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Public Engagement Associate
A swarm is coming! The Beehive Design Collective- a non-profit,
volunteer driven, political arts organization based in eastern Maine is headed to RISD. The group’s mission is to “cross
pollinate the grassroots” through the creation of images as an effective medium for deconstructing and educating the
public about complex geopolitical issues.
The bees create collaborative, hand-illustrated
posters of dizzying intricacy which are patchwork “quilts” of personal stories related to them in their travels
by communities in the global south.
The Beehive Collective is available to meet with students, faculty, community members and classes
during their residency. Please contact Susan Sakash if you'd like to meet with them - ssakash@risd.edu.
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| Juan Bee presentation April 11th |
residency activities
10 April, Friday
3-5pm, Drawing Workshop and Conversation with young artists
from Project Open Door, Broad Street Studios and New Urban Arts at the RISD Nature Lab
6:30-8pm Public Presentation, Tap Room, RISD
On tour with giant, portable murals, the Bees use art as a tool for popular analysis, education and organizing. On April
10th, members of the Beehive Collective will give a high energy, interactive, graphic-based picture-lecture
that speaks to the overwhelming and complex picture of globalization, militarization, and resource extraction, as well as
the small-scale changes and actions we can undertake to build another world. Co-sponsored with
the Office of Student Life
11 April, Saturday
10:00 am - 4:00pm Presentation
Juan Bee will be collaborating with the Office of Public Engagement as part of our Office presentation at
the What We Do event. Large scale posters will also be on view and for sale.
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