I curated an art show about motherhood. Doing this show was part of my healing process that I started in therapy (see this post here). Here's a little more info on the show: "As I’ve been navigating my new role as “mom,” I’ve been fascinated with how diverse the trek to motherhood can be. Some of us struggled and cried for years to be a mother. Some of us accidentally were thrown into motherhood and rose to the challenge. Some of us didn’t struggle or weren’t surprised, but had other unique hardships and joys along the way. I was inspired to curate this art show based upon some of our motherhood journeys, while also raising support for other mothers – “mom-ing” is hard enough, y’all! The works in this show revolve around, depict the essence of, or tell a specific moment in the life of these artist/mamas." I invited the artists to donate a percentage of their sales to the Milagro House and 100% of the proceeds from card sales went to the Milagro House as well. Guests to the art show were invited to peruse the Milagro House's wishlist and bring along an item to help another mother in her motherhood journey. I really wanted this show to support and encourage moms! The first show was hosted at Main Street Mount Joy in May featuring the work of 11 artist-mamas. We added 4 more mothers and moved the show to Folklore Coffee & Co. in Elizabethtown for the month of June. In the end, we raised $165 for the Milagro House, along with donations of wipes! I was so encouraged by how much the show grew in such a short period of time - from 16 works by 11 artists to 34 works by 15 artists in less than a month. It felt contagious and seeing the spark of creativity reignited in these artists was amazing. I'm so thankful to everyone who played a role in seeing this show's success and I can't wait to see what next year holds for us! Below are some images from both show locations.
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