Design For Peace & Justice
INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL POSTER EXHIBITION
In a time when conflict and division dominate our world, posters of peace and justice, from across the globe, serve as bridges across cultures, carrying their messages where words alone may falter. Each design is both witness and invitation, reminding us that peace is not passive, but a courageous dialogue we must choose to enter. Together, they ask us to imagine and pursue a future where understanding replaces violence, especially for the generations still learning what peace can mean. By exhibiting posters, engaging communities with workshops, and creating a safe space, we aim and admiration for our differences, and to nourish the hope for peace.
Our Actitvities
What we do
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Exihibit The Posters
Our exhibition is comprised of posters from renowned designers as well as up and coming fresh perspectives from younger designers all brought forth to communicate the diverse approaches towards the message of peace. Gathering of a visual vernacular and aesthetics from cultures from across the world allows the viewer to embed themselves in the and to understanding that pieces, not a single message, but an inherent desire that applies to humanity across geographies cultures and religions. Each poster in our archive was commissioned and originated for our cars and we appreciate all designers who have trusted us with using their artwork to disseminate the message of peace. Selections from the exhibition can be chosen to be exhibited at your location and based on the needs and objectives of your event
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Lectures
Lectures include a broad spectrum of subjects, relating to poster, design, design, activism, and innovations and designs for peace. Due to that extensive knowledge of our participants, we can customize the lecture for your event to meet your needs in the framework mentioned above. What keeps our contents unified is Dissemination of the message of peace through the lens of Art and Design.
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Workshops
Beyond viewing the poster exhibition, to truly make an impact I t’s important for participants to gain a hands-on understanding of how to innovate and create visual approaches towards the message of peace. Sometimes it’s best be done in a short workshop by using collage methodologies and other times a multi-day workshop that runs through the broad spectrum of design : from research to conceptualization, science of semiotics,usage of typography and a final critique. Depending on the timeline at hand and your resources a broad, spectrum of workshops can be suggested and implemented in your event associated with the exhibition of the posters for peace.
VOLUNTEERS fOR HOSTING
If you have a passion for the cause of Peace, please consider participating as a volunteer with us. We have lots of creative work that needs to be done, and we simply can’t do it by ourselves.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."
Albert Einstein
F.A.Q.
Find answers to commonly asked questions about our exhibitions, lectures and workshops
How can we bring the Design For Peace & Justice to our exhibition space?
Please contact me at pjahans@okstate.edu so we can start a conversation. Based on your needs and your timeline, we will arrange an exhibition that meets your objectives and allows dissemination of the message of Peace to your audience. Also, we can include a broad range of related activities or workshops.
How much does it cost to have your exhibition?
There is no fee for the exhibition. We will provide digital files and the rights for you to print and exhibit at your location. The printed posters will be officially part of your archives, and you will be given licensing permission to show them in the future, as you wish. For every opening exhibition, we expect to have one of our staff or myself present at the opening reception for a lecture.
Note: An honorarium and providing room and boarding or travel expenses are always appreciated but not required
What material do you cover in your lectures for the event?
Various aspects of the project’s history, perspectives of graphic design and activism, and the history of Peace Posters are common subjects in our lectures. This can also be discussed and adjusted so the lecture contains what your audience may want to see and experience.
What kind of workshops are available?
Workshops are diverse and will be customized to your needs. Many workshops thus far have included: collage workshops, ideations, and interactive sessions for creating messages of Peace, to allow users to express themselves, and engage, and feel a belonging. Longer workshops – conducted through Zoom in addition to in person – can be more comprehensive and result in poster designs as well as motion graphics and typographic-focused projects.
How fast can we plan an exhibition?
All digital files are currently available and can be disseminated to your staff upon a brief review, conversation, and production of a memorandum of understanding (m.o.u.). The timeline between initiating and completing an exhibition can be as short as a few weeks.
How can we have our posters be part of your traveling archive?
Although we haven’t officially announced, we are open to receiving original artwork and graphic design work that pertain to the message of Peace from all designers and artists.
Specs: size should be vector-based or hi-rez (330dpi if rasterized), 100 cm x 70 cm, and be accompanied by a brief description of the objective of your poster design.
Upon review and approval, including it in our archive, you will receive an acknowledgment and a document outlining our rights to show your poster and other matters to make it an official transaction. A certificate will be issued for you to display and have for your documentation purposes.
Can we purchase any of your posters?
Although we don’t have a sales outlet now, it would be highly appreciated if you’re interested in purchasing posters from us, as this project has no external sponsors or funding. Please contact me directly at pjahans@okstate.edu for any purchase requests.
How can we participate in supporting this cause?
Although we have not established a nonprofit organization, this project has no outside funding or sponsors. All funding will be used to disseminate the Posters For Peace project and its objectives and would be highly appreciated.
Although we have not established a nonprofit organization, this project has no outside funding or sponsors. All funding will be used to disseminate the Posters For Peace project and its objectives and would be highly appreciated.
Please contact me at pjahans@okstate.edu for any avenues for sponsorship or funding that you may have in mind. This project, like any other activism, may not last long if avenues for financing do not support it.
Do you accept volunteers, or are there ways to be part of this project?
Yes, we are gathering various volunteers to help us expand the message for Peace worldwide. Please contact me at pjahans@okstate.edu for volunteering to discuss your potential, skills, and availabilities and match them with aspects that can benefit significantly from your time and knowledge.
Although we have not established a nonprofit organization, this project has no outside funding or sponsors. All funding will be used to disseminate the Posters For Peace project and its objectives and would be highly appreciated.
Please contact me at pjahans@okstate.edu for any avenues for sponsorship or funding that you may have in mind. This project, like any other activism, may not last long if avenues for financing do not support it.