ART 298 - Printmaking for Social Change

Printmaking has played an important role in the action space of social change. That remains true today. In this course we will explore how printmaking, primarily SCREENPRINTING and RELIEF techniques, have been used to advance the cause of social movements, past and present, in the USA and globally. Students will dive into printmaking as resistance, as social commentary, as community building. Through art and design projects, such as activist prints and posters, artist’s books, and T-shirt design, students will investigate storytelling and visual advocacy to raise awareness and inspire change.

Prerequisites
ART 111 or ART 116

Credits 4

Notes
From time to time, departments design a new course to be offered either on a one-time basis or an experimental basis before deciding whether to make it a regular part of the curriculum. Last offered Spring 2023.

Area
Humanities

Division
Arts and Humanities

Compass Attributes
Creative Arts