Thursday, September 19, 2024
Written by
Annelies Knight
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A photo of six representatives from the student organization Hawk the Vote, posing at their table, set up in the Stanley Museum of Art lobby during the event Night at the Museum: The Art of Voting.

For the first installment of our Night at the Museum series, we hosted a voter registration event for the second year in a row! Ahead of National Voter Registration Day on September 17th, this Night at the Museum on the 12th brought in so many students who were able to get registered to vote!

We collaborated again with Hawk the Vote, a student organization who works with students, teaching them about civic engagement and voter registration.

Various printed materials lay atop a blue gingham tablecloth to dry: tote bags, pencil cases, shirts, and paper prints.

Along with our voter registration table, we also had a block printing station where students were able to grab a tote bag, pencil bag, fabric patch (or use their own fabric goods!), and get a voting-related image printed onto it!

 

We made these block prints choosing designs from our digital archive, or making our own inspired by the collection, reversing them, and carving the design into a linoleum block. Two prints featured works you may have seen in the galleries: Glory, a bust of Glory Van Scott by Elizabeth Catlett, and one panel from Max Beckmann’s Karneval triptych.

A photo of an inked up block inspired by Beckmann's triptych 'Karneval," featuring two figures, one riding piggyback on another, with a speech bubble coming off of both of them that says "vote" in cursive letters.

Students were able to grab a snack and listen to music, or leave their prints to dry while exploring the galleries. They were also able to grab a Stanley Student Challenge card (or get theirs stamped again if they already had one!), which they can get stamped at future events and receive a custom Stanley Baggu at the end of the semester.

 

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A work-in-progress shot that shows the block carving stage for one of the prints--it shows the process of carving inverted text onto the block, which, when printed, will print properly.
A photo that shows Annelies's workspace in the Stanley's offices, with in-progress blocks being carved and an inspiration image that the carvings are based off of.
A photo of an inked up block inspired by Beckmann's triptych 'Karneval," featuring two figures, one riding piggyback on another, with a speech bubble coming off of both of them that says "vote" in cursive letters.
Another progress shot of the linoleum blocks being carved, this time featuring the image of a hand dropping a ballot into a ballot box: the sleeve of the arm is striped, with the cuff covered in stars to evoke the image of the United States flag, and the date at the bottom of the ballot box reflects the date of the 2024 presidential election.
A photo of six representatives from the student organization Hawk the Vote, posing at their table, set up in the Stanley Museum of Art lobby during the event Night at the Museum: The Art of Voting.
Campus Engagement Coordinator Annelies Knight poses holding up a white t-shirt she has just printed three voting-inspired designs onto, tossing a smile over her shoulder.
This photo showcases the long line in the Stanley Museum of Art's lobby that shows students waiting to register to vote with Hawk the Vote and get an item block printed with Annelies.
Students wait and watch as Annelies block prints voting-inspired imagery onto tote bags, pencil cases, fabric patches, or other fabric items at the direction of the students.
A photo showcasing the various blocks, stained shades of blue, black, and red with ink, on top of a blue gingham tablecloth.
Various printed materials lay atop a blue gingham tablecloth to dry: tote bags, pencil cases, shirts, and paper prints.
A close up shot of one of the tote bags, featuring three prints of a blue star and one print featuring characters inspired by Beckmann's 'Karneval' triptych.