FREE ART FOR A FREE DC *
FREE ART FOR A FREE DC *
HELP US TAKEOVER DC’S VISUAL LANDSCAPE
We invite you to help build a vibrant visual landscape of collective resistance and solidarity across DC and the DMV.
Together we will use art to defy the authoritarian takeover of our nation and the occupation of our city. We will plaster every available surface with images that tell the fascists, oligarchs, and occupying forces that their efforts to destroy our communities will fail. We will show them, and show the world, that love conquers hate, that beauty defeats ugliness, and that our care for each other is stronger than the fear they try to instill.
All images on this site are free to download, print, and share. Make posters for wildposting, flyers, stickers, clothing, bags, buttons, stencils — whatever you can dream up.
DOWNLOAD & PRINT
Check out our library of art! Download your favorite designs and print them out!
Tip: Folks who have DC Public Library Cards can print up to 20 copies per day, which can stack up ;-)
Every creator whose art is shared on this website maintains the copyright and manages the permissions to their work. Unless otherwise noted, please follow these guidelines:
Credit the artists. Images without a name attached may be used without attribution.
No commercial use without the artist’s express written consent. This includes any use where money is exchanged or profit is made.
If your organization has a budget, please contact the artist and offer direct compensation. Or if you can not find the artists info contact us at hello@nomunomu.org .
MORE FREE ART TO DOWNLOAD
Please read and respect the usage guidelines posted on each site before using any of those artists’ work.
ART BUILDS
In the near future we’ll be announcing community Art Builds where you can learn to paint banners, wildpaste posters, make prints and more.
Dates and location TBD - stay tuned!
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
USE THESE TO GET STARTED!
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Wheatpasting is LEGAL in DC. Here’s the law:
Short How to Wheatpaste Videos!
How to Run Wheatpasting Campaigns and Not Be Arrested! (NYC based, lots of great ideas about strategic targeting, visual impact, etc)
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Light weigh MUSLIN, natural fiber, is cheap to purchase $1.50--$3.00/yd for 36” width (esp’ly if ON SALE at Jo-Anns, or purchased in bulk)
Old BED SHEETS, CURTAINS, TABLE CLOTHS also work fine
Old flags and promo banners made of vinyl can be repurposed
Drop cloths can work, but need priming, are heavy and you need to buy them too!
Plastic tarps can be used-- spell out letters with DUCT TAPE, paint will not adhere well
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Water based, cheapest HOUSE Paint you can get ( LATEX) -- same for base coat/primer if needed.
Art acrylic is waterbased, just more expensive
Water based = easier to clean up, better for environment, better for breathing while painting too!
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Use GROMMETS-- either purchase a metal grommet kit ( $10-15 at hardware store)
or MAKE yer own reinforced holes-- reinforce with DUCT TAPE, or add sewn reinforcement
or DON”T make holes, instead ADD LOOPS or TIES to the edges/ corners and SEW them into the banner
Sew around the edges/ make HEMS to add integrity and strength to banner edges. PAINTING also adds strength, you can just paint around the edges 1-2” to do that even if not painting the whole banner.
IF you need to WEIGHT the bottom: don’t use something that will hurt people if it falls; use a bag of sand, bag of water, and stitch a pocket into the bottom of the banner where you can insert that bag of sand, for ex Can also use rolled up newspaper in a sewn, taped or stapled pocket.
USE ZipTies, STRING or ROPE, WIRE, DUCT TAPE to fasten banner to railing or fence