Motherhood season

About our events

MAC's new season exploring diverse experiences of motherhood across cinema, visual arts, theatre and family events.

A person sits on a bed eating a macaroon, while a younger child irons in the background

Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood

A major group exhibition plunging into the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks.
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Who Cares? with Kaye Winwood

A project made with the caregivers, primarily mothers, of disabled children and young people.
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Two people are standing in front of a black brick wall with their hands on their hips, wearing a red dress and a fabric mask covering their faces.

Tereza Buskova: Hidden Mothers

An exhibition to empower women, especially migrant mothers facing isolation.
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List of Events

  1. A singer holds up an umbrella in front of watching audience of adults with babies.

    Babies Adventures in Music (BAM 2024)

    Music
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  2. Acts of Creation: Video Programme

    Free
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  3. Two women - one with blond hair, another with dark hair and glasses - smile and wear shiny gold outfits with an arm round each other.

    The Scummy Mummies Podcast: Live with special guest Jess Phillips MP

    Comedy
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  4. A person is staring directly into the camera, with an orange background

    Chai and Chat: Acts of Creation

    Talks
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  5. A woman is holding a child in her arms, next to another blonde woman. They are both listening to another woman talking

    Mothers who Make: Birmingham Hub

    Family
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  6. A person sits on a bed eating a macaroon, while a younger child irons in the background

    Curator's Tour

    Talks
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  7. A close up drawing of a face, with someone using a pencil to shade the lips

    Self-Portrait Making (CSC266)

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  8. A close up drawing of a face, with someone using a pencil to shade the lips

    Self-Portrait Making (CSC266)

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  9. A black and white drawing/etching of a woman lying back on the bed holding he separated legs apart

    Self-Portrait Weekender (ASC56)

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  10. Women's Bodies in Poetry (ASC36)

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  11. A black and white drawing/etching of a woman lying back on the bed holding he separated legs apart

    BSL Tour

    Talks
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  12. White fabric with red embroidery details, with a red textile strip with the words 'stolen' and 'given away' on top in silver thread

    Symposium: Picturing The Unseen - Grief & labour in and out of motherhood

    Talks
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  13. A painting of a nude person hunched over on the floor, with people in the background

    Acts of Creation: Panel Discussion

    Talks
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  14. A person is holding a straw up to a child's mouth, who is blowing towards some brown paper

    Mothers who Make: Birmingham and Coventry Hub

    Free
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  15. People are walking in the street with their arms outstretched, wearing rigid red dresses with their faces covered

    Artist Talk: Tereza Buskova

    Talks
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  16. A bright stage light casts a purple beam of light from the right of the image. On the left you can see the edge of a face, outlined by white highlights from the light and the rest in shadow,

    Mobilise Arts: The Queer Motherhood Project

    Theatre and Dance
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