Design and Social Justice: Lecture and Workshop

with Shelle Barron

Workshop Description

Join Shelle Barron (emeritus professor of design and visual artist) for a relevant visual lecture on the history of graphic design and its ability to alter opinions and perceptions. Design has been used for propaganda as well as for social justice. A comprehensive survey of the effect of design on protest and social movements will ask the question: in today’s world, flooded with social media and memes, can design make a difference in the public’s perception of contemporary issues, or even change minds in an election year? Following the presentation, participants will participate in a workshop to create their own visual statements through idea generating, creating text, and using collage and mixed media.

Price

This workshop is operating on a sliding scale. You may purchase the workshop at a rate you feel financially comfortable with, up to the maximum workshop cost of $75. All students will receive the same instruction regardless of payment.

Use the checkout process as-is to pay the full $75 for the workshop. To adjust the price during checkout, please enter the desired price in the promo code box, between $15 and $50, using the format LECTURE##. For example, to pay $50, enter LECTURE50 into the promo code box. Please reach out to us if you need assistance.

Available promo codes

LECTURE15
LECTURE30
LECTURE50

Please only register 1 student per transaction if using discounts.

Dates & Times

This lecture & workshop takes place on Saturday, February 7th, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.

Materials Required

All materials included.

About the Instructor - Shelle Barron

Shelle Barron was a Professor of Art at Edinboro University for more than thirty years, where she mainly taught graphic design (typography, history and theory). An admitted hybrid, Barron spent a decade designing for Public Broadcasting before returning to school for her MFA in Painting. She has shown her work in juried exhibitions, invitationals, and solo projects for some time, winning more than twenty awards for her mixed media pieces. Barron is a past recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship and a NEA Mid-Atlantic Regional Visual Arts Fellowship. She has completed residencies at the Brandywine Printmaking Workshop in Philadelphia, the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, and more recently at Artists Image Resource (AIR) in Pittsburgh.