Events
EXTENDED TO OCT 27, 2024
EXTENDED TO OCT 27, 2024
Blending storytelling, painting and music, the show features stories by comunity members and portraits by renowned Realist Painter Doug Safranek
30 Sugar Hill community members have been portrayed by realist painter Doug Safranek in the luminous medium of egg tempera, which dates back to the Florentine Renaissance.
Conceived by Murray Nossel to be enjoyed by adults, children and families, “Conduit” uses music, painting and interactivity to draw us into the healing realm of story. The show’s recorded mother stories by community members are mixed with music scored by Barbara+Marco and broadcast through the gallery.
During the course of the exhibit (extended to Oct 27) visitors will be encouraged to place photos, poems and mom mementos on the exhibit’s living shrine. Stories are translated into either English or Spanish depending on the story source.
“This show celebrates the unique perspective that stories about mothering bring to our view of the world, particularly in these troubled times,” says storytelling pioneer Murray Nossel. “But like everything we do with stories, listening is perhaps the most important component. The most meaningful and transformative stories are told when we engage and listen.”
Tickets $9, Children Free, Open Thu to Sun, 898 St. Nicholas Avenue (at 155th Street) sugarhillmuseum.org
Everyone Has a Mother… Toda Mamá Tiene una Historia
FOR PRESS INQUIRIES CONACT BECK LEE
516-641-3986 beckleedrama@gmail.com
World Mother Storytelling Project’s Educators Guide
Celebrating the mother figures in our lives, the “Conduit” art exhibit is designed to be enjoyed by adults, children and families.
We invite anyone working with young people to take a look at our Children’s Guide to plan your visit and for ideas on how to spark playful and enriching storytelling and listening.
We hope “Conduit” will extend in meaningful ways into our daily lives, and inspire all of us to tell our mother stories.
“Conduit” is the brainchild of the storytelling pioneer Murray Nossel. Adding to Gandhi’s wisdom, Nossel believes, “The change you want to see in the world begins with your own story.”
Upcoming Events
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Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling
JUNE 5- OCTOBER 27, 2024
NEW YORK
Installation exhibition with audience participation.
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Town Hall (NYC) Events
2025, NEW YORK
Queering the Mother
Mothers and Migration
Past Events
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Buddhist Arts and Film Festival
2018, COLORADO
Mother Storytelling Workshop – an experiential staged event in which Murray Nossel taught an audience how to listen and tell mother stories.
“Conduit” - Installation using paintings by Doug Safranek of mother and child pairs accompanied by recordings
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Bronx High School of Science
2019, NEW YORK
Semester-long workshop in which 10 students crafted short performances, retelling their mothers’ stories.
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World Mother Live
2020, MOTHER’S DAY ONLINE EVENT
An online event in which Murray Nossel took mother/child pairs through the process of listening and storytelling. Participants came from all over the world, including India, South Africa, the UK, Palestine, and Israel.
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World Mother Pride
2020, ONLINE EVENT
An online event focused on LGBTQ mothers and children
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Mothers Rising
2020, ONLINE EVENT
An online event about mothers who have lost children to gun violence.
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International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI)
2021, LIVE EVENT
We worked with indigenous community leaders to document stories of disappearing cultures, particularly those containing the knowledge of women.
