Print Power is a group of artists bringing screen print & creative workshops to the community, that I initiated in Spring 2018. The group currently consists of printmakers Bay Hallowell, Meagan Stirling, Sara Woodburn, and myself.
We were awarded an Arts Making Impact grant by the City of Santa Barbara at the end of 2019, for continuing workshops in Spring 2020, in collaboration with Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS). We were able to host four workshops with twenty participants before being interrupted by the COVID19 pandemic.
Fortunately we were able to adapt our project by creating a Postcard Kit activity. We provided 100 kits containing materials for making designs on blank postcards; 25 kits were sent to DVS clients, with the remaining 75 kits sent to the general public. Pre-stamped and addressed envelopes were included, so that finished artworks could be returned to us. Participants created their own expression of healing, and received an artwork from another participant. Each artwork received was digitally archived and can be seen here.
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With thanks to; Domestic Violence Solutions, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, and the City of Santa Barbara’s Community Arts Program.