With support from the City of Milwaukee’s Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation and Lowe’s, the Amani neighborhood took part in Groom and Bloom this past weekend, a city-wide flower sale heralding…
Its great to see the project extend into and beyond the Amani Neighborhood (this one is from the Walkers Point neighborhood). We will be archiving some of the signs here…
During the opening of here, mothers are, a number of the women who opened their homes for the project were able to attend, which also gave us a chance to meet…
‘here, mothers are …’ a public art experience By Eddee Daniel, Art City contributor April 9, 2012 On the corner of 24th and Locust is a sight that is all…
Many thanks to everyone who made it out to the official opening of here, mothers are. It was a sunny morning in the park with homemade treats, families and friends.
With the installation at 24th and Locust complete, here, mothers are will continue to grow in this digital space, through submissions of stories, thoughts, and photographs. We begin with a wonderful…
This morning, we picked up 200 crisp, white and red yard signs, ready to take here, mothers are to lawns in the community surrounding the installation and beyond. A taste of…
In addition to the installed images, text, and sound, over the past week, the space itself has come quite a long way. A boundary wall has been built, fresh coats…
Jacki & Nicole find strength: Going to lengths to stay connected to Mom (she appreciates it): For Jacki, the constant, delicious smells in the houses of her youth meant something…
‘here, mothers are’ opens in Amani neighborhood By Mary Louise Schumacher of the Journal Sentinel April 3, 2012 Artist Sonja Thomsen and storyteller and former Radio Milwaukee producer Adam Carr…
What: Opening reception for here, mothers are When: Saturday, April 7th, 10am-12pm Where: The installation space — between 24th Place & 25th Street on Locust. Sonja Thomsen and Adam Carr would…
Due to absurdly inopportune timing, installation of here, mothers are has faced a minor setback. The house directly adjacent to our lot is unexpectedly installing a roof, which means the lot will…
While spending time in the installation space, we’ve had a chance to notice and interact with passersby. A handful of foot traffic: • With a spongebob backpack, a young man runs…
coming around the bend.
Installation is happening this week! When we got to the space today, there were a number of exciting and challenging surprises. Free wood chips and a new roof installation running…
Lance: Jacki:
This morning we visited Katherine, who lives just a few blocks from the Dominican Center. She was outside working in the sun when we arrived, getting her yard and garden…
We posted two audio collages a short while ago, that tap into some common themes of our conversations. This is another, collecting thoughts and impressions about being little:
We got our test print today from Communicor, a wonderful printer in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood. It looks great! The vinyl has a great finish for the images as well as a…
We first met Jacki Williams at the Guest House, where she cooks and serves a monthly meal with her husband Archie and volunteers from the Dominican Center (including Dorothy, Sister Ann,…
Yesterday, we spent our afternoon in the beautiful home of Nicole Lester and her daughter Brittney (shout out to King Class of ’11). They have a very close relationship and…
Adam is walking through the pop up gallery, mapping a future path. We are also hoping to add a table to the space for picnics and visiting. Two benches painted…
As we sort out the physical/visual portion of here, mothers are, we’re thinking about how we can translate the same approach with audio. These are some early experiments towards what this…
After spending some time with the audio from our visit with Diana, Queenie, and family, as things go, two favorite moments turned up at the very beginning and very end…
Just thirty-one short March days left before April 1st and the launch of the physical installation of here, mothers are! Many, many miles to travel before we rest, but imagining…
Over the course of the next month, we’ll be accumulating quotes/thoughts/fragments taken from our recorded conversations. Some will become part of the physical installation and others will likely pop up…
…of a mural for a window on the board up. Also, a non-digital rough draft, to scale:
“And if some of the stuff is hard to listen to — listen.” After co-founding the Dominican Center 20 years prior, Sister Ann Halloran retired two years ago (Georgia Pabst…
The process of translating hours of interviews and hundreds of photos to a physical installation has begun. Over the past couple weeks, we’ve had a chance to spend time with…
Adam and I spent the morning with Nicole, James, Antwan, Asia, Catherine and Leah. The intergenerational group connects neighborhood high schoolers with seniors for an activity once a month at…
Dinner was in the oven and the last of the homework, a worksheet on the letter ‘X,’ was finished. Katrina and Lance were ready for us. Five-year old Lance…
During our first experience stepping off Locust Street and entering the Dominican Center, we went directly to the ‘meditation room,’ a small space with places to sit and a few…
We’d heard repeatedly in our conversations at the Dominican Center, “You should really get in touch with her — you need to meet Dorothy.” Dorothy was our first living room interview of…
Amani, the home neighborhood of here, mothers are, is bounded by 35th Street on the west, 15th Street on the east, Capitol Drive on the north, North Avenue on the…
This project, “here, mothers are” will be an interactive site-specific photographic installation and collection of digital audio/visual pieces exploring motherhood and the lives of mothers living in the community adjacent…
December has been fruitful with bi-weekly visits to the center and introductions to many women from the neighborhood. Sister Ann and Sister Patricia have been instrumental in connecting us to…
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