During Janterm, I participated in Printmaking and Music Cultures in Atlanta and Nashville, a course highlighting the relationship between music and visual media. In Atlanta, our work centered around hands-on printmaking, including letterpress, risograph and linocut. Through creating posters and prints at the Atlanta Printmakers Studio, we explored how artists can convey their distinct cultural and musical identities visually. We also visited stores across Little Five Points like The Psycho Sisters and Wax n’ Facts to examine how music, art and street cultures shape the identity of a neighborhood. 

Additionally, we flew to Nashville for a three day trip, visiting museums and diving deeper into different music genres from new perspectives. From interactive exhibits at the National Museum of African American Music to touring backstage of the Ryman Auditorium, each experience demonstrated how visual design and live performances work together to influence musical subcultures. At Hatch Show Print, a historic letterpress print shop, we got to see first hand how their process works, admire the many posters they have created, and print our own pieces. The trip and studio work revealed the strong connection between music and visual media and demonstrated how musicians express themselves through print.