Silkscreen: A Universal Tool of Justice

Through Aug. 5, free, NEXUS at Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St., 215-222-6979, spiralq.org.

by Lauren Macaluso

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Published: Jul 14, 2010

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The bright reds and yellows, thick black type and graphic silhouettes of South African anti-apartheid posters were the inspiration behind Spiral Q Puppet Theater's Art in Resistance program, in which silk-screening and print-making workshops educated students from Parkway Northwest High on how to use art as a form of protest. The students' work, "Teens Revolt: What's on Our Minds," will be featured in a monthlong exhibit alongside firsthand accounts of artists in South Africa who used printmaking to challenge the regime. "Teenagers need to be encouraged to speak out and find constructive ways to let the world know what's on their minds," says Tracy Broyles, executive director at Spiral Q. "We need to create spaces where we hear that." In creating one such place, Spiral Q gave these teenagers an extra boost in exercising their right to free speech. And boy, do they have a lot to say.

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