The Beehive Collective in Grand Rapids for two events Tuesday March 15

The Beehive Design Collective- a non-profit, volunteer driven, political arts organization, is headed this way to share their innovative graphic-campaign in two events:

Tues. March 15, 11a.m.- 3 p.m.
GRAPHICS FOR THE COMMONS
Collaborative Graphic Design for Movement Building

A hands-on, collaborative image making workshop with the Bees at Red Hydrant Press 314 Straight St. SW Door M. Limited to 50 participants.

Tues. March 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
DISMANTLING MONOCULTURE
Tales of Ants & Economies in the Americas

The Bees present their larger than life banners at Kendall College Student Commons, 17 Fountain St. NW. On street parking or pay for parking at Ionia/Pearl ramp.

According to the The Beehive Collective: A high-energy “picture-lecture,” “Dismantling Monoculture” is an anthology of three educational, visual narratives that illuminate the connections between colonization, militarization, and industrial development in the Americas. To create the graphics, the Beehive interviewed hundreds of community members about the effects of globalization on their lives. The Bees craft these stories into visual metaphors, weave them together in a patchwork “quilt,” and lead audiences through a larger-than-life banner version of the graphic.

The experiences experience prompts discussion and understanding of contemporary struggles in this era of tremendous change. . Los Angeles high school student Megan Jackson remarks, “I still remember your presentation quite vividly.  You made the subject much easier to understand for all of us visual learners. You do a remarkable job at keeping the attention of the audience while teaching about a potentially hard to understand subject.”

The Beehive Collective is currently booking a nation-wide tour to raise funds for the printing and distribution of the finale graphic in the trilogy, “Mesoamerica Resisté!”

Watch a brief video about The Beehive Design Collective:

For more information and photos of The Beehive Collective’s work,  visit www.beehivecollective.org.

Sponsored by Our Kitchen Table, Red Hydrant Press, The Bloom Collective
and Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University.