MECA and Alliance Graphics are so proud to announce that our Art Director Jos Sances was awarded the 2015 Art is a Hammer Lifetime Achievement Award by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. It’s a fitting honor for Jos who has devoted his entire life to using art as an instrument for peace and justice.

MECA and Alliance Graphics are so proud to announce that our Art Director Jos Sances was awarded the 2015 Art is a Hammer Lifetime Achievement Award by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. It’s a fitting honor for Jos who has devoted his entire life to using art as an instrument for peace and justice.

“Besides being an amazing artist, Jos’s commitment to Palestine and Palestinians has been unwavering and made it possible for us to do so much of the work that we do—and to look so fabulous doing it,” said MECA Director Barbara Lubin.

For more than 25 years, Jos has designed almost everything for the Middle East Children’s Alliance: T-shirts, aprons, annual reports, event invitations, banners, website, mailings, posters and so much more. Jos is also the co-founder and art director of Alliance Graphics, a union screenprint, embroidery and promotional products shop owned by MECA.

“For our “A Child’s View from Gaza” art exhibit Jos literally created the large scale art pieces, mounted them and hung them—creating a gallery from an empty storefront—in a matter of days. Something you would expect to take several weeks or more to do.” Barbara said.

Over the last forty or so years, Jos has designed and printed posters for hundreds of organizations, events, musicians and filmmakers.; creating posters commemorating events, demonstrations, rallies and concerts. His screen-printed portraits of people like Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Rachel Corrie and Waldo Salt are sought after by collectors and activists alike. Several years ago the Library of Congress purchased his entire collection of work as a major acquisition. He is a regular illustrator and designer for many union publications.