Stryx is a Birmingham Hub that strives to connect and support local mothers, birth-givers, and care-givers who are also creators through various means such as peer support meetings, workshops, events, discussions, artist talks, exhibitions, and more. The hub is located at Stryx, managed by two female artists and mothers committed to making space for local mother/nonbinary parent creatives.
We are also a home to Mothership Studio - a creative studio space with inbuilt radical childcare provision, dedicated to supporting mothers and primary caregivers in balancing their artistic practice with family life. Our studios are part of the wider Stryx community, offering an inclusive and collaborative environment tailored to your needs.
Who can join Birmingham Hub at Stryx?
All kinds of makers, whether professional or passionate, including writers, painters, performers, filmmakers, musicians, technicians, producers, bakers, crafters, taxidermists, academics, and more.
Every type of mother/nonbinary parent is welcomed, be it biological, adoptive, step, surrogate, foster, bereaved, grand, great-grand, or soon-to-be. We encourage a diverse range of people to engage in the unfolding MWM conversations, spanning across generations and art forms.
Children of any age are also welcome, ensuring that your dual role as a mother and maker is equally valued at all our events.
When:
Alternate last Tuesday and Wednesday of the month peer support sessions with Karolina Korupczynska at 11:30am:
29/01/25
25/02/25
26/03/25
29/04/25
10/05/25 Postal Art Workshop at MAC Birmingham 11:00am - 12:30pm
24/06/25
Alternate last Tuesday and Wednesday of the month peer support sessions with Karolina Korupczynska at 11:30am:
29/01/25
25/02/25
26/03/25
29/04/25
10/05/25 Postal Art Workshop at MAC Birmingham 11:00am - 12:30pm
24/06/25
Where:
Stryx Community Cafe
90 Vyse Street
Jewellery Quarter
B18 6JZ
Stryx Community Cafe
90 Vyse Street
Jewellery Quarter
B18 6JZ
Join Karolina Korupczynksa who runs Mothers Who Make Birmingham Hub (Stryx) at MAC Birmingham. This will be a workshop inspired by Su Richardson’s Postal Art Event, a 1970s grassroots initiative where women exchanged handmade artworks by post amidst the challenges of motherhood and societal expectations.
During the workshop, you will make small, postable works to exchange with friends. Open to all.
Organised in connection to the Su Richardson: In Stitches exhibition, on display at MAC from Sat 8 March - Sun 1 June. Book tickets here.
What can you expect?
Our monthly peer support meetings are designed to provide you with the space to explore your creative practice and identities alongside your caring roles. Using a core peer-support talking circle structure explained at the beginning of each meeting, we delve into emergent themes in mothering and making, points of connection between the two roles, areas of dissonance, specific challenges, and helpful resources. The meetings maintain a non-hierarchical approach, with the facilitator acting as a guide who shares experiences as a fellow mother maker.
While every MWM hub shares a common ethos and practice, each has the flexibility to grow and evolve based on the needs and interests of the regional artists attending. You're invited to join us and contribute to shaping this inspiring and expanding movement.
For more information go to Mothers Who Make website.