Spilt Milk Gallery CIC presents their first group exhibition of 2022 marking a return to in-person programming for the first time since the pandemic. Harnessing the power of storytelling for social change, this new exhibition asks us to consider; Whose story is it?
The exhibition brings together a diverse grouping of international mother artists whose work responds to the notion of collective healing. Recognising the disproportionate affect the pandemic has had on mothers, and the desire to mend fractured communities, the need for collective healing has never felt so acute. As the late bell hooks suggested; “rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.”
The power of community has been key to Spilt Milk’s success over the past two years and with the rise in accessible online working, our artistic community has grown worldwide. Coming up time and again from our community is that in order to heal, we need space to share our stories. With work spanning a variety of disciplines, the exhibition provides not only the space to tell these stories, but an opportunity for the retelling of stories which have historically been told from the perspective of men. If storytelling is key to empowerment, we must also question the narrator.
Whilst these artists were brought together through the collective experience of mothering, the exhibition presents a diverse and intergenerational set of narratives. These narratives create space for shared grief, explore lost maternal lineages, represent family outside the binary and act as a catalyst for progressive conversations toward intersectional equity. The exhibition asks us to step back and to listen, to create space for all stories to be heard in the hope that all marginalized voices can be empowered.
Exhibiting Artists:
Lisa Alberts, Cassie Arnold, Ruth Batham, Charmaine Beneyto, Marisa Bernotti, Shweta Bist, Amy Briggs, Katie Croft, Roberta De Caro, Lisa Evans, Lynn Fraser, Deja M. Jones, Aleksandra Ka Kusowska, Carole Loeffler, Draya Madú, Rachel Kiddie McClure, Jen McGowan, Lauren McLaughlin, Kasia Ozga, Siusan Patterson, Laura Rosengren, Katie Heller Saltoun, Celine Sheridan, Victoria Smits, Meredith Starr, Maddie Swainhart, Kara Thorndike, Shona Wardrop, Kirsty Whiten.
The exhibition is open to the public between March 6th - 26th. Monday - Saturday 11am-5pm and Sundays 12-5pm. In compliance with Scottish Government Guidance, all visitors over the age of 12 are required to wear a face covering (unless exempt) and asked not to attend if they have had a positive LFT or are experiencing Covid symptoms.
