Wilhelm’s series on mothers who play Roller Derby explores issues of mothers’ independence and identity. Friend Me, Kathy Halper (US): When Kathy Halper “friended” her children on Facebook, she was exposed to an entirely different side of their lives. Her tongue-in-cheek Facebook-inspired embroideries explore how technology affects the modern mother/child relationship. New stories will launch for Your Voices: On Motherhood every two weeks through January 2012. Like your favorites on Facebook, leave comments for the artist or to start a conversation with other viewers, and read our e-newsletters to be alerted when new stories launch and when voting commences!