Anxiety, fear, joy and hope are all possible emotions women experience when anticipating the birth of a child. In the not too distant past, fear of dying was also mingled in mix and is still a possibility. The current “With Child: Otto Dix/Carmen Winant” exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum brings all these joys and fears into focus. Brilliantly researched by guest curator Marcia Lagerwey, the three-part exhibit is a must-see, with the possible exception of children and teens. A bonus exhibit, “Reflections on Pregnancy and Birth,” is alone worth the trip to WAM. Featuring superb paintings, prints and poetry by local artists, the subjects run the gamut from screaming babies to dreamy mothers-to-be floating in the sea under starry skies. All three exhibits are timely, bringing the Dix and Winant works to public attention at precisely the moment when the civic discussion of women’s body … [Read more...] about CELEBRATED AT BIRTH: WORCESTER EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE ART OF MOTHERHOOD
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BEYOND THE DIAGNOSIS: CHILDRENS’ DETERMINATION POWERS TRAVELING SHOW
The body is physical, but the soul is not. It is soul that defines our soft truth, but it is body that defines our everyday tangible hard reality. If you can’t walk, your daily reality — the actual physical living — is challenged, but if the soul is solid, it can and will motivate you to find and create beyond the challenge, beyond the diagnosis. It is soul and spirit that motivated Patricia Weltin, founder and curator of “Beyond the Diagnosis,” to create an art exhibition program that spotlights the intangible — the soft truth, the essence, the angel light, the soul of children who, by no fault of their own — live with physical challenges and rare diseases that mark them in the harsh world. But beyond the physical, they are pure beauty. The Rumford, Rhode Island-based “Beyond the Diagnosis” is a traveling art exhibition of mostly traditional portraits, in a variety of painting … [Read more...] about BEYOND THE DIAGNOSIS: CHILDRENS’ DETERMINATION POWERS TRAVELING SHOW