Join Boscombe and Southbourne based neurodivergent mother-artists Emilie Giles and Corrianna Clarke for this M/Others Who Make creative session.
"All of our groups are designed to welcome women, people who birth and non binary people who are mothers, parents or carers at any stage in their journey. Makers of all interests and disciplines are encouraged to join us, whether your creative identity is a profession, a passion, or lying dormant, you are welcome. Children are encouraged to attend too and are integrated into the meeting, for the dual roles of mother and artist are recognised and given equal value within all MWM events." (MWM)
Events are open to all *mothers and non binary parents. Expectant, new, grand, great grand, step, foster, adoptive mothers. Those with babies, or older children. Mothers without living children. Mothers who breastfeed, mothers who bottlefeed. Mothers of any race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity. Mothers with a disability.
This in-person event will be held at The Old School House Boscombe, located at Gladstone Road East, Boscombe, Bournemouth, UK. Access is step free.
What ticket type do I need?
Our Donation tickets support us to keep providing creative opportunities to the community, and our Community tickets support you when you need it most . Where tickets are available, the choice is always yours. Community tickets are limited, so if you can no longer attend, please let us know so that somebody else can benefit in your place.
Getting to TOSH
If you are coming by foot or by bus, take the M2 bus and get off near Boscanova if coming from Southbourne, or the stop after Aldi if coming from Poole and Bournemouth. If you are coming by car we would recommend parking in the sovereign centre car park on parking on street. There is very limited first come, first serve free parking available onsite.
Pokesdown for Boscombe train station is a 15-20 minute walk to TOSH, along Christchurch Road.
TOSH has step-free toilets and kitchen facilities. If you have any access needs you would like to let us know about, please feel free to email: contact@toshspace.co.uk
The M/Others Who Make principles that underlie it and inform the running of all the hubs:
Welcoming and valuing the different roles you hold, as care-giver, as friend, partner, m/other, child, sibling – and the creative ones – as a maker of stories, songs, paintings, costumes, cakes, photos, pots, poems and more. During our events, the presence of children or other dependents is always welcomed. We support you to make the decisions that are best for your care.
Championing the power of peer support. We believe in the profound and transformative power of meeting one another as equals no matter who you are, and whatever your experience has been. We share skills and resources that enable us to support one other to find the answers we need.
Validating specific identities and experiences. We invite people to bring their whole selves, intersecting identities and lived experiences to our events. We aim to bring people together in meaningful and enriching ways, finding points of connection and solidarity, alongside celebrating difference.
M/Others Who Make is an international initiative connecting and supporting women and non binary people to thrive in their creative paths, alongside sustaining their caring roles, of self and others. We aim to enrich our community through peer support, mentorship, events, scratch work sharings, and creative opportunities.
At M/Others Who Make we celebrate care, cultivate creativity, and support connection.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEXANDRA SZIGETI
The Old School House,
Gladstone Mews,
Boscombe,
BH7 6BG
