Most recently appearing at Eaux Claires III in 2017, the Mom Booth collaborates with local mothers to offer conversation and engage with visitors.

The Mom Booth was created for More Real: Art in the Age of Truthiness, curated by Elizabeth Armstrong in 2013. It was a one night event that featured the artist’s own Mother and two of her friends. They sat next to the Information Counter at Mia, operating as the Information Booth of life.

In 2014, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art included in the work in State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now.

“In 2013, the curatorial team hit the road to investigate what’s happening in American art today. Over the course of a year, the team logged more than 100,000 miles, crisscrossing the United States to visit nearly 1,000 artists. The result of this unprecedented journey is a one-of-a-kind exhibition that draws from every region of the US, offering an unusually diverse look at American art. State of the Art brings together the artwork of more than 100 artists, ranging from works on canvas and paper to photography and video to installation and performance art, and more. The exhibition examines the ways in which today’s artists are informed by the past, innovating with materials old and new, and engaging deeply with issues relevant to our times.”

“Mom training” was held for the first time, as the Booth needed to function for the 3 month run of the exhibition. The Museum reached out to members of the community to sit for shifts at the Booth, and eventually had more than 75 different mothers volunteer. The Moms brought their own materials to acts as props and conversation starter points, and added to a journal and lists of frequently asked questions. Some mothers gave hugs, other gave legal advice.

In 2016, State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now traveled to Mia, and the Mom Booth was once again staffed by local mothers, including the artist’s wife, mother, grandmother, and baby girl.

In 2016, The Mom Booth appeared at Eaux Claires III, a two day music and art festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Moms offered festival goers advice, milk and cookies, games of connect four, applied sunscreen, and dispensed bandaids and hand sanitizer. Some mothers gave relationship advice, stood in for overseas mothers, and in one case, were quite kind to a young man who was “totally freaking out, man”.

Mid-way through the first day, a tent was brought in to offer nursing mothers a quiet private place to get away to.