MUSEUM OF MOTHERHOOD

Each year the Museum of Motherhood (MoM) welcomes interns from a variety of disciplines, including those interested in Art, Reproductive Identity, Human Development, History, Science, Non-Profit Business, and Women’s and Gender Studies. Internships focus on the social, psychological, and economic realities of womyn, men, non-binary, and m/others embedded in these and other experiences. Internships seek to balance individual goals and needs with those of the museums’. Study labs, online courses, individual projects, visual displays, research, and guest docent opportunities are just a few of the ways MoM has worked with university and graduate students since 2011. Internships are tailored to an individual’s interests and needs. Our Interns are extensively mentored in their area of interest and interns have gone on to secure jobs in the museum sector and won Fulbright Scholarships.

The MoM Art Annex Residency Program is open to those students, artists, and scholars engaged in the study of women, mothers, fathers, families, as well as those exploring reproductive identity. This is a self-guided residency, free of charge, by application only. MoM promotes its residents in the following ways: accommodations & local support, internet and utilities, as well as an introductory blog posted on the MoMmuseum.org website and an invitation to become part of our ongoing online community. Guest Residents are encouraged to interact with the local community including the Artist Enclave of Historic St, Pete. The live/workspace is located in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Fl. It is an opportunity for those wishing to focus on research, writing, or art-making in a quiet setting, close to amenities, in a supportive environment. These residencies are from 10 days to two weeks but can be extended by special request. We have welcomed individuals from around the world.

Each year since 2015, the Museum of Motherhood works in collaboration with local universities to plan, create, and produce The Annual Arts and Academic MoM Conference, supporting academic excellence and creative collaboration in the area of Mother Studies. Each year, organizers work with academics, students, and performance artists to create experiences that are both educational in nature, and supportive of womyn in the arts. The International Museum Of Motherhood (MoM) is a living, breathing, community-centered arts, media and social change space focused on amplifying the voices and experiences of m/others as well as those exploring reproductive identities. By connecting interdisciplinary initiatives, we pioneer new areas of academe, and manage a safe and inclusive space (online and in person), so that those invested in these areas of investigation will have the opportunity for personal expression in a collaborative community environment. These events are open to all.

The Journal of Mother Studies (JourMS) is a digital humanities hybrid project that disseminates articles, research, and creativity on the subject of Mother Studies which is a field of interdisciplinary study devoted to the issues, experiences, topics, history, and culture of m/others, mothering, and motherhood. The journal pivots within the humanities and includes the lived experiences of those identifying as mothers. Mother Studies examines postmodern critical theory and praxis, identifying a nexus of m/otherness as a determining force of intellectual and personal expression. While many academic interpretations including psychology and sociology acknowledge the relational status of human beings, Mother Studies focuses on the lived experiences within a variety of circumstance with attention to the procreative connection/disconnect status of pregnancy, birth, adoption, surrogacy, fostering, surrogacy, male-mothering, other-mothering, care-work, and self-identification.