UPDATE: In light of NYC’s travel advisory, flash flood warning, and state of emergency declaration of 7/31, and with the safety of the SoRA community in mind, this event has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 7.
In conjunction with the ongoing exhibition featuring finalists of the Strother School’s open call for poster art, this workshop will offer a hands-on opportunity to experience the fundamentals of screen printing and the attention it asks of us as a process of disseminating information.
Together we will read and hand-print an essay by Lebanese graphic designer and activist Farah Fayyad about the role of print art in Beirut during the protests of October 2019. We will then superimpose it with an image of the Egg, the unfinished movie theater that became a landmark of resistance in the city. By engaging screen printing as a tool between message and image, and between there (Beirut) and here (Brooklyn), we will imagine ways to apply it in our own lives as they cross paths with attention activism.
This workshop is open to participants with any and all levels of familiarity with printmaking. Materials to create an 11x17 in poster will be provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own t-shirts, totes, and other surfaces to print on.
Enrollment is limited to 12 students, based on the order of registration.
Led by Francesca Barr, a teaching artist and writer from Massachusetts. She has led art programming at The People’s Forum, Penikese Island School, and other community organizations.
@cesca.barr
SoRA Sanctuary
55 Washington Street Ste 736
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
