Tag: Pressing Matters

Pressing Matters Afterschool Program Continues at Zygote Press This Fall

Pressing Matters (PM) is a free afterschool program for Cleveland area teens that introduces students to printmaking as a tool for expression, interpretation, activism and self-advocacy. Founded in 2022 by Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) professor Dr. Erin Benay, Pressing Matters utilizes an interdisciplinary curriculum that brings history to life for young Clevelanders through the experiential practice of printmaking. Since […]

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Pressing Matters: Art and Activism at Zygote Press

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The last thing artist, activist, and creative director Antwoine Washington expected at the end of the fall semester of Pressing Matters—an afterschool art program at Zygote Press—was to give financial management advice to a group of eager teenagers. And yet, it is precisely this sort of real-life problem-solving that is at the core of this unusual youth program. Pressing Matters […]

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