An ‘After Session’ with Hettie Judah hosted by Talking Birds & Mothers Who Make Coventry at The Nest
Join us for an informal, intimate, early evening event built around art, conversation and community. The session will open with short presentations from four locally-based artists, each of whom will share their recent and current work.
Hettie Judah then takes a seat at the centre for an open, hour-long conversation, taking questions about the art world, about her work, about navigating a creative life. Bring whatever’s on your mind.
Afterwards, stay for refreshments and a chat. Hettie will also be selling and signing copies of her new book, How to Enter the Art World …After — a myth-busting guide for artists whose lives are complicated and human.
“Vital guidance for all artists. Empowering, encouraging and enlightening.” — Robert Diament, Talk Art
About Hettie Judah:
Hettie Judah is a writer and curator. She is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Frieze and The Times Literary Supplement, and writes a monthly column for Apollo magazine. Between 2016 and 2024 she was the chief art critic for the British daily newspaper The i. She was the curator of the acclaimed Hayward Gallery touring exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood.
Talking Birds and Mothers Who Make Coventry are delighted to be partnering to host this event.
About Mothers Who Make Coventry:
Mothers Who Make Coventry is the Coventry-based Hub of the international movement Mothers Who Make, founded in London in 2014 by theatre-maker and writer Matilda Leyser. Mothers Who Make Coventry was founded in 2019 and aims to support and celebrate mothers who are artists in the West Midlands area and beyond through myriad kinds of activities, events, gatherings, workshops, exhibitions, and publications. Follow their work @motherswhomakecov
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The event however is adult-focused but, as with all Mothers Who Make events, being parent friendly and accessible is of real importance to us and so if you need to bring children of any age along to this event, you are welcome. Under 16s will not need a ticket, but please do let us know (email adelemreed@yahoo.co.uk)if you do need to bring children with you, so we can prepare the space accordingly.
PLEASE NOTE due to ongoing construction work in the former industrial area surrounding The Nest, we are unable to guarantee any parking on site – there is, however, ample free on street parking nearby. We encourage anyone for whom parking at any distance would be a barrier to accessing the event to contact nestcoventry@gmail.com when booking your ticket – we’ll do our best to find an access solution with you, working around wherever the construction work is up to by the date of the event.
Free tickets are available to those who need them – please email nestcoventry@gmail.com to book
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