2026 Events

On Saturday 4 July we visited Modern Art Oxford for

Witchcraft, Care and Reproductive Rights

an afternoon of conversation inspired by Olivia Plender’s exhibition Little Fennel’s Complaint

together we explored themes of reproductive rights, midwifery, witchcraft and the histories of women’s healthcare, alongside questions of care, labour and parenthood that are central to AWP’s work.

On Wednesday 27 May AWP was part of Making Room for Children and Art – a free symposium on artist-parent-child collaborations and other strategies for continuing a creative practice alongside caring for children – at Millennium Gallery, Sheffield

Making Room for Children and Art brought together artists, curators, researchers and art workers to share, discuss and develop thinking around intergenerational collaboration and the conditions that support artist-parents/carers and children in cultural institutions, studios and public spaces. Speakers included Shirley Cameron, Jo Harrison, Hettie Judah and Stryx Gallery.

A making and play space was active throughout the day, with artists and play workers to support attending families.

A poster advertising a free, family-inclusive art symposium titled 'Making Room for Children and Art.' It features a young child through a triangular opening in a colorful wooden structure, with event details including date, time, and location at Millennium Gallery in Sheffield.

On Friday 1 May Hettie Judah was in conversation with Alexis Soul-Gray and Kelly Jessiman: the artist-curators behind the exhibition Declarative Language – this discussion reflects on how artists’ practices are shaped by time constraints, emotional labour and the demands of care — not as limitations, but as conditions that actively reshape artistic thinking and production.

Close-up of a colorful painting of various animal faces, including pigs, dogs, and cats with expressive features.

On Thursday 26 March we co-hosted a Reading Group on Postpartum Psychosis in Art and Literature at PEER Gallery with artist and AWP member Leah Clements to coincide with her solo exhibition Apophenia.

Reflecting on shared experience of finding meaning in illness, Apophenia (2026) features a recorded conversation with Jenn Ashworth, author of ‘Notes Made While Falling’, a memoir and a cultural study of traumatised and sickened selves in fiction and film. 

In the reading group, led by AWP, we discussed Ashworth’s memoir along with a selection of texts that explore portrayals of postpartum psychosis in art and literature. Among the selected authors are Claire Kilroy and Ghislaine Leung.

A dimly lit room with white curtains on either side, illuminated by natural light from windows on the left. In the center of the wall, there is a framed picture of a lush forest scene with sunlight filtering through green trees.

Leah Clements, Insomnia, South Kiosk, 2022

On Monday 23 February, 1.30-2.15pm we hosted a free online event with the Women’s Budget Group a leading feminist think-and-do tank, who gave a short presentation on Women in the Economy.

This session explored how gender shapes wealth and economic inequality. The presentation will introduce the work of the Women’s Budget Group, explain the gender wealth gap, and show how unpaid care work sits at the centre of economic injustice. We also examined the impact of austerity through an intersectional lens and discuss how policies such as a wealth tax could form part of the solution. The session was an opportunity to understand the bigger picture, learn from real-world examples, and take part in a conversation about building a fairer economy.

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Illustration of a seesaw balancing two people, a man and a woman. The man, standing on the left, is taller and surrounds himself with large stacks of coins. The woman, on the right, is shorter and also has stacks of coins. The background is purple with text that reads 'The Art Working Parents Alliance' and 'WBG Women's Budget Group'.

On Saturday 7 February we had a bumper event at
Dulwich Picture Gallery, South London

We were given free entry and curator’s introductions to
The ArtPlay Pavilion
An immersive and sensory play space for children up to 8 years
Created by HoLD Art Collective.

A painting of a woman with blonde hair sitting in profile, wearing a dark dress with a grey jacket, holding a hat in her lap, with a green plant on the left and a wooden cabinet on the right against a white wall.

& We recievd access to DPG exhibition
Anna Ancher: Painting Light.

Colorful playroom with pink and orange plush furniture, cloud and sky painted walls, and a wooden ceiling with natural light from a large skylight and round window.