Visual artist Lisa Creagh and Halton Family Hubs are pleased to announce the launch of an exhibition of breastfeeding portraits across Halton Family Hubs and an outdoor audio tour of breastfeeding stories at Norton Priory’s walled garden from July 23 2024.
More info about the launch event
Halton Family Hubs and Norton Priory are collaborating for a Breastfeeding Celebration Event on Tuesday 23rd July 2024, 10.30am – 2.30pm. Families are invited to join this celebration of breastfeeding, where they can be the first to experience the audio tour in the beautiful walled garden at Norton Priory, with free entry to the museum and grounds for the day.
There will be lots of activities for babies and children throughout the event, including music and singing, baby sensory, story time, arts and crafts, and light refreshments. Some of the local women who have participated in the Holding Time workshops will read their poetry, as we launch this exhibition to celebrate the very real and unique experiences of breastfeeding from local mothers.
Portraits will be on display at the Family Hub venues across Runcorn and Widnes .
The walled garden at Norton Priory will be hosting an audio tour of mothers’ stories this summer.
The exhibition and audio tour follow free writing workshops that took place at Halton Lea Library with local mothers from the Family Hubs network area. Poetry created by Halton mothers will be part of the exhibitions in the form of videos on show at the venues.
These writing workshops were delivered by Rachel New, a writer and experienced Creative Lives producer who is delivering workshops as part of The Holding Time Project, a photography exhibition of breastfeeding portraits.
Examples of mothers poetry: https://youtu.be/rl5Cmw4De4w
Rebekah Walsh, Practice Manager at Halton Borough Council, says:
“We are really excited to be offering exhibitions in collaboration with The Holding Time project through Halton Family Hubs. We are confident that these events will help us in our mission to encourage more open conversations about the unique journey that every breastfeeding woman experiences; including the challenges, the joys and everything in-between. We recognise the value of sharing stories and using creative writing to explore and process emotions, and address these in a supportive environment.”
The Holding Time project has been created with mothers from across the UK in Brighton, Coventry and Liverpool and aims to address and overturn breastfeeding preconceptions and myths, challenge stereotypes, and – above all else – improve breastfeeding rates by harnessing women’s knowledge and wisdom.
To book your free place at the Breastfeeding Celebration event, visit: https://norton-priory-museum-and-gardens.arttickets.org.uk/norton-priory-museum-and-gardens/halton-breastfeeding-celebration-event-66901f20af9ee
For further information about the Holding Time project, contact info@holdingtime.org
Social media: https://linktr.ee/holdingtimeproject
Writing workshops: https://holdingtime.org/2024/04/02/halton-family-hubs-network/
Podcast about the workshops: https://youtu.be/S7a6C82ptNY