We are
artist-parents.
We are; queer, BIPOC, trans, nonbinary, neurodivergent, single, partnered, non monogamous, working-class, freelance, gig-working, traveling, anchored, loud and soft.
We claim the right to show up and be recognised in all our identities and forms of art work as we parent.
We refuse to be invisible, sidelined ghosts of the art world.
We do art and care work.
We carry babies in one arm and ideas in the other.
We write this not as a whisper, but as a roar.
This is our manifesto and call for an art world built with us in it.
© Hanna Fasching
HOOD is an artist-led organisation founded by artist-parents who are navigating the dual responsibilities of creative work and care. We use the word parent intentionally — inclusive of all genders and family structures, while recognising that care work still falls disproportionately on mothers and birthing parents.
We exist because artistic careers are often precarious, underpaid, and unpredictable — conditions that become even more challenging when combined with the realities of parenting.
HOOD works to change this.
We create resources, community, and practices that enable artist-parents to work sustainably. We collaborate with institutions, funders, and cultural workers to dismantle stigma, challenge economic barriers, and embed care into the structures of artistic production.
Our aim is to make visible that supporting artist-parents strengthens the entire cultural ecosystem.
By artists for artists
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The following document has been put together to inform you about how to best support my creative process, This document should be used to make the working conditions of artists parents sustainable and equal.
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Coming up
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1st Edition Artist Parent Residency Vienna
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HOOD Dreaming is a restorative concept and practice that reimagines a supportive landscape for parents working within the arts as they engage in their dual responsibilities as artists and caregivers. 9.12.2025
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Coming very soon…….
Contact us.
hoodforartistparents@gmail.com