THIS WEEKEND!

Join us on Good Friday for the opening of Matrescence – a group show of four artists exploring the physiological, societal and emotional situation of motherhood. 

#Matrescence is having a cultural moment. Not yet in the dictionary, the term was coined in the early seventies by medical anthropologist Dana Raphael, and picked up thirty years later by author Lucy Jones. Today there is a live campaign to get this word more widely recognised as a descriptor for the process of becoming a mother. When mothers have been made since the dawn of life on Earth, why don’t we have a word for that? 

This exhibition delves into the raw, multifaceted experience of motherhood. From the fervent hope of conception and the silent grief of loss, to the overwhelming, transformative reality of nurturing new life. 

Through textiles, painting and installation, emerging artists Hayley Reynolds-MacLean, Mimi Rose, Molly Ardanowski, and Emily Stevens offer a space for shared witness and vital conversation about this universal yet often unspoken human experience. 

Opening night:

Friday 3 April 6pm – 9pm

All welcome

Continues: 

Saturday 4 April 11am – 6pm

Sunday 5 April 11am – 4pm

See you there!