Print As Protest: Posters for the People

Printmaking has deep roots as a social art practice by providing a platform for people to voice their ideas, get involved with their community, and disseminate visual campaigns in support of their beliefs.

This one-day workshop invites students to take advantage of screenprinting as a means to produce (and reproduce) their own politically charged posters. Students will gain inspiration by learning about a variety of contemporary artists who use printmaking as a form of resistance both in the gallery and on the street. Then they will head to the darkroom to create their own screens.

All are welcome! This class is intended for both experienced and novice printmakers. Students are asked to arrive with a project in mind including text and/or images they would like to print. The workshop will walk through finalizing files that will work best for screenprinting, exposing screens, and basic one-color printing.

Plenty of newsprint will be provided to create easily distributed, fast-and-quick works. Attendees will print as many copies of their posters as possible over the course of the workshop with a print-trade at the end of the session. Plus, we will discuss distribution options–not that we condone wheat pasting! This class offers an all-inclusive space intersecting art and politics, whatever ones politics may be.

Tuition for this workshop is a sliding scale pay-what-you-can format. Registration for this workshop would typically cost $50.  Participants are asked to contribute between $20 and $50 according to their financial situation.