Poster House

Worm Book Release with Edel Rodriguez & Chip Kidd
2023-11-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Poster House is pleased to host “America’s illustrator-in-chief,” Edel Rodriguez, in conversation with graphic designer and writer, Chip Kidd, for a wide-ranging conversation on Rodriguez’s new graphic memoir Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey. Worm is available for purchase at the Poster House Shop; book signing to follow.
Through vivid, stirring art, Worm tells the story of a boyhood in the midst of the Cold War, a family’s displacement in exile, and their tenacious longing for those they left behind. It also recounts the coming-of-age of an artist and activist, who, witnessing America’s turn from democracy to extremism, struggles to differentiate his adoptive country from the dictatorship he fled. Confronting questions of patriotism and the liminal nature of belonging, Edel Rodriguez ultimately celebrates the immigrants, maligned and overlooked, who guard and invigorate American freedom.
Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban American artist who has exhibited internationally with shows in Los Angeles, New York, London, Prague, Berlin, La Paz and Spain. Inspired by personal history, religious rituals, politics, memory, and nostalgia, his bold, figurative works are an examination of identity, cultural displacement, and mortality.
Chip Kidd is a graphic designer and writer in New York City. As editor-at-large for graphic novels for Pantheon books, he has worked with some of the best artists in the business, including Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Alex Ross, Michael Cho, Charles Burns, Anita Kunz, and Neil Gaiman, among many others. He is presently writing an Avengers graphic novel for the Abrams Marvel Arts book imprint.
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. Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Art Deco Type Tour with Paul Shaw
2023-11-09 18:30 - 20:00
Join type historian Paul Shaw for an in-depth tour exploring the typefaces in Poster House’s exhibition Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. This wide-ranging talk will investigate the bold, geometric letterforms that are a hallmark of the Art Deco graphic style. Type enthusiasts and casual fans alike will enjoy this comprehensive look at Deco lettering. Questions strongly encouraged!
Paul Shaw is a designer and design historian with a specialty in letterforms and type. He is the author of Revival Type, Helvetica and the New York City Subway System; co-author of Blackletter and National Identity; and editor of The Eternal Letter. He teaches at Parsons School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. He has previously done presentations for Poster House on the lettering of Alfons Mucha and the typography of post-World War II posters.
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.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Indigenous History is Poster History
2023-11-08 12:30 - 14:00
Poster House is pleased to welcome graphic designer and scholar Sadie Redwing for a wide-ranging conversation on Indigenous poster history and graphic communication. Describing the perspective of Indigenous ideology in visual communication is very challenging—especially to an audience who does not understand the harm of cultural appropriation. Indigenous sensitivity to appropriation is not taken into consideration when designing for representational material or identifying a traditional presence in the common world. Native Americans rely on stereotypes to distinguish themselves from other cultures. The struggle to display an accurate tribal identity derives from oppression and historical trauma through Western education. American Indian boarding schools erased the traditional image of a Native American that left tribal students uncertain of who they were as people.
As Indigenous peoples progress from the American Indian Boarding School era, the urge to distinct tribes from Pan-Indianism forces a greater responsibility from Indigenous designers to visually communicate sovereignty. The role of an Indigenous visual communicator requires the practice of visual sovereignty, or decolonizing the stereotypical representation into a traditional image for cultural education. Indigenous visual communicators have the power to give Native Americans a respected-face in the world by revealing tribal visual languages in visual communication. The rising movement of visual sovereignty in Indigenous visual communication has revolutionized a new fight against stereotypes and continues to revitalize an honorable image away from the subordinate portrayal of indigenous peoples.
Sadie Red Wing is a Lakota/Dakota graphic designer and advocate from the Spirit Lake Nation. Red Wing earned her BFA in New Media Arts and Interactive Design at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She received her Master of Graphic Design from North Carolina State University. Her research on cultural revitalization through design tools and strategies created a new demand for tribal competence in graphic design research. Red Wing urges Native American graphic designers to express visual sovereignty in their design work, as well as, encourages academia to include an indigenous perspective in design curriculum. Currently, Red Wing serves as an Assistant Professor at OCAD University (Toronto, ONT).
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. 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.
A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For all other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Members-Only Tour: My Neighbor's Garden
2023-11-08 12:00 - 13:00
You are invited to a lunchtime tour of Madison Square Park’s current art exhibition, My Neighbor’s Garden.
Led by the Conservancy’s Senior Curatorial Manager Truth Murray-Cole, discover how artist Sheila Pepe brings color, unexpected materials, and optimism to Madison Square Park. Pepe, a feminist and queer artist whose elaborate web-like structures summon and critique conventional women’s craft practice, uses crochet to transform contemporary sculpture.
This tour will be held at Madison Square Park, located at 11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010.

Election Day Educator Professional Development: We Tried to Warn You!
2023-11-07 09:30 - 14:30
Join Poster House for its first Election Day, with special guest Materials for the Arts (MFTA)! This teacher professional development will focus on Poster House’s new exhibition, We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Participate in a guided tour of the show, and learn more about bringing environmental justice posters back into the classroom with our Posters in Protest Educator Guide. Guests will then participate in a hands-on artmaking workshop with MFTA Master Teaching Artist Joy Suarez, focusing on sustainability, creative reuse, and activism. Educators will leave with classroom-ready materials and new ideas and strategies for integrating posters and sustainable artmaking into their curricula. Participants will also learn more about educational programming and warehouse shopping at Materials for the Arts.
This professional development workshop is geared towards K-12 teachers. Advanced registration is required and the program costs $25 (Educator Member discounts apply).
Participants will receive 4 CTLE hours. Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided.

First Friday
2023-11-03 10:00 - 21:00
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. This month, our education team is taking over First Friday to highlight the museum’s education offerings.

10:30am–12:30pm: Pint-Sized Posters Family Program
This drop-in program for toddlers and children of all ages (accompanied by their adults) focuses on the posters in our new exhibitions Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde and We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Explore the galleries guided by Poster House’s Kids Cards, then stop by our workshop space to create colorful prints of your own.
1pm: We Tried to Warn You Tour
Join Poster House Educator Maya Varadaraj 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!
3pm: Art Deco Tour
Join Poster House Educator Maya Varadaraj for a drop-in tour of Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. Learn about the rise and fall of what we now know as Art Deco through this in-depth exhibition exploring the global phenomenon of avant-garde commercial advertising. Questions are strongly encouraged!
3:30–5pm: PH x Teens – Vintage Playlist with the Young Lordes Collective
Join the Young Lordes Collective (YLC) for a special edition of PH x Teens at Poster House and make vinyl record covers that promote environmental activism.
Inspired by albums of the 1970s that used natural elements to spread messages of environmental awareness, this activity will allow you to design your own record cover using watercolor paint, collage, and/or letterpress techniques. Don’t forget to include your environmental activism playlist on the back! —
At the intersection of artistry and activism, the Young Lordes Collective (YLC) is a grassroots artist-activist youth collective that aims to create a growing and breathing network of underrepresented New Yorkers. Since March 2021, the Young Lords Collective has cultivated a generative space for community-based learning, care, and revolutionary struggle for the emerging artists and activists of our generation. Through multimedia publications, mutual aid initiatives, food drives, open mic nights, educational discussions, and more, the Young Lordes Collective pays homage to activist groups of the past by uplifting the change makers of the future.
PH x Teens is a drop-in program for young adults ages 13 to 18. Advanced registration is required; participants are not expected to stay the entire time. Guests should plan to spend about an hour on this interactive, self-guided activity.
6–7pm: PH x College – We Are The Future! Youth Movements and Environmental Justice
Today’s students have come of age during a time of environmental crises. In this special tour and talkback of We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020, college students are invited to come together and discuss the role of youth in environmental justice movements—past, present, and future.
Poster House Educator, Rayyan Mikati, will guide this conversation toward historical inquiry and speculative imagination. Questions and comments are strongly encouraged!
6:30-8pm Loving with Three Hearts Sins Invalid Film Screening & Discussion
Poster House is thrilled to welcome Lorenzo Van Ness (they/them/elle) from Sins Invalid for a screening and discussion of Loving with Three Hearts. After the viewing, there will be a discussion on the intersection of climate justice and disability justice. Special attention will be paid to how Sins Invalid utilizes performance to explore these connections.
Please note that while Poster House is mask-optional, this event is mask-mandatory. Masks and clear masks will be provided.
Accessibility notes: This film will have an audio description and captions. There will be an ASL interpreter and assistive listening devices provided. Fidget tools will be available.
To view the social narrative for the event, click here: Loving with Three Hearts Film and Talkback Social Narrative.
To address further access needs, please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387.
Lorenzo Van Ness is a queer, trans, Dominican lifelong New Yorker. They have worked in the legal field as a non-attorney as well as an organizer. They’re passionate about building access for people pushed to the margins, supporting community, and continuously growing their knowledge.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: French Deco
2023-10-31 16:00 - 17:00
Every month, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision.
In 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, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on French Art Deco.
Please 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.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For 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.

Climate Change is Scary with Saad Amer
2023-10-27 17:30 - 18:30
What’s scarier than Halloween? Climate change, of course! But don’t let the fear of the climate crisis prevent you from taking action! Poster House is pleased to welcome internationally renowned climate activist Saad Amer for a wide-ranging conversation on the role of posters and visual communication in combating the environmental crisis. He will share his global perspective on climate activism and the role posters and graphic design play in tackling climate change. Costumes are encouraged, and best costume will receive a free 1-year membership to Poster House! Questions are strongly encouraged!
Saad Amer is an environmentalist, climate justice activist and the Founder of Justice Environment, a social impact consultancy helping businesses, nonprofits and governments navigate climate change and the just transition. He is a consultant to the United Nations and served as an Expert Reviewer for a recent IPCC report. As one of the country’s most prolific voting rights organizers, he has reached millions and created campaigns featuring the likes of Vice President Al Gore, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Taylor Swift. He has researched the impacts of climate change on the ground in the Indian Himalayas funded by USAID, co-created Harvard University’s inaugural Sustainability Plan, and discovered a new hybrid species in French Polynesia. He has written for National Geographic, PBS and the World Bank, and has spoken at the United Nations, US Department of State and TEDx. He went to Harvard University where he studied Environmental Science and Public Policy with a minor in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. He was a Fellow at Yale University’s Public Voices on the Climate Crisis with The OpEd Project.

In-Person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour
2023-10-26 18:00 - 20:00
Members of the low-vision and blind community are invited to an exciting, in-person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour at Poster House. This after-hours event will provide exclusive access to the museum’s exhibition, Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde.
The tour will be led by our museum educator, Maya Varadaraj. This intimate experience will allow guests to get up close with all the posters described, as well as provide additional tactile objects to help illuminate the art. Light refreshments will be provided.
While everyone is welcome, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind, have low vision, or who benefit from verbal descriptions.
To RSVP or if you have any further accessibility needs, please contact Poster House’s Accessibility Coordinator at at access@posterhouse.org or at ‪914.295.2387‬.
Masks are encouraged during this event and are available free of charge at the museum. Clear masks are also available. Assistive listening devices, stools, and some tactile posters will be provided. Navigational guides are available upon request.
For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.
Poster House would like to thank the New York State Council on the Arts for its support of this event.

Posters & Cocktails LIVE!
2023-10-23 18:00 - 20:00
Poster House is thrilled to turn its hit virtual program into a rollicking in-person event! That’s right, Posters & Cocktails is coming at you live from the museum! Join Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auctions Galleries, Don Spiro of the Green Fairy Society, and our very own Chief Curator & Director of Content, Angelina Lippert, for a night of high-proof entertainment.
The evening will toggle between specialty Art Deco-themed cocktails in our Café and witty reparté between Nicho and Angelina as they tour around Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. Prepare for the wildest night at a museum you’ll ever have, with louche laughs and art historical amusements.
Ticket prices include three custom-made cocktails from the roaring ‘20s.
This series is generously supported by Don Lebowitz and Claudia Wagner.
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. Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Poster Kids: Pattern Makers
2023-10-22 10:00 - 12:00
The Art Deco period was full of stylish and bold posters. Artists who worked during this time created images, patterns, and compositions inspired by mechanization and industry. This month, Poster Kids will explore the vivid patterns and images in our new exhibition Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. Afterward, participants will create their own patterns inspired by what they saw.
Join 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.
This program invites children 5–11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). This is not a drop-off program.

Open House New York: Poster House Architectural Tour
2023-10-21 14:00 - 15:00
Join lead architect Marc Tsurumaki of LTL Architects on a tour of the design, development, and construction history of Poster House, the only museum in the United States dedicated to posters. Opened in 2019 and occupying the space that once housed Tekserve, the museum design considers that posters are intended for the street and uses the length of the space to evoke a sidewalk, playing with industrial materials.

Genius on Display: Julian Alexander
2023-10-20 18:30 - 19:30
Poster House is pleased to welcome award-winning art director Julian Alexander in conversation with CMYK member Sharif Tassy for a Genius on Display artist talk. In this wide-ranging conversation, Julian will discuss his groundbreaking design practice as well as his advocacy work on behalf of racialized communities. Questions strongly encouraged!
Julian Alexander is a visual artist, GRAMMY-award winning art director, and founder of Brooklyn-based design studio Slang Inc. His iconic album artwork can be seen on packages that have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. In 2020, Julian started the Supremacy Project that addresses the systematic oppression and violence BIPOC communities are fighting to end through art.
This program is presented by Poster House’s CMYK Council, the museum’s BIPOC advisory board that works to ensure the museum is accessible to communities of color.

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.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Genius on Display with DearStephan
2023-10-16 12:00 - 13:00
Poster House’s Genius on Display is excited to present illustrator Stephen Minyi, a.k.a. DearStephan, in conversation with 72andSunny’s Group Creative Director, Sherina Florence. Get an in-depth understanding of this incredible artist’s process and the inspiration behind his unique illustrations.
Known professionally as DearStephan, Stephen Minyi is a South African illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa. His characters speak from the perspective of a Black artist inspired by streetwear and the never-ending consumption of fashion and hip-hop culture. Influenced by artists such as Norman Rockwell, John Hassall, and Zapiro, Minyi captures the distinct, unique characteristics of his subjects. He primarily designs for editorials, garments, and prints.
This program is presented by Poster House’s CMYK Council, the museum’s BIPOC advisory board that works to ensure the museum is accessible to communities of color.

This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. 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.
A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For all other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

New York's Great Art Deco Corridor: Architectural Walking Tour
2023-10-15 12:00 - 14:00
Art Deco architecture can be found in all five boroughs, but the largest single concentration of major Deco monuments runs along 42nd Street from 1st to 9th Avenues. The star architect of this walk is crusty modernist Raymond Hood. Participants will visit three of his four New York skyscrapers: the red-and-white-striped Daily News, the black-and-gold American Radiator, and the blue-green terra-cotta clad McGraw-Hill.
Along the way, guests will also visit the Chanin Building with its Rene Chambellan-designed abstract ornamentation, and the peerless Chrysler Building, the city’s (and the world’s) most famous Art Deco skyscraper. Additional stops will be made at lesser-known delights, including the little-visited cluster of the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and the Beaux-Arts Apartments on East 44th Street, which are Art Deco in style despite their names.
This program is presented in person. 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.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Genius on Display: Victor Newman
2023-10-13 18:30 - 20:00
Genius on Display invites you to an unforgettable evening with two award-winning design experts. Join Creative Director of at Sesame Workshop, Victor Newman, and strategist, author, and professor, Douglas Davis, as they discuss their exciting and illustrious careers. The event will include an opportunity for Q&As!
Victor M. Newman is an New York-based, award-winning creative director recognized for his work in the entertainment, advertising, and film industries. Collaborations include Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, Cartoon Network, the Syfy Channel, Nickelodeon, MTV, USA Network, ESPN, TCM, and HGTV. Victor’s work has been honored with three Emmy Awards, a BDA World Class Award, BDA Gold Awards, an Art Directors Club Award, and numerous Telly Awards. His work has also been featured in many design publications and short film festivals.
Brooklyn-based Douglas Davis is an Emmy Award-winning strategist who serves on the advisory boards of Poster House’s CMYK Council, the Type Directors Club, the University of Oregon’s Masters in Advertising and Brand Responsibility, and City College’s Masters in Branding and Integrated Communications. He has found an international audience interested in his approach to blurring the lines between advertising, design, and business education. In 2016, Douglas wrote Creative Strategy and the Business of Design, a title translated into Mandarin and released in 2020 by Beijing Normal University.
This program is presented by Poster House’s CMYK Council, the museum’s BIPOC advisory board that works to ensure the museum is accessible to communities of color.
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.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

PH x Teens: Horror House
2023-10-13 15:30 - 17:00
Spooky Season is in full effect, and, for one night only, Poster House is turning into Horror House! This program will have you draw from classic horror movie posters to create your own Halloween-themed lanterns. Shed some light on your own creation and join us for this fun, interactive activity!
PH x Teens: Horror House 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.

Educator Happy Hour
2023-10-12 16:00 - 18:00
Poster House welcomes Pre-K through university educators to view the museum’s new exhibitions, Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde and We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters,1970–2020, and to learn more about our upcoming educational programming! Join us for a complimentary happy hour at the museum, and chat with the Education team about field trips, in-school residencies, teen programs, and CTLE-certified teacher professional development. Drop in anytime between 4pm and 6pm and raise a glass with your fellow educators!
This is a drop-in event for PreK–12 teachers, college/university professors, and Pre-K through university administrators. Advanced registration is required with a school email address; attendees can arrive anytime between 4pm and 6pm. Beer, wine, and light refreshments will be served, as well as a raffle for some Poster House swag.

Members-Only Tour: Thomas J. Watson Library
2023-10-11 17:30 - 18:30
Poster House invites you to join Thomas J. Watson Library staff member Holly Phillips, Collections Manager, for a presentation of Art Deco material in Watson Library, including rare exhibition catalogs, monographs, and trade catalogs spanning a variety of Art Deco subjects from interior design, textiles and jewelry to typography, ocean liners and cars; and books representing key Art Deco designers including Edgar Brandt, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Rene Lalique and Paul Poiret.
This tour will be held at the Thomas J. Watson Library, located at 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028. Members will be meeting inside the Main Entrance.

Latinx History is Poster History
2023-10-10 12:00 - 13:00
Latinx History is Poster History! Join us in honoring Latinx Heritage Month by welcoming art historian and curator Alejandro Anreus, who will present an overview of posters in Latin America and Latinx communities (Chicano, Nuyorican, Cuban). Anreus’ expertise in the fields of Latin American and Latinx art history will provide an introductory understanding of posters from these diverse and deeply creative communities.
Alejandro Anreus is an art historian, curator and poet, and emeritus professor of art history and Latin American/Latinx Studies at William Paterson University. Though he began his career as an artist, Anreus is now an art historian and poet, and is professor of art history and Latin American/Latino Studies at William Paterson University. Among his many accomplishments, Anreus is a two-time recipient of the Oscar B. Cintas Foundation and has worked as a curator with public collections such as the Montclair Art Museum and the Jersey City Museum during his career.
This program is presented by Poster House’s CMYK Council, the museum’s BIPOC advisory board that works to ensure the museum is accessible to communities of color.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. 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.
A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For all other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday
2023-10-06 10:00 - 21:00
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.

3-5pm: Live Screenprinting with Mike King $15
Print your own silkscreen poster with Mike King, the world’s most prolific gig poster artist! This limited–edition poster designed by King advertises Poster House’s newest exhibitions Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde and We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020.
5pm: Preserving Manhattan’s Largest Wetland with New York Restoration Project
How can New Yorkers meet this moment of overlapping and global environmental crises? Jason Smith, New York Restoration Project’s Director of Northern Manhattan Parks, will present a consideration of posters, policy, and on-the-ground efforts to manage New York City’s open spaces to mitigate climate change and support biodiversity in Manhattan’s largest remaining wetland.
Jason Smith is the Director of Northern Manhattan Parks at New York Restoration Project, a nonprofit parks and nature conservancy that partners with local communities, public agencies, and the private sector to acquire, create, maintain, and program public open space throughout New York City.
6pm: Geometric Printmaking Workshop with Katherine Toukhy $10
Join teaching artist Katherine Toukhy for this interactive printmaking workshop inspired by Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. Participants will use bold, geometric shapes and patterns to make their own Art Deco-inspired prints. No prior experience necessary; all skill levels welcome!
7pm Ceci Pineda Performance
Celebrate the Earth with artist and climate activist Ceci Pineda! Ceci Pineda (they/them) is a brown, queer musician, ecosystem caretaker, and facilitator living between the northeast and Puerto Rico. A singer, guitarist, and jaranere, Ceci writes music for Tlalli (earth, land, and soil), our more-than-human relationships, and dreaming of climate justice worlds. Ceci will share songs that reflect upon the current environmental moment and invite participants into dreaming other ways of relating.

Members-Only Tour: Sherman Creek Park
2023-10-03 17:30 - 18:30
Poster House invites you to come out and enjoy the fall weather on a guided tour of New York Restoration Project’s Sherman Creek Park, located in Inwood, Manhattan. Explore the natural resources and beauty of one of New York City’s most unique green spaces, including a look at a community vegetable garden and an oyster reef along the Harlem River. Sherman Creek Park, a former illegal dumping site, began as a shore cleanup and now encompasses 15 beautifully reclaimed acres along the Harlem River including Swindler Cove, Riley-Levin Children’s Garden, and a living shoreline installation.
This tour will be held at New York Restoration Project’s Sherman Creek Park. Detailed arrival instructions are below:

If arriving by carshare or taxi, you may be dropped off at 3703 10th Avenue, directly in front of PS-5 Elementary School.
If you are driving, street parking is available on Marginal Way, next to PS-5 Elementary School.
If arriving by subway, you can reach Sherman Creek Park by taking the 1 train to the Dyckman Street Station, and then following Dyckman Street one block east to 10th Avenue.

West Side Fest: Poster House on the Pier
2023-09-30 13:00 - 17:00
Poster House is pleased to participate in the first-ever West Side Fest! In partnership with Hudson River Park, Join us from 1–5pm at Hudson River Park’s Pier 63 for a fun-filled afternoon of performances and activities for all ages. But the fun doesn’t stop there! At the museum, enjoy free admission and timed tours of our newly opened exhibitions throughout the day; and on the High Line, we’ll set up our interactive wheatpasting wall where you can paste up a poster like the professionals!
Activities at the pier include:
All-ages yoga with Karma Kids Yoga
Live screenprinting with Mike King
Live letterpress printing with The Arm
Double-Dutch with Elite Brooklyn Jumpers
Children’s printmaking activities
Face painting, bubbles, and more!
Performances at the pier include:
Hosted by Glo Butler
DJ April Hunt
Hila The Earth
DJ Matthew Law
The Dragon Sisters
After the performances, join The Dragon Sisters for a procession through Hudson River Park, ending at The Shed for the concluding event of West Side Fest!
Be sure to stop by the museum for free admission to our newest exhibitions, Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde & We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020.
Tours at the museum include:
12pm: Exhibition Design Tour
1pm: Art Deco Architecture Walking Tour
2pm: We Tried to Warn You! Curatorial Tour
3pm: Art Deco Architecture Walking Tour
4pm: Art Deco Curatorial Tour

This event will take place at Hudson River Park’s Pier 63, Poster House, and the High Line.

Access at Pier 63: Wheelchairs, limited seating, earplugs, fidget tools, ASL interpreters, and masks are available. Please note: assistive listening devices are available for the tour from the Pier to Poster House.
Access at Poster House: Wheelchairs, stools, earplugs, fidget tools, assistive listening devices, and masks are available.
Access at the High Line: Masks, fidget tools, and earplugs are available.

Members-Only Tour: Death Is Not the End
2023-09-22 18:00 - 20:00
Poster House is excited to offer an exclusive design-focused tour of Death Is Not the End at the Rubin Museum of Art, led by exhibition designers Isometric Studios.
Death Is Not the End is a cross-cultural exhibition that explores notions of death and afterlife through the art of Tibetan Buddhism and Christianity. During a time of great global turmoil, loss, and uncertainty, the exhibition invites contemplation of the universal human condition of impermanence and the desire to continue to exist.
The exhibition features prints, oil paintings, bone ornaments, thangka paintings, sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, and ritual items, and brings together 58 objects spanning 12 centuries from the Rubin Museum’s collection alongside artworks on loan from private collections and major institutions.
The exhibition is organized around three major themes: the Human Condition, or the shared understanding of our mortality in this world; States In-Between, or the concepts of limbo, purgatory, and bardo; and (After)life, focusing on resurrection, ideas of transformation, and heaven.
This tour will take place at the Rubin Museum of Art, located at 150 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Ocean Liners
2023-09-14 16:00 - 17:00
Every month, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision.
In 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, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on ocean liners.
Please 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.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For 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.

Members-Only Tour: One Hundred Views of the Moon
2023-09-12 17:00 - 19:00
Ronin Gallery is pleased to offer Poster House Members an advanced tour of their upcoming exhibition, Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Views of the Moon.
Regarded as one of the great masterpieces of ukiyo-e, this woodblock print series offers not only creative and technical brilliance, but also unfettered passion. From tales of vengeful ghosts and legendary heroes to poetic musings and otherworldly encounters, Yoshitoshi threads together poetry, folklore, literature, and history beneath the light of the moon. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog that includes an introductory, essay, catalog entries, and full-color illustrations.
This tour will take place at the Ronin Gallery, located at 32 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018.

Poster Kids: Craft Your Image
2023-09-10 10:30 - 12:00
This month, Poster Kids will visit the exhibition Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party and focus on the clothing, accessories, poses, gestures, and words used by Black Panther Party members. After our gallery visit, we’ll reflect on our own images as we create self-portraits inspired by what we saw.
Join 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.
This program invites children 5–11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). This is not a drop-off program.

First Friday
2023-09-01 10:00 - 21:00
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. This month, Poster House’s CMYK Council is taking over to bring a fun and educational lineup of activities all day long!
1pm Celine Hurka Type Talk
What’s your type? Learn about the ins and outs of creating a typeface from type designer Celine Hurka as she speaks about her experience designing her typespecimen featured in Advertising Type: Women in Digital Design. Celine’s expansive knowledge of global type and graphic design is an experience not to be missed. Questions strongly encouraged!
2pm Dr. Rosemari Mealy in conversation with Es-pranza Humphrey
Poster House is honored to host veteran Black Panther member Dr. Rosemari Mealy in conversation with curator Es-pranza Humphrey against the backdrop of her powerful exhibition Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party. Learn about Dr. Mealy’s experiences as a party member and her continued support of human rights and international solidarity in Cuba.
3pm Exhibition Design Tour with John Kudos
Go behind the scenes with award-winning designer and co-founder of KASA Collective, John Kudos, as he walks through the process of designing our stellar exhibitions Made in Japan and Black Power to Black People.
4pm Pattern-Making Workshop with Zipeng Zhu
Join graphic designer extraordinaire, Zipeng Zhu, for a DAZZLING pattern workshop! Explore exciting color combinations and patterns using a variety of materials. Supplies will be provided and no preparation is necessary—just bring your imagination and curiosity!
5:30pm Portfolio Reviews
Calling all students and recent grads! Join us for a unique opportunity to have your portfolio materials reviewed by CMYK members: Douglas Davis, Zipeng Zhu, John Kudos, and Maya Varadaraj. Participants can meet with up to two CMYK Council members for ten-minute sessions each and receive feedback on their portfolios. Prior sign-up is required, and attendees must be on time to participate. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate late arrivals.
7pm Rashad Wright Spoken Word Performance
Catch artist and performer Rashad Wright as he activates our space with a powerful spoken word performance.

Survival Pending Revolution: A Conversation with Gayle Asali Dickson and Colette Gaiter
2023-08-17 13:00 - 14:30
Poster House is pleased to welcome artist and former Black Panther Party member, Gayle Asali Dickson, in conversation with design historian, Colette Gaiter. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear about the lived experience of a BPP member at the height of the Party’s power, with special attention paid to the leadership roles of women within the Party. Questions strongly encouraged!
Gayle “Asali” Dickson is an artist, an ordained minister, and a former member of the Black Panther Party from 1970–1976. During the art and culture Renaissance on the West Coast in the late 1960s, the name “Asali” was given to her. Her worldview, beginning in her formative years during the civil rights struggle of the 1950s, is that of women and children. Under the pseudonym “Asali,” she created vintage art drawings during the time she worked for the Black Panther Party’s newspaper (1972–1974). They consist mostly of women and children, and the use of the “vote” was promoted as a tool for survival within a system of patriarchy. Her era in the Party was about implementing a vision of survival pending total change from an uncaring social system to one that cares for humanity.
Colette Gaiter is a Professor in the Departments of Africana Studies and Art & Design at the University of Delaware. After working in graphic design in New York City, she became an educator, artist, and writer. Her visual work, exhibited internationally, covers a range of media and forms, including artist books. Since 2005, she writes about former Black Panther artist Emory Douglas’s work, including his current international human rights artist activism. Her essays on his work appear in Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas (for which she wrote introductions to the 2014 edition and current third edition), and other books and publications. The 2022 book The Black Experience in Design includes her interview with Emory Douglas and an essay on evolving visual literacy.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. 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.
A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For all other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Poster Kids: It’s Color-o-Clock!
2023-08-13 10:30 - 12:00
Tick-tock, tick-tock: it’s color-o-clock! This month, Poster Kids is spending time in the vibrant Made in Japan exhibition to discuss the history, meaning, and use of color. We’ll see how designers use colors to communicate. Then, we’ll create unique color mood boards and use them to make our own eye-catching clocks to take home!
Join 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.
This program invites children 5–11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). This is not a drop-off program.
