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SUMMARY:First Friday
DESCRIPTION:Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour\, workshop\, performance\, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different\, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection.\n \n3pm Billion Oyster Project Presentation\nLearn about Billion Oyster Project‘s vision of a future in which New York Harbor is the center of a rich\, diverse\, and abundant estuary from Public Outreach Manager Agata Poniatowski. The communities that surround this complex ecosystem have helped construct it\, and in return benefit from it\, with endless opportunities for work\, education\, and recreation. The harbor is a world-class public space\, well used and well cared for—our Commons. Billion Oyster Project hopes to restore one billion oysters by the year 2035 through public education initiatives working to involve one million people! Learn about our work and how to get involved. \n4pm We Tried to Warn You Curatorial Tour\nJoin Poster House Guest Curator Tim Medland for a drop-in tour of We Tried to Warn You: Environmental Crisis Posters\, 1970–2020. Explore the global history of environmental activism through graphic design. Questions are strongly encouraged! \n5pm Alt Text as Poetry Workshop\nPosters are a visual medium. How can they be made more accessible to the blind and low vision community? Poster House is thrilled to welcome Finnegan Shannon (they/them) and Bojana Coklyat (she/her) as they lead visitors through a workshop on how to reframe alt text (short\, written descriptions of images) as a type of poetry. Inspired by posters from the museum’s collection\, visitors will practice writing\, discussing\, and reframing this type of accessible writing. To learn more about this larger project\, visit the Alt Text as Poetry website. \n\n\n\nAccessibility Notes:\nAn ASL interpreter and assistive listening devices will be provided. Seating will include stools and chairs. Tactile posters and fidget tools will also be available.\nTo view the social narrative for the event\, click here: Alt Text as Poetry Social Narrative.\nPoster House is wheelchair accessible\, with an automatic front door\, accessible restrooms\, and elevator access.\nPlease note that while the museum is mask optional\, masking for this event is mandatory. Clear masks and N95 masks will be provided.\nWe always appreciate visitors reaching out to discuss further accessibility needs or questions. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or 914.295.2387. \n  \n\n\n\n6:30pm Non-traditional Collage Workshop $15\nPoster House is pleased to welcome artist Max Colby for a nontraditional collage workshop. Inspired by We Tried to Warn You: Environmental Crisis Posters\, 1970–2020\, guests will use recycled supplies from Materials For The Arts to create experimental textural collages. No previous experience required. \n7pm Gatsby Entertainment Dance Performance\nCelebrate Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde with a performance by Gatsby Entertainment\, New York’s premiere Jazz-Age dance troupe. Enjoy the hottest dances of the 1920s performed by expert dancers in full period costume.
URL:https://posterhouse.org/event/first-friday-18/
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T170000
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SUMMARY:Members-Only Tour: Art for the Millions
DESCRIPTION:Poster House is thrilled to offer its Members a curatorial tour of the celebrated exhibition Art for the Millions: American Culture & Politics in the 1930s. Currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, this exhibition uses over 100 posters\, prints\, paintings\, textiles\, sculpture\, and other objects and ephemera to tell the complex story of the United States during this tumultuous time. Americans searched for their cultural identity during the Great Depression\, a period marked by divisive politics\, threats to democracy\, and intensified social activism\, including a powerful labor movement. This is a not-to-be-missed event! \nThis tour will be held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, located at 1000 5th Ave\, New York\, NY 10028. 
URL:https://posterhouse.org/event/members-only-tour-art-for-the-millions/
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T190000
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SUMMARY:Members-Only Tour: The End of Fossil Fuel
DESCRIPTION:In honor of our celebrated exhibition We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters\, 1970–2020\, Poster House Members are invited to an after-hours\, private tour of the Climate Museum’s latest show\, The End of Fossil Fuel. This new exhibition explores the fossil fuel industry’s history of racism and deception\, and spotlights the success of the environmental and climate justice movement in resisting and reversing the industry’s harms. It includes a 45-foot-long mural by the award-winning artist and illustrator R. Gregory Christie envisioning the struggle for a climate-safe and just world\, as well as multiple opportunities for visitors to take action in community. \nThis tour takes place at the Climate Museum\, located at 105 Wooster Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012.
URL:https://posterhouse.org/event/members-only-tour-the-end-of-fossil-fuel/
CATEGORIES:Members Only,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T170000
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SUMMARY:PH x Teens: Seasons Greetings Holiday Card Creation
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season by creating your own holiday card with Poster House! A handmade card is the perfect gift for family and friends that truly captures your creative holiday spirit.  \nPH x Teens: Seasons Greetings is a drop-in program for young adults ages 13 to 18. Advanced registration is required but participants are not expected to stay the entire time; guests should plan to spend about an hour on this interactive\, self-guided activity. \nAccessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request.  \nPlease contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs.  \nFor other event related questions\, please contact info@posterhouse.org
URL:https://posterhouse.org/event/ph-x-teens-seasons-greetings-holiday-card-creation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231209T133000
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SUMMARY:Fused Plastic Collage Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what you can create with discarded plastics? Presented in conjunction with the exhibition We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters\, 1920-2020\, this hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the technique of fusing or layering plastics using an iron. Participants will explore the material affordances of various types of biodegradable\, recyclable\, and single-use plastics in order to create fused plastic collages inspired by posters on environmental activism. Join us in this imaginative intervention into the life cycle of plastics! \nWe encourage attendees to bring a piece of plastic to this workshop (flexible ones such as bags\, mailers\, or food packaging work best; they can be biodegradable\, recyclable\, or single-use). All materials and tools provided; no previous experience necessary. \nFan Kong (she/her) is a researcher and teaching artist rooted in Queens\, New York City. Born in China but raised in Hong Kong\, Fan works to build safe and inclusive spaces where youth and families can practice social change-making through the arts\, especially across languages and generations. She is the founder of Craft Services (follow her on Instagram @fakefankong)\, creating educational products inspired by everyday art\, science\, and technology. Kong received her B.A. in Art History from Columbia University and M.Ed. in Learning Sciences and Human Development from the University of Washington.  \nAccessibility Note: This program is presented in person at Poster House. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice—please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. Visual descriptions will be provided.\nQuestions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana\, Access Coordinator\, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.\nFor other event related questions\, please contact info@posterhouse.org
URL:https://posterhouse.org/event/fused-plastic-collage-workshop/
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T120000
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SUMMARY:Poster Kids: Indian Film Posters
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to learn about how posters are printed? This month\, Poster Kids focuses on all things printing by looking at the posters from Advertising India’s Sandalwood Film Industry. We’ll discuss how these beautiful posters were made. Afterward\, we’ll try printing our own images using foam plates.  \nJoin Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly\, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required. \nThis program invites children 5–11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). This is not a drop-off program.
URL:https://posterhouse.org/event/poster-kids-indian-film-posters/
CATEGORIES:Kid-Friendly,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T170000
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SUMMARY:Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: We Tried to Warn You!
DESCRIPTION:Every month\, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. \nIn order to reach a wide\, art-loving audience around the world\, we offer our description tours online through Zoom. These tours are led by our Chief Curator or Educators\, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection. \nThis month’s tour will focus on the new exhibition\, We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters\, 1970–2020. \nPlease email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour. \nTours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions. \nFor a complete list of our accessibility tours\, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page\, call (914) 295-2387\, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.
URL:https://posterhouse.org/event/vibrant-verbal-description-tour-we-tried-to-warn-you/
CATEGORIES:Free,Accessibility,Virtual
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