(Non)Mothers Circle: Balancing motherhood with work in the professional art field

We invite you to the second meeting of the (Non)Mothers circle, with the theme Balancing motherhood with work in the professional art field, which will take place online via Zoom on 31 March at 5:00 PM CET. The discussion will be moderated and introduced by art historian Lucija Lunder from Slovenia. The lecture and discussion will be held in English. To participate, please register via email at igralke.kolektiv [AT] gmail.com.

Lucija Lunder, who has been exploring this topic for the past two years, will share insights from her research based on interviews with female artists from various disciplines in Slovenia, Lithuania, and beyond. She will present key findings, highlighting recurring themes and challenges faced by contemporary artist-mothers, and showcase examples of artistic collectives from the Czech Republic, Germany, and Lithuania that integrate motherhood into their artistic practice while also acting as support groups. Such initiatives are rare in our region and emphasize the need for solidarity and structural change within the arts sector.

Lucija Lunder holds a bachelor’s degree in Art History and Philosophy and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Art History and History at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. She spent one semester studying at Charles University in Prague and, in 2024, completed a three-month internship at Kaunas Artists’ House in Lithuania. Since 2019, she has been professionally active as an external collaborator with various museums and galleries in Ljubljana. 

The (Non)Mothers Discussion and Reading Circle is part of the artistic research for the new documentary performance "Mothers" by Kolektiv Igralke and Rajna Racz, which explores women's decision regarding motherhood. The premiere of Mothers will take place in July 2025 as part of Ulysses Theatre. Alongside Ulysses and Igralke, the co-producers of the performance are UO Kuća Nahero from Zagreb and Zavod Maska from Ljubljana. The artistic research is co-financed by the City of Zagreb, while the work of Igralke and Kuća Nahero is supported by the Kultura Nova Foundation.