When asked about the show, Le Snoot co-founder Matt Jackson had only one thing to say: “It ain’t your grandma’s tee party!”
And after the turnout at the gallery’s last event, “The Big Bad Print and Poster Show,” we can’t expect anything less. Despite Le Snoot’s location nestled behind The Cupcake Emporium, their impact on the artistic community in Savannah has been noticeable, especially for budding art students.
Rebecca Lemker, a fourth-year illustration and graphic design double major, attributes her involvement with the show to her Mat Tech 2 class. “I do a lot of graphic work and I did a t-shirt design internship last summer, so it seemed natural to enter some of my designs,” says Lemker, whose red and white sugar skull design will be featured on Le Snoot’s hand-printed shirts.
Lemker admits never having entered a contest on her own accord, so she is looking forward to experiencing her first show with Le Snoot.
Although Le Snoot only opened in October, the gallery already has experience working with university students. Earlier this month, they collaborated with the Illustration Club for an exhibit entitled “Heads in Collision.” The show featured an art swap and Ex Libris provided art supplies.
But printing t-shirts is a totally different endeavor from printing replicates of digital and printed media.
“Considering many of the shirts have up to four colors, it’s going to take quite a few long nights,” says co-founder Logan McDonald. Jackson is the gallery’s official screen printer and was Instagramming part of the process on Wednesday with the caption “Bout to be #twerkin.”
Hopefully the hard work of printing the designs on black, red, white, turquoise, and indigo t-shirts will pay off for not only the gallery opening but also the designers themselves. The gallery will offer a portion of sales to the artists even though they do all the printing for free.
But McDonald is convinced that despite the time and energy spent going through submissions, printing 500 tees, and arranging the gallery, “it’s going to be worth every second.”
And with all that time spent going through submissions and finalizing prints, it seems like Le Snoot’s dedication to showcasing high-quality artwork will continue this Friday with “A Tee Party” — but this time show goers have the opportunity to walk away with the art on their sleeves.
For more information about the show, visit Le Snoot’s website.
