PLEASE READ THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTION BEFORE BEGINNING:
For our winter class, Protest + Print will meet as a cohort of 12 students over an 8-week session. Masks and distancing will be required; please help keep everyone safe by observing our COVID-19 guidelines.
Applications open December 1st, and will be accepted on a rolling basis until the class is fully enrolled.
We created the Protest + Print class as a venue for girls and gender-expansive youth to explore and express the complex personal and political issues that impact their daily lives through the medium of printmaking. This is a free after-school program for high school students, nearly all of whom are girls of color. Over the past few years, we’ve spoken with youth who feel deeply confused and worried about the future, but also inspired and hopeful that they can be the change they want to see. Protest + Print is rooted in “art as activism,” using print-making as a tool to amplify students’ creative voices. Printmaking has been used historically and recently as an artistic tool for protest, activism and social justice, and this program continues that legacy.
Our winter project will combine activist art, personal narratives, graphic design, and printmaking skills to create individual and collaborative work. Previous projects have included screenprinted posters and bandanas, publicly displayed flags, outdoor murals for community clients, wheatpasted graphics in public spaces, and risograph zines and posters. Each week, students will work together and alongside instructors HyeYoon Song, Emily Pilloton-Lam, and Bethany Kaylor to explore and translate their ideas into powerful graphic work.
Program Dates (Winter 2022):
Wednesdays, January 19th - March 9th (8 weeks), 4:30-6:30pm
@ Girls Garage, 1380 10th Street, Berkeley CA 94710
Full information available at
https://girlsgarage.org/program/protest-and-print/For application questions, please email Emily Pilloton-Lam:
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