Corita Kent

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Corita Kent (also known as Sister Mary Corita) was a self-taught artist and educator. Her primary medium was silk screen or serigraphy. She was a Nun that drew inspiration from Andy Warhol and the Pop Art movement. Known for her text based prints, political posters, and artwork that held messages of love and peace. Corita’s art was her activism and she was particularly popular during the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, reflecting her concerns about poverty, racism, and war, and her messages of peace and social justice continue to resonate with audiences today.

 

Workshop

Let’s create our own artworks and political posters inspired by Corita’s activism & made with love!

  1. Think of something positive or inspiring you’d like to say or share with the world...

  2. Use your own words or take inspiration from songs, chants, poems, books, quotes, etc.

  3. Layer all those words or statements together to create your own unique & positive

    message for your poster

  4. Find recycled cardboard/packaging or use regular paper for your poster

  5. Collage words or letters from old magazines & newspapers or use markers, paints or

    any colorful medium to write/layer your inspiring words

  6. Take your poster with you into the world or find a place in your home (like a window or

    door) where other people can read your message and feel inspired too!

Materials

  • Paper or Recycled Cardboard

  • Markers, Colored Pencils, Crayons or Paint & Brushes

  • Scissors

  • Glue

  • Old magazines

Follow Up

Did any of Corita’s posters or messages inspire you? Why?
What does your poster say?
Did you like mixing in other words, songs, poems, etc?
What does your poster mean to you? To the world?
Where did you put your poster? Will you take your poster out into the world? What message do you hope your artwork will share?
What is activism?
What is political art? Is all art political?

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“Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries.”

- Corita Kent

 

Doris Salcedo