Date: September 7-23, 2018
Location: The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Title: Weighty Concerns: Both Artist and Mother
Website: https://www.theclaystudio.org/exhibitions/weighty-concerns-both-artist-and-mother

Project Concept
The weight of parenthood is both lovely and exhausting. These three women, who are each at different stages of motherhood, are also actively practicing artists. They will spend the month installing work they feel addresses the weighty concerns of being both an artist and a mother. The exhibition will also engage the project Both Artist and Mother, created by Kate Fisher. On Saturday, September 23, 12-2pm we will host an event for parents in the arts to come together for discussion and support. Children welcome.

How Does this Project Fit in with the Vision of the Both Artist and Mother Site?
We would like to honor the idea of supporting other mothers in the arts by building on the great foundation created by Both Artist and Mother, rather than creating a project with no ties to the other mother artists who have worked on this concept before. Inherent in the concept of motherhood is nurturing, I believe your project succeeds in applying that nurturing to colleagues and I’d like to reflect it with our show at The Clay Studio.

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Created By Jennifer Zwilling
Email: jzwilling@theclaystudio.org
Website: https://www.theclaystudio.org/
Bio: Jennifer Zwilling joined The Clay Studio as Curator of Artistic Programs in January 2015. She administers the Gallery, Shop, Artist Residence Program, Guest Artist Program and The Clay Studio Collection.

An active member of the craft world in Philadelphia and beyond, Zwilling has forged relationships across museum, academic and media boundaries. She is a member of the Board of Overseers of Craft NOW Philadelphia. Before coming to The Clay Studio she was at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for 14 years, where she has held numerous positions, most recently Project Assistant Curator for American Decorative Arts and Contemporary Craft. Jennifer taught the History of Modern Craft for ten years at Tyler School of Art, as well as American Art History at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She holds a BA in History from Ursinus College and an MA in Art History from Temple University, Tyler School of Art.