BIPOC Design History
@bipocdesignhistory.bsky.social
BIPOC Design History is a series of live and recorded classes shedding light on marginalized voices. Get in touch class@bipocdesignhistory.com
Reverberations: Lineages in Design History made Hyperallergic's list of 2025’s top NYC exhibitions! 🌟
Thank you to everyone who visited, supported, collaborated, & believed in this exhibition. Here’s to more art that challenges, uplifts, & reverberates. 💖
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Thank you to everyone who visited, supported, collaborated, & believed in this exhibition. Here’s to more art that challenges, uplifts, & reverberates. 💖
hyperallergic.com/the-best-new...
The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025
Our staff and contributors look back on a year in art, from museum reopenings to shows that make and remake history.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reverberations: Lineages in Design History made Hyperallergic's list of 2025’s top NYC exhibitions! 🌟
Thank you to everyone who visited, supported, collaborated, & believed in this exhibition. Here’s to more art that challenges, uplifts, & reverberates. 💖
hyperallergic.com/the-best-new...
Thank you to everyone who visited, supported, collaborated, & believed in this exhibition. Here’s to more art that challenges, uplifts, & reverberates. 💖
hyperallergic.com/the-best-new...
End of Year Giving 💛
We’re thrilled to launch the Polymode Foundation, a 501(c)(3) centering Indigenous, Black & POC futures in art + design. Our end-of-year goal: raise $40K for Designed to Be Red, operations, BIPOC Design History + scholarships. Please consider donating 🩷
We’re thrilled to launch the Polymode Foundation, a 501(c)(3) centering Indigenous, Black & POC futures in art + design. Our end-of-year goal: raise $40K for Designed to Be Red, operations, BIPOC Design History + scholarships. Please consider donating 🩷
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
End of Year Giving 💛
We’re thrilled to launch the Polymode Foundation, a 501(c)(3) centering Indigenous, Black & POC futures in art + design. Our end-of-year goal: raise $40K for Designed to Be Red, operations, BIPOC Design History + scholarships. Please consider donating 🩷
We’re thrilled to launch the Polymode Foundation, a 501(c)(3) centering Indigenous, Black & POC futures in art + design. Our end-of-year goal: raise $40K for Designed to Be Red, operations, BIPOC Design History + scholarships. Please consider donating 🩷
Join us in celebrating Native American and Indigenous design histories that continue to shape how we understand design today.
Free lecture: Designed To Be Red: Notes on Native American and Indigenous Graphic Works.
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Free lecture: Designed To Be Red: Notes on Native American and Indigenous Graphic Works.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Join us in celebrating Native American and Indigenous design histories that continue to shape how we understand design today.
Free lecture: Designed To Be Red: Notes on Native American and Indigenous Graphic Works.
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Free lecture: Designed To Be Red: Notes on Native American and Indigenous Graphic Works.
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🎙️ Speaker Spotlight: We’re excited to feature
Tatiana Gómez Gaggero designer, educator, and co-founder of Buena Gráfica Social Studio — in our next lecture, Posters—Graphic Voices of América Latina: Archival Moves of Representation.
Tatiana Gómez Gaggero designer, educator, and co-founder of Buena Gráfica Social Studio — in our next lecture, Posters—Graphic Voices of América Latina: Archival Moves of Representation.
October 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🎙️ Speaker Spotlight: We’re excited to feature
Tatiana Gómez Gaggero designer, educator, and co-founder of Buena Gráfica Social Studio — in our next lecture, Posters—Graphic Voices of América Latina: Archival Moves of Representation.
Tatiana Gómez Gaggero designer, educator, and co-founder of Buena Gráfica Social Studio — in our next lecture, Posters—Graphic Voices of América Latina: Archival Moves of Representation.
The poster, in all its forms, en América Latina holds a vaunted position in the graphic production.
Join us for a lecture with José Ato Menéndez & Tatiana Gómez Gaggero In Conversation with Ramon Tejada.
Live on Saturday, October 18, from 3:00–4:45PM EST or watch at your own pace. #PosterDesign
Join us for a lecture with José Ato Menéndez & Tatiana Gómez Gaggero In Conversation with Ramon Tejada.
Live on Saturday, October 18, from 3:00–4:45PM EST or watch at your own pace. #PosterDesign
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The poster, in all its forms, en América Latina holds a vaunted position in the graphic production.
Join us for a lecture with José Ato Menéndez & Tatiana Gómez Gaggero In Conversation with Ramon Tejada.
Live on Saturday, October 18, from 3:00–4:45PM EST or watch at your own pace. #PosterDesign
Join us for a lecture with José Ato Menéndez & Tatiana Gómez Gaggero In Conversation with Ramon Tejada.
Live on Saturday, October 18, from 3:00–4:45PM EST or watch at your own pace. #PosterDesign
You can now enroll in “Black Design in America” through @calartsofficial.bsky.social CalArts Extended Studies!
Discover the rich history and impact of African American and African diasporic contributions to graphic design, from the 19th century to the present.
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Discover the rich history and impact of African American and African diasporic contributions to graphic design, from the 19th century to the present.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You can now enroll in “Black Design in America” through @calartsofficial.bsky.social CalArts Extended Studies!
Discover the rich history and impact of African American and African diasporic contributions to graphic design, from the 19th century to the present.
shorturl.at/SgZtq
Discover the rich history and impact of African American and African diasporic contributions to graphic design, from the 19th century to the present.
shorturl.at/SgZtq
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Come see "How To Get To Zero", my new collaborative exhibit with @tega.bsky.social at @pioneerwork.bsky.social. It's up until Dec 13th.
The show includes 10 pieces, covering the last decade of our solo and collective practices.
The show includes 10 pieces, covering the last decade of our solo and collective practices.
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Come see "How To Get To Zero", my new collaborative exhibit with @tega.bsky.social at @pioneerwork.bsky.social. It's up until Dec 13th.
The show includes 10 pieces, covering the last decade of our solo and collective practices.
The show includes 10 pieces, covering the last decade of our solo and collective practices.
Opening Tonight! 🖤
We are pleased to announce our love affair with DuBois continues, with Silas Munro exhibiting at the Print Center New York 2025 exhibition Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print.
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We are pleased to announce our love affair with DuBois continues, with Silas Munro exhibiting at the Print Center New York 2025 exhibition Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print.
www.printcenternewyork.org/data-conscio...
September 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Opening Tonight! 🖤
We are pleased to announce our love affair with DuBois continues, with Silas Munro exhibiting at the Print Center New York 2025 exhibition Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print.
www.printcenternewyork.org/data-conscio...
We are pleased to announce our love affair with DuBois continues, with Silas Munro exhibiting at the Print Center New York 2025 exhibition Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print.
www.printcenternewyork.org/data-conscio...
Today is our final lecture in the (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History lecture series! We hope to see you there. ✨
August 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Today is our final lecture in the (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History lecture series! We hope to see you there. ✨
Today’s lecture from New Red Order, a public secret society of artists & collaborators who use humor, media, & performance to confront colonialism & interrogate cultural appropriation.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
August 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Today’s lecture from New Red Order, a public secret society of artists & collaborators who use humor, media, & performance to confront colonialism & interrogate cultural appropriation.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Join us with Sarah Sockbeson as she offers a powerful look into the design, materials, & meaning behind Wabanaki ash and sweetgrass basketry. Through stunning examples of her ash & sweetgrass baskets, she highlights how innovation and cultural continuity go hand in hand in Indigenous design.
August 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Join us with Sarah Sockbeson as she offers a powerful look into the design, materials, & meaning behind Wabanaki ash and sweetgrass basketry. Through stunning examples of her ash & sweetgrass baskets, she highlights how innovation and cultural continuity go hand in hand in Indigenous design.
In this collaborative session with Kevin King, Leo Vicent, and Chris Skillern, they explore the vital role of typography in Indigenous language and visual sovereignty. Through individual talks, they examine typography from technical, cultural, and creative lenses.
🕒 3–4:45pm EST
🕒 3–4:45pm EST
August 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In this collaborative session with Kevin King, Leo Vicent, and Chris Skillern, they explore the vital role of typography in Indigenous language and visual sovereignty. Through individual talks, they examine typography from technical, cultural, and creative lenses.
🕒 3–4:45pm EST
🕒 3–4:45pm EST
Starting soon!
Dr. Gloria Jane Bell will explore how archival research and visual culture helped trace Anthony Martin Fernando’s activism across Europe, highlighting his radical protest strategies and his enduring legacy as a transnational Indigenous advocate for justice. 🔍
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Dr. Gloria Jane Bell will explore how archival research and visual culture helped trace Anthony Martin Fernando’s activism across Europe, highlighting his radical protest strategies and his enduring legacy as a transnational Indigenous advocate for justice. 🔍
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
August 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Starting soon!
Dr. Gloria Jane Bell will explore how archival research and visual culture helped trace Anthony Martin Fernando’s activism across Europe, highlighting his radical protest strategies and his enduring legacy as a transnational Indigenous advocate for justice. 🔍
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Dr. Gloria Jane Bell will explore how archival research and visual culture helped trace Anthony Martin Fernando’s activism across Europe, highlighting his radical protest strategies and his enduring legacy as a transnational Indigenous advocate for justice. 🔍
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Today! You won't want to miss this powerful lecture by Jimmy Dean Horn, multidisciplinary artist & designer whose work lives at the intersection of print, protest, and personal story.
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July 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today! You won't want to miss this powerful lecture by Jimmy Dean Horn, multidisciplinary artist & designer whose work lives at the intersection of print, protest, and personal story.
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🚨 Still time to join us TONIGHT!
We’re thrilled to welcome the brilliant Sadie Red Wing for a powerful talk exploring the deep semiotics and visual sovereignty of Indigenous graphic design.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Don’t miss this one. 👀
We’re thrilled to welcome the brilliant Sadie Red Wing for a powerful talk exploring the deep semiotics and visual sovereignty of Indigenous graphic design.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Don’t miss this one. 👀
July 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🚨 Still time to join us TONIGHT!
We’re thrilled to welcome the brilliant Sadie Red Wing for a powerful talk exploring the deep semiotics and visual sovereignty of Indigenous graphic design.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Don’t miss this one. 👀
We’re thrilled to welcome the brilliant Sadie Red Wing for a powerful talk exploring the deep semiotics and visual sovereignty of Indigenous graphic design.
🕖 7–8:45pm EST
Don’t miss this one. 👀
Today’s lecture—sign up now! 🕐 1–2:45pm EST
Join us for an incredible lecture with historian & Harvard University professor Dr. Philip J. Deloria, as he discusses Mary Sully's unique creative process & shares his journey to bring her art to a wider audience.
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Join us for an incredible lecture with historian & Harvard University professor Dr. Philip J. Deloria, as he discusses Mary Sully's unique creative process & shares his journey to bring her art to a wider audience.
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July 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today’s lecture—sign up now! 🕐 1–2:45pm EST
Join us for an incredible lecture with historian & Harvard University professor Dr. Philip J. Deloria, as he discusses Mary Sully's unique creative process & shares his journey to bring her art to a wider audience.
bipocdesignhistory.com/products/mar...
Join us for an incredible lecture with historian & Harvard University professor Dr. Philip J. Deloria, as he discusses Mary Sully's unique creative process & shares his journey to bring her art to a wider audience.
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Class Today! 🔔
Join us tonight for a powerful lecture w Yvonne Tiger as she explores the life and legacy of Angel De Cora — a groundbreaking Ho-Chunk artist, designer, writer, & educator who helped shape #NativeAmerican visual culture.
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Join us tonight for a powerful lecture w Yvonne Tiger as she explores the life and legacy of Angel De Cora — a groundbreaking Ho-Chunk artist, designer, writer, & educator who helped shape #NativeAmerican visual culture.
bipocdesignhistory.com/products/pai... #DesignHistory
July 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Class Today! 🔔
Join us tonight for a powerful lecture w Yvonne Tiger as she explores the life and legacy of Angel De Cora — a groundbreaking Ho-Chunk artist, designer, writer, & educator who helped shape #NativeAmerican visual culture.
bipocdesignhistory.com/products/pai... #DesignHistory
Join us tonight for a powerful lecture w Yvonne Tiger as she explores the life and legacy of Angel De Cora — a groundbreaking Ho-Chunk artist, designer, writer, & educator who helped shape #NativeAmerican visual culture.
bipocdesignhistory.com/products/pai... #DesignHistory
See you in class!
If you’re already registered, you can find the link for the live class (and later the recording) in your video library.
www.bipocdesignhistory.com/library
If you’re already registered, you can find the link for the live class (and later the recording) in your video library.
www.bipocdesignhistory.com/library
June 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
See you in class!
If you’re already registered, you can find the link for the live class (and later the recording) in your video library.
www.bipocdesignhistory.com/library
If you’re already registered, you can find the link for the live class (and later the recording) in your video library.
www.bipocdesignhistory.com/library
In celebration of Juneteenth, we’re offering a FREE class led by the brilliant Colette Gaiter, continuing her impactful lecture from our first BIPOC Design History course, Black Design in America.
Live Class: June 19th 6-7:45 EST I 5-5:45 CST | 3-4:45 PST
Live Class: June 19th 6-7:45 EST I 5-5:45 CST | 3-4:45 PST
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In celebration of Juneteenth, we’re offering a FREE class led by the brilliant Colette Gaiter, continuing her impactful lecture from our first BIPOC Design History course, Black Design in America.
Live Class: June 19th 6-7:45 EST I 5-5:45 CST | 3-4:45 PST
Live Class: June 19th 6-7:45 EST I 5-5:45 CST | 3-4:45 PST
Don't miss your chance to win a free lesson in our upcoming course, (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History!
Our blind bird sale ends May 20, when we announce our first speaker. Register early to secure discounted pricing!
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Our blind bird sale ends May 20, when we announce our first speaker. Register early to secure discounted pricing!
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May 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Don't miss your chance to win a free lesson in our upcoming course, (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History!
Our blind bird sale ends May 20, when we announce our first speaker. Register early to secure discounted pricing!
www.instagram.com/p/DJr6or9P7KW/
Our blind bird sale ends May 20, when we announce our first speaker. Register early to secure discounted pricing!
www.instagram.com/p/DJr6or9P7KW/
✨ Meet the BIPOC Design History Team!
We're proud to introduce the team behind BIPOC Design History— a community-driven initiative dedicated to researching, teaching, and celebrating the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in design history.
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We're proud to introduce the team behind BIPOC Design History— a community-driven initiative dedicated to researching, teaching, and celebrating the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in design history.
www.instagram.com/p/DJnF6d6sCQ...
May 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
✨ Meet the BIPOC Design History Team!
We're proud to introduce the team behind BIPOC Design History— a community-driven initiative dedicated to researching, teaching, and celebrating the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in design history.
www.instagram.com/p/DJnF6d6sCQ...
We're proud to introduce the team behind BIPOC Design History— a community-driven initiative dedicated to researching, teaching, and celebrating the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in design history.
www.instagram.com/p/DJnF6d6sCQ...
We hope you'll join us for our upcoming course, (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History. Link to purchase at a discounted rate here: bipocdesignhistory.com/products/re-...
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May 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We hope you'll join us for our upcoming course, (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History. Link to purchase at a discounted rate here: bipocdesignhistory.com/products/re-...
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Reverberations Spotlight on Kuwaiti multimedia artist and designer #MunirahAlShami whose practice centers the traditional art, craft, and culture of Kuwait.
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Courtesy Ford Foundation Gallery
Photos by Sebastian Bach
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Courtesy Ford Foundation Gallery
Photos by Sebastian Bach
April 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Reverberations Spotlight on Kuwaiti multimedia artist and designer #MunirahAlShami whose practice centers the traditional art, craft, and culture of Kuwait.
www.instagram.com/p/DJC6l6zPb6...
Courtesy Ford Foundation Gallery
Photos by Sebastian Bach
www.instagram.com/p/DJC6l6zPb6...
Courtesy Ford Foundation Gallery
Photos by Sebastian Bach
Please join us today for an inspiring discussion on design and community. It’s going to be a treat you won’t want to miss! 💝
April 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Please join us today for an inspiring discussion on design and community. It’s going to be a treat you won’t want to miss! 💝
Our fourth course is coming soon!! Join us for (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History. Classes will take place from mid-July through August.
April 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Our fourth course is coming soon!! Join us for (re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History. Classes will take place from mid-July through August.