“All in all, I had the opportunity to make work that I believe is the beginning of a lot of other work, and I think thats the idea at Parts & Labor. Thanks 1 million times to all of the humans down there keeping things going.”

I don’t think making art and caregiving are incompatible but the total lack of structural support, in the art world and the world at large, makes it a huge challenge. We need more programs like these that keep artist parents making work.

Meg Lipke’s time at Parts & Labor led to a kind of breakthrough in the studio. . .

Melina Gac Levin reflects on her time at Parts & Labor.