In 2018, Holding Time partnered with ONCA Gallery in Brighton to test the idea of a Breastfeeding Hub—a welcoming space for mothers’ voices, interviews, and conversations about the cultural and structural barriers to breastfeeding.

The exhibition featured a slideshow of mother interviews, a workshop, and a public dialogue between artist Lisa Creagh and writer Lucila Newell exploring the intersections of time, motherhood, and maternal experience.

This event marked a significant step in the Holding Time journey, combining art, advocacy, and community to highlight the realities of infant feeding and spark meaningful conversation about how society can better support new mothers.

Slideshow of the Exhibition at ONCA Gallery

ONCA Gallery was an opportunity to test out the idea of a Breastfeeding Hub, to gather together voices, show the mother interviews and start a conversation about the structural and cultural barriers to breastfeeding. This exhibition also featured a workshop and a conversation with Lucila Newell, Academic, Mentor and Writer of several BLOG posts for the website.

In Conversation: Lisa Creagh with Lucila Newell

Lisa Creagh and Lucila Newell talk about the ideas behind Holding Time, the challenges faced by new mothers, the relationship between Time and Motherhood and how all this translates in to the Holding Time series.

You can read a transcript of the conversation with Lucila here.

onca gallery

ONCA is a Brighton based arts charity that bridges social and environmental justice issues by creating inclusive spaces for collaborative learning, artist support and community solidarity through our socially engaged public programme.
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