CORE 250 - Printing for Protest: T-Shirt Messaging

This course fulfills the Arts & Humanities Creative Practice Core Requirement

Type: In-Person

Course Meeting Days & Times: TuW, 12:00 PM-3:30 PM (this includes studio work-time)

Instructor(s): Mount, Andrew

Email: alm16@stmarys-ca.edu

Fee: $175

Course Description: This is primarily a hands-on creative practice course. Students will learn the processes of screenprinting, beginning with printing on paper with stencils. The subject area of this course is the use of t-shirts to mobilize political opinions and protest/resistance. Students will be exposed to a range of historical visual resources, texts, and at least one class visitor. It is necessary for students to understand some of the histories of this subject area in order to be able to make art that they are proud of - that they literally want to wear!

Over the duration of the course, students will learn two more techniques and ultimately produce a set of politically engaged t-shirt designs. The designs will be printed on t-shirts as part of the course. The course is taught in person, on campus.

Prerequisites & Notes
None

Credits: 1