Series Description: How have organizers utilized screen printing and visual narrative to make transformative change? Printmaking has long served as an accessible means for expressing dissent and visions of change.
In this workshop series we will discuss this context and some principles that make effective political poster designs, including what makes a strong image and narrative. Participants will work in pairs to develop collaborative messaging and design a poster using their choice of drawing, digital, scratchboard, and more. All designs will then be made into silk screens that you will screen print in the final session.
Participants will self-select a collaborator at beginning of the workshop series. You can sign-up solo and we will facilitate making pairs or you can sign up with a friend, co-worker, neighbor, etc., and work together!
This series is ideal for artists and organizers and anyone wanting to gain the skills of designing, strategizing, and utilizing posters for social justice efforts. We believe anyone can create and use political posters to impact their communities and efforts and are excited to share these skills together. 18+, all welcome regardless of artistic experience.
Each session builds on previous ones and the series is intended as a full course with participants attending all sessions.
Series is free, with dinner provided.
Facilitated by artists Olivia Levins Holden, Samie Johnson, and CRICE.
Location: Hope Community: 611 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Series Dates: Tuesday Evenings, 6-9pm.
July 28: Session 1 - Grounding in context and design principles.
August 4: Session 2 - Workshopping design ideas and strategies and beginning artwork creation
August 11: Session 3 - Design work time continued, group reflection and critique
August 18: Session 4 - Art Design
August 25: Session 5 - Art Design
September 1: Session 6 - Screen Printing Day!
