“All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars.” -Banksy

Join the Feminist MakerSpace on May 12 for a screen printing workshop. Jillian Round will use your images to make stencils and lead us through a workshop in which we screenprint on papers. Unlike most Feminist MakerSpace events, this one does require some supplies and an RSVP.

May 12, 2017

12pm – 2pm in the Visual Art Studio, aka the Art Barn

To participate, you will need to

• RSVP by May 10 (use the form below)
• Submit a high-contrast image ASAP, no later than May 10 (see guidelines, and use the form below)
• Wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty. We will work with chemicals, paint, and a high pressure water sprayer!
• The School of ATEC is sponsoring the supplies for the workshop. Optional: bring paper for screen printing. The screens will be 10×12
• See below for some help in image selection

 

Not sure if your image would make a good stencil? It should be high contrast, minimum 300 dpi, at least 700×700, and no larger than 8.5 x 11. Try out your image at http://stencilgram.com

Not sure which image to use? Browse these image repositories for high contrast images that are 300 dpi, at least 700×700, no larger than 8 1/2 x 11:

• Images and Other Media in the Online Collections at the Library of Congress
  • http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html
• Creative Commons licensed content at Flickr
  • http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
• Search via Creative Commons website
  • http://search.creativecommons.org/
  • Or add a “creative commons” search engine to your browser’s list of search engines
• British Library public domain images on Flickr
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary
• Photogrammar – “web-based platform for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United States Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information”
  • http://photogrammar.yale.edu/
• Finding Creative Commons licensed photos using Google
  • When doing an image search, select “search tools” and filter by “usage rights”
  • or use Google’s advanced image search: http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search
• Thomas Oppong, “These 39 Sites Have Amazing Stock Photos You Can Use for Free,” Medium
  • https://medium.com/vantage/these-39-sites-have-amazing-stock-photos-you-can-use-for-free-4ddf3524e1d9
• Fair Use
  • If you’ve exhausted the creative commons possibilities and still can’t find the right image to suit your needs, you can use copyrighted materials under Fair Use guidelines.
  • You still have to give attribution and there are certain “best practices” in terms of the amount and context of the materials.
    • For more information on best practices in media literacy education, visit http://cmsimpact.org/fair-use/best-practices/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education