THE CALL ME MOTHER EXPERIENCE
Where Art Meets Maternal Health
Our Mission
The Call Me Mother Experience (CMME) is a multi-site exhibit and programming series that's dedicated to using art as a community tool of reflection, reframing, and refocusing the stories of the Black Maternal Health crisis. This Deep Ink project is are a fiscally-sponsored Fresh Arts 501c3.
"As of 2024, Black women are three times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death than white women, and more than 80% of these deaths are preventable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
-Capital B
Sponsors and Partners
The Aubrey & Sylvia Farb
Community Fund
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*The support of Unity Fine Arts is generously underwritten by the Borsage Family Foundation.
Art invites us to see ourselves more clearly, to feel more deeply, and to heal more fully. In its colors and shapes, we find not only beauty but the promise of transformation.
-Psychology Today
Our Advisory Team
Current Advisory Members
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Dr. Valerie Bahar- OB/GYN; Medical Director of Community Health Choice
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Sierra McClain, Birthworker and Support Group Coordinator, Shades of Blue
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Kevin Anderson- CEO, The T.R.U.T.H. Project
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Michelle Barnes- Executive Director, Community Artists' Collective
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Chris Owens- CEO, Culture Hub
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Amy Smith- Senior Director of Operations and Communications for Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
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Carleigh Joseph-Olivas- Social Worker, Prenatal Therapist & Doula
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Sara Speer Selber- Managing Partner at QuestEssential and Community Connector
Past Advisory Members
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Nikki Greenaway-OB/GYN
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Kay Matthews- CEO, Shades of Blue
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LaToya Shields- Director of Harris County Pathways Community HUB
