<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><font size="3">See: http://massartonline.org/arted/2012/01/27/the-bees-are-coming/<br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Five members of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Beehive</span>,
a design cooperative based in Machias, Maine, will be in residence in
the Art Education Department from February 21-28. They will be visiting
classes and studios, installing an exhibition in the Arnheim Gallery,
and giving two public presentations.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br>
</font></div><div><font size="3">The Beehive’s mission is to create collaborative, anti-copyright
images that can be used as alternative educational and organizing tools.
Best known for their posters, the bees collaborate to create visual
narratives that break down and deconstruct complex and overwhelming
political/social issues.</font></div>
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</font><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Schedule of Beehive Events at MassArt:</font></div><font size="3">
</font><div><font size="3"><span style="color: #800080">February 27 – March 14</span> Arnheim exhibition<br>
<span style="color: #800080">Monday, Feb. 27, 7:00 – 8:30pm</span> opening</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><font size="3">
</font><div><font size="3"><span style="color: #800080">Wednesday, February 22, 5:15-7:00 pm</span>, Kennedy 406<br>
Presentation on running a collaborative of artists and activists</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><font size="3">
</font><div><font size="3"><span style="color: #800080">Monday, February 27, 5:00-7:00 pm</span>, Tower Auditorium<br>
Presentation on the True Cost of Coal Banner</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><strong>The Beehive Collective releases their innovative graphic,
“The True Cost of Coal:” a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal
coal mining and Resistance</strong></font></div><font size="3">
</font><div><font size="3">Two years in the making, “The True Cost of Coal” is an elaborate
narrative illustration that explores the complex story of mountaintop
removal coal mining and the broader impacts of coal in Appalachia and
beyond. The image is the culmination of an intensive and collaborative
research process, as the Beehive methodology centers on first hand
story-sharing. To create the poster, the Beehive interviewed hundreds of
community members throughout the Appalachia region. “We feel it’s
extremely important to gather our information from as close to the
source as possible,” a Beehive illustrator says.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><font size="3">
</font><div><font size="3">The Bees craft visual metaphors and weave them together in a
patchwork “quilt” of personal stories. In their interactive
picture-lectures, the Bees lead audiences through an engaging,
larger-than-life banner version of the graphic, interweaving anecdotes,
statistics, and history. The experience prompts discussion and
understanding of contemporary struggles about energy and coal, while
honoring the deep legacy of the Appalachian experience. Upon seeing the
graphic, Tanya Turner of Pineville, KY said, “This image is changing
Appalachia. Appalachians are taking back Appalachia and this image is a
tool for that change.”</font></div></div></body></html>