Introduction
Drawing from decades of street art for change, a compilation of practical “How To’s.” Learn how to make a banner, paint a street mural, create flat puppets, and many more.
Contents
- How to host an art build
- How to paint a temporary street mural
- How to make stencils
- How to prepare songs
- How to take event photographs
- How to make parachute banners
- How to make instruments
- How to make flat puppets
- How to make cross-bar flags
- How to make cardboard signs
- How to make a painted banner
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About Resource
A Better World is Paintable draws from the writings of David Solnit — who is an arts organizer, using culture, art, giant puppets and theater in mass mobilizations for popular education and as an organizing tool @davidsolnit — and Kevin Buckland, who is part of several horizontal collectives including Artivist Network and Gastivists Collective. Hannah Gelderman did all the amazing artwork www.hannahgelderman.com. Edited by Daniel Hunter.
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