The Call and Response Poster Project

GAP Hexagon Galleries & Info Stations

Hexagons generally symbolize union, community, harmony and balance in the universe. An ideal shape to form and complement the Call & Response poster project. The hexagon spaces anchors the GAP VAN, a mobile multi-purpose vehicle that travels around the city facilitating poster making workshops.  

In addition to the 28 projects selected and supported by the Greenwood Art Project, a Call & Response poster project was devised as a democratic way of including all Tulsans.  

The Greenwood Art Project was conceived as a platform for those with connections to Tulsa to reflect on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that took place in the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood known as Black Wall Street. Our goal for the centennial commemoration of the massacre was to create an opportunity for everyday Tulsa's to be heard, share their creative voices without restraint. Graphic design posters are generally considered more accessible than traditional fine artmaking because they are made to be eye catching, informative and temporary for the masses. Making posters can also be very easy because they traditionally don't require any specific tool. 

This  allows for children, senior citizens, students, inmates and people from all walks of life to participate by creating and having their expressions directly engaged by the public at large. Highlights of the Call & Response Poster Project will be printed on custom vinyl banners and mounted on large scale 8 foot plywood displays at three Greenwood locations. Each location will consist of a large open air wooden hexagon shaped platform.