Power Up! Activist Posters - NEW!

Power Up! Activist Posters - NEW!

Adult Multi-Week | This class is completed

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Letterpress + Book Arts

All Levels

6/20/2019-8/22/2019

6:00 PM-8:30 PM EDT on Th

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$180.00

$162.00

$15.00

$15.00

In the spirit of Sister Corita Kent’s activist poster work, we’ll be creating art to agitate for social change through the miracle of printmaking. Now is the time to use your creativity to speak truth to power. If not you, who? If not now, when? We’ll explore letterpress, stencil and relief (linocut/woodcut) to make beautiful editions of handmade posters focused on the most urgent challenges facing our species today. Expect to leave class with at least three powerful posters.

  • Class will not meet on July 4 or August 8.
  • Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
  • All materials are provided for this class.
O'Keefe, Barry

Barry O'Keefe is an artist from Richmond, Virginia working in printmaking, painting, and public art. In addition to classes at the Visual Arts Center, he teaches at VCU, Art 180 and Milk River Arts. In 2016, he received an MFA in printmaking from Ohio University. Thematically, his work engages with public space and community. His work has been exhibited in five countries and seven states and can be found in many private and public collections, including the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Va, UCLA, the Black History Museum of Virginia, the Library of Virginia. Website: Barryokeefe.com Instagram: @barryokeefe.