Who Cares?
Venue: Newark Works • BA2 3DZ
Opening night: 6pm until late • Fri 24 May 2024
Open 11am - 6pm daily • 25 May to 8 June 2024
Fully accessible, for full details see map : fringeartsbath.co.uk/map
Who Cares? celebrates artists who are also caregivers, opening our minds to what a modern artist might look like, one with caring responsibilities.
Not only will this exhibition provide a platform for artists who are caregivers, it will also create a network between these artists - something that many artist-parents have sought when trying to break back into the artworld after having children.
Visibilising care work in the art world will encourage us to be more mindful of the multiple roles a modern artist has, being sensitive to each other’s needs and creating a more caring working environment.
Being an artist and caregiver are two roles that have historically been conflicting; this exhibition seeks to highlight the integral role of care in society and change how galleries view artists with caring duties.
Image © Caroline Walker, Roundmoor Drive, 2022. Source: carolinewalker.org/lisa.html
Image © A.L Steiner, Puppies and Babies, source: hellomynameissteiner.com/Puppies-Babies-1
Image © Alice Neel, Mother and Child,1962. Source: aliceneel.com/neel-works/mother-and-child-2
Curated by Hannah Bowles
Hannah Bowles is an independent curator from Cambridge, based in London. She was awarded with an MFA in Curating at Goldsmiths in 2022.
Hannah’s research and work focuses on themes of social reproductive feminisms, care and socially engaged practice. Her previous projects include (M)otherwise at the Women’s Art Library and playgrounding at Goldsmiths Nursery as well as contributed writing to Hettie Judah’s 'How not to exclude artist mothers (and other parents). '
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Curator Hannah Bowles