Silkscreen Printing in Jacmel, Haiti
April 23, 2018
In February of this year I had the good fortune to travel to Jacmel, Haiti, to teach a class on screenprinting at a small community arts center called Jakmel Ekspresyon….
Channel
Art Builds
Collaborative art creation for protests and public events. 
Poor People’s Campaign NYC Art Build
April 22, 2018
I had a lot of fun helping out at the Poor People’s Campaign NYC art build at the Union Theological Seminary, a couple weekends back. Below are a couple of…
NO LNG Propaganda Party at PNCA in Portland
March 15, 2018
In early March I helped to organize a banner-painting Propaganda Party at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, over three lunchtimes in the school’s central atrium. I’m the Cultural…
Voces de la Frontera Community Art Build in Milwaukee
January 30, 2018
Building Art to Keep Families Together from MTEA Union on Vimeo. Joe Brusky of MTEA and the Overpass Light Brigade made a time lapse video of the recent Voces de…
Recap of the Twin Cities Art Build for Public Education
November 27, 2017
There is power in a union. There is power in art. A few weeks ago, five hundred-plus people – teachers, students, union organizers, artists, and allies – came together in…
Parachute banners: Notes from the May Day preparation in Milwaukee
April 25, 2017
Voces de la Frontera has organized the annual May Day march for the past decade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This year is no different. In this time of crisis Voces de…
Milwaukee Art Build for Public Education Recap
February 16, 2017
Art builds bring people together and create stronger coalitions. A few weeks ago over 150 people – artists, public school teachers, union organizers, activists, allies, and community members came together…
Milwaukee Art Build recap
April 25, 2016
Here is a recap of the Art Build that took place in Milwaukee from April 16th-20th. The event was organized by myself and Susan Simensky Bietila and revolved around a…
D12 Paris Climate Demos Recap: Jardin d’ Alice art space
December 28, 2015
Earlier this month – from December 4th-14th – I was in Paris for the lead up to the D12 demos that took place on the day that world “leaders” signed…
Painting a 300 ft banner for D12 Paris: time-lapse video
December 9, 2015
Busy times in Paris. Two days ago artists from all over the world painted a 300 ft. (100 meter) banner for the upcoming D12 demos in Paris. Solnit led the…
Painting 300 ft. banner for D12 demos in Paris
December 8, 2015
Yesterday a crew of artists from all over the world painted a 300 ft. (100 meter) banner for D12 – the demo at the end of the COP 21 Climate…
Activist Art at COP 21 Climate Conference Paris 2015
December 6, 2015
This is what making art with a hundred-plus people looks like. One of the hub spaces for artists to crank out work for the countless number of demos taking place in…