Broadside Art & Poetry Workshop at noble workshop & gallery

Broadside Art and Poetry Project

Join artist, Deborah Kennedy, and create a broadside, or what we call a poster today, featuring your own art and poems. Broadsides are sheets of paper printed on one side with text and artwork and have been used to share information publicly, since the invention of the printing press to the posters of today. Early on, they featured art, ballads, and announcements, not unlike today’s social media sites.

Using vivid inks and short poems participants will create their own posters. We will be using well-honed techniques to create compelling work. Working with beginning to advanced artists The Broadside Art and Poetry Project will give voice to the creativity in our San Jose community in a fun and playful environment.

"Don't miss the full-color poster giveaway!"

Two-Part Workshop:

Sept. 21st & 28th, 10am-12pm

noble workshop & gallery, 500 S. Alameden Blvd, San Jose

This workshop is free. Paticipants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Artist Biography

An artist and writer, Deborah Kennedy’s work has been presented in the United States, Europe, and Mexico. Her art exhibitions include solo and group shows featuring paintings, drawings, photographs, and conceptually based installations focusing on ecological and social themes. Her book, Nature Speaks: Art and Poetry for the Earth ( White Cloud Press), won numerous awards including the 2017 Eric Hoffer and Silver Nautilus poetry book awards.

Kennedy is also noted for creating four large-scale installations on the Berlin Wall six months before it was torn down. This work has been featured in books and newspapers in Germany and the United States. She is now a Creative Ambassador for the City of San Jose and will bring the excitement of creative expression to the lives and public spaces of Santa Clara County residents through her innovative Broadside Art and Poetry Project.

See more of Kennedy's work at https://www.deborahkennedyart.com/ and on Instagram.

Learn more about the City of San Jose's Creative Ambassador program.

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