If Every Poster Was a Stone: Palestine Prints to Intervene, Disrupt, and Confront
Exhibition Dates
June 28, 2025 — August 30th
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 28th, 2025 1-4pm
2285 Gallery, 2285 International Blvd, Oakland, Ca
Presented by EastSide Arts Alliance and Palestinian Youth Movement Bay Area
This art show will exhibit printed Palestine posters that examine the use, responsibility, and inherent political nature of the poster. It will include pieces which challenge the false and divisive narratives of the US/western empire, posters that promote action, connection, inter-solidarity, learning over avoidance and despair, and posters which ground us in the decades of steadfast struggle of the Palestinians. There will be posters gathered from in-person protests and actions in America, online printed posters generated internationally since Oct 7th 2023, and historical posters from archives such as the Palestine Poster Project. Our title and theme is in reference to the first Intifada, and a tie-in to art and printmaking. Just as every Palestinian could pick up a stone to throw, so can every artist, designer, principled human raise their voice for Palestine and all colonized peoples.
Programming
Opening Reception, Saturday, June 28th, 2025: 1pm-4pm
Print Sale & Community Archiving Day: Saturday July 26th: 11am-4pm
Art Skillshares / Workshops TBD
Discussion Panel TBD
Closing Reception TBD
In celebration of Eastside’s 25th Anniversary all programming throughout this year will be free of admission! Please consider donating to people powered programming so that EastSide can continue to grow and provide a haven for revolutionary thought and truth telling.
