Classes
ONSITE: Protest Art: Printmaking + Fiber Techniques
We’ll explore printmaking and fiber techniques to create an intentional art space and answer the question: “How do you use an art space for change?” We'll discuss the place of collaborative art making from happenings to art picnics to community builds during times of civil uprising. Together, we’ll explore screenprinting and block-printing as well as improvisational quilting and banner-making to create work to inspire and motivate. The class will culminate in an art-making potluck party where we work together and create art for protest.
Special Notes
- Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
This is an On-site course. Students must follow current Covid-19 protocols, as outlined on our website. For more info visit visarts.org. On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program: if interested please visit visarts.org.
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About the Instructor
Sam Christian
Focusing in multiple mediums, Sam’s primary forms are Linocut printmaking, Fiber Arts (sewing and quilting) and Comic Art. Sam is a native of Richmond’s East End who has worked to craft a practice around the beauty and inequities found in the East End and communities like it. Through eco-conscious printmaking that highlights the deep history of the East End community and artistic partnerships
in schools and community spaces, Sam has been instrumental in cultivating light and love in the spaces they call home. Being no stranger to the obstacles facing students of the East End, both academic and social, Sam looks for any opportunity to shift the narrative and make space for young artists.