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BIPOC Design History is a series of live and recorded classes shedding light on marginalized voices. Get in touch class@bipocdesignhistory.com
Join us in celebrating Native American and Indigenous design histories that continue to shape how we understand design today.
Free lecture: Designed To Be Red: Notes on Native American and Indigenous Graphic Works.
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🎙️ Speaker Spotlight: We’re excited to feature
Tatiana Gómez Gaggero designer, educator, and co-founder of Buena Gráfica Social Studio — in our next lecture, Posters—Graphic Voices of América Latina: Archival Moves of Representation.
The poster, in all its forms, en América Latina holds a vaunted position in the graphic production.
Join us for a lecture with José Ato Menéndez & Tatiana Gómez Gaggero In Conversation with Ramon Tejada.
Live on Saturday, October 18, from 3:00–4:45PM EST or watch at your own pace. #PosterDesign
You can now enroll in “Black Design in America” through @calartsofficial.bsky.social CalArts Extended Studies!
Discover the rich history and impact of African American and African diasporic contributions to graphic design, from the 19th century to the present.
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Gallery room featuring "Offset" video, a stylized earth in the background and in the foreground a scale with sugar being poured on one side of the scale and a measuring tape on the other side.
Gallery room featuring "Offset" video, a tree in the background and in the foreground a scale with an ipad on one side of the scale and a miniature globe on the other side.
An ipad with with Offset website on it.
A gallery shot featuring two fences draped with fabric.
Come see "How To Get To Zero", my new collaborative exhibit with @tega.bsky.social at @pioneerwork.bsky.social. It's up until Dec 13th.
The show includes 10 pieces, covering the last decade of our solo and collective practices.
The exhibit brings together work by Black contemporary artists who explore expanded modes of printmaking to question the complex interplay between race, technology, and representation in our increasingly data-driven world.
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Opening Tonight! 🖤
We are pleased to announce our love affair with DuBois continues, with Silas Munro exhibiting at the Print Center New York 2025 exhibition Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print.
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The exhibit brings together work by Black contemporary artists who explore expanded modes of printmaking to question the complex interplay between race, technology, and representation in our increasingly data-driven world.
18.09.2025 18:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Join us for this fantastic lecture with Anna Tsouhlarakis, sculptor and interdisciplinary artist, as she presents Irrational Indigenous Insights, an exploration of language, perception, and the complexity of Indigenous identity.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST | 6–7:45pm CST | 4–5:45pm PST
Today is our final lecture in the (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History lecture series! We hope to see you there. ✨
14.08.2025 22:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Through the lens of their “Savage Philosophy,” the class will explore how NRO invites participation in the project of Indigenous futurity, disrupting dominant narratives and reclaiming representation.
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Today’s lecture from New Red Order, a public secret society of artists & collaborators who use humor, media, & performance to confront colonialism & interrogate cultural appropriation.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Join us with Sarah Sockbeson as she offers a powerful look into the design, materials, & meaning behind Wabanaki ash and sweetgrass basketry. Through stunning examples of her ash & sweetgrass baskets, she highlights how innovation and cultural continuity go hand in hand in Indigenous design.
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In this collaborative session with Kevin King, Leo Vicent, and Chris Skillern, they explore the vital role of typography in Indigenous language and visual sovereignty. Through individual talks, they examine typography from technical, cultural, and creative lenses.
🕒 3–4:45pm EST
Starting soon!
Dr. Gloria Jane Bell will explore how archival research and visual culture helped trace Anthony Martin Fernando’s activism across Europe, highlighting his radical protest strategies and his enduring legacy as a transnational Indigenous advocate for justice. 🔍
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Join us as we discuss the power of making as a form of resistance, and how design can hold memory, identity, and a call to action.
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Today! You won't want to miss this powerful lecture by Jimmy Dean Horn, multidisciplinary artist & designer whose work lives at the intersection of print, protest, and personal story.
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🚨 Still time to join us TONIGHT!
We’re thrilled to welcome the brilliant Sadie Red Wing for a powerful talk exploring the deep semiotics and visual sovereignty of Indigenous graphic design.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Don’t miss this one. 👀
Today’s lecture—sign up now! 🕐 1–2:45pm EST
Join us for an incredible lecture with historian & Harvard University professor Dr. Philip J. Deloria, as he discusses Mary Sully's unique creative process & shares his journey to bring her art to a wider audience.
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Can't make it? We'll have a recording available. for anyone purchasing the class.
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Class Today! 🔔
Join us tonight for a powerful lecture w Yvonne Tiger as she explores the life and legacy of Angel De Cora — a groundbreaking Ho-Chunk artist, designer, writer, & educator who helped shape #NativeAmerican visual culture.
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See you in class!
If you’re already registered, you can find the link for the live class (and later the recording) in your video library.
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If you can’t attend in real time, don’t worry—you can still sign up and receive the full recording and materials to engage with asynchronously.
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This special session will spotlight the revolutionary work of Emory Douglas, Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party, whose iconic posters serve as tools for activism, community empowerment, and radical change.
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In celebration of Juneteenth, we’re offering a FREE class led by the brilliant Colette Gaiter, continuing her impactful lecture from our first BIPOC Design History course, Black Design in America.
Live Class: June 19th 6-7:45 EST I 5-5:45 CST | 3-4:45 PST
Don't miss your chance to win a free lesson in our upcoming course, (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History!
Our blind bird sale ends May 20, when we announce our first speaker. Register early to secure discounted pricing!
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✨ Meet the BIPOC Design History Team!
We're proud to introduce the team behind BIPOC Design History— a community-driven initiative dedicated to researching, teaching, and celebrating the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in design history.
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✨ Meet the BIPOC Design History Team!
We're proud to introduce the team behind BIPOC Design History— a community-driven initiative dedicated to researching, teaching, and celebrating the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in design history.
www.instagram.com/p/DJnF6d6sCQ...
We hope you'll join us for our upcoming course, (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History. Link to purchase at a discounted rate here: bipocdesignhistory.com/products/re-...
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