Dating back to the 1870s, Public Service Announcements (PSAs) have been used to communicate messages to the public on a variety of topics. Over the past 150 years, PSAs have ranged from calls to action to unite the public on war efforts, to messages conveying safety concerns when riding public transportation. Many factors are considered […]
Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 10–11am for a family-friendly, interactive, virtual poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required in order to receive link access and a list of suggested materials. See below for details. Save the earth! Live in peace! Create […]
Are you a student who is looking to pursue a career in design, museum education, art administration, art and design history, and/or collections management? Then this weeklong event is for you! College Night is pleased to offer Speed Mentorship, an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates, to gain insight and […]
Join the Society of Design Arts, AIGA Baltimore, and Stevenson University for this online talk by Angelina Lippert. The Swiss Grid explores the development and impact of the International Typographic Style, considered one of the most important movements in graphic design history, through a selection of posters and ephemera. Influenced by the Concrete art of […]
In honor of their partnership on the exhibition Vera List & The Posters Of Lincoln Center, Poster House and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up on an incredible lecture chronicling the organization's commitment to art for all. The discussion will start with an introduction to Lincoln Center's poster project and the critical […]
What is museum education? Have you ever considered a career as a museum educator? This Museum Ed 101 panel will provide you with information about the vast opportunities that the museum education field has to offer! Join Imani Parkinson, Samantha Hirsch, and Sierra Van Ryck deGroot as they discuss how they got into museum education and learn about the skills, practices, and passions that inspire museum […]
Join designers Kelly Walters, Jason Alejandro, Anne H. Berry, and David Jon Walker for a panel discussion on how the influence of family, cultural origins, and ancestral heritage takes form in design practice. The designers will look reflectively at their upbringing, present objects that maintain cultural significance, and share their experiences as design students, educators, and practitioners, […]
Poster House is thrilled to partner once again with our favorite type historian, Paul Shaw, for an evening exploring lettering and the Vienna Secession. From Koloman Moser and Alfred Roller to Lucian Bernhard and Ludwig Hohlwein to Peter Behrens and Otto Eckmann, lettering of this period was varied, innovative, and of a consistently high quality. […]
Poster House is excited to be joined by Yuri Zupancic, co-curator of Freak Power, in exploring the intersections of art and activism. In this wide-ranging talk, Yuri will explore how the Freak Power movement blurred the lines between politics and art to inspire change by any medium necessary. Hunter Thompson once said, "Politics is the […]
Poster House is thrilled to partner with the Kallir Research Institute. Directed by Jane Kallir, the KRI is devoted to the study of Austrian and German art of the early 20th century - work championed by the Galerie St. Etienne since 1939. Tonight, Jane Kallir will be speaking about the important roles Berlin, Munich, and Vienna played in the shaping […]