Poster House

Members-Only Viewing of Peter Max & LeRoy Neiman
2021-12-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Poster House is thrilled to invite our Members to a private viewing of its latest mini-exhibitions: Peter Max: Cosmic Advertising and What’s The Score? The Posters of LeRoy Neiman, with an exclusive introduction led by Chief Curator, Angelina Lippert.
Check in opens at 6pm, tour will begin promptly at 6:30pm.
Festive holiday attire is encouraged; seasonal fare and drinks will be served in the Café following both tours.
The Shop will remain open, with Members receiving 20% off throughout December.
Additional exhibitions on view include The Push Pin Legacy and You Won’t Bleed Me: How Blaxploitation Posters Defined Cool & Delivered Profits.
Due to limited capacity, each Member is allowed one guest. Confirmations will be sent the week of the event; please inform us if you are unable to honor your reservation. Email membership@posterhouse.org with questions or to be placed on our waitlist.
Poster House operates in compliance with the Key to NYC mandate. All museum visitors older than 12 must show proof that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination records and IDs will be checked upon entry. Proof of vaccination may include:

NYC COVID Safe app: Android | iOS

Excelsior Pass

CDC Vaccination Card (or photo of card)

NYC Vaccination Record

An official immunization record from outside New York City or the United States.

Valid ID includes your name accompanied by a photograph such as:

Driver’s license

Government ID card

IDNYC card

Passport

School ID card

Poster Kids: Cosmic Creations
2021-12-26 09:15 - 10:15 | NY
Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 9:15–10:15am 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.
Peter Max’s colorful, fantastical designs are some of the most commercially successful of the 1960s. After engaging with his posters from the current exhibition Peter Max: Cosmic Advertising, as well as other pop and psychedelic work from the period, we will create our own whimsical diorama worlds that reach across space and time!
Materials:
shoebox or cereal box
construction paper
markers
glue
scissors
felt/fabric scraps
modeling clay
small found objects
Interested in joining us in-person for this tour and workshop? Sign up to participate in-person from 10:30am-12:15pm here.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom. Closed Captioning will be provided. This event will not be recorded due to the presence of minors. Questions about access? Please email Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Lippert & Lowry: Battle of the Maps
2022-01-06 19:00 - 20:00 | NY
Poster House is thrilled to partner with the New York Map Society for an evening exploring vintage map posters. Angelina Lippert is the Chief Curator at Poster House NYC, the first museum in the United States dedicated to the impact and history of the poster. She holds an MA in the art of the Russian Avant-Garde from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and a BA in theology and art history from Smith College. She is the author of The Art Deco Poster, and has lectured at School of Visual Arts, The Cooper Union, Columbia University, and The Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Nicholas D. Lowry is President and Principal Auctioneer of Swann Auction Galleries — which he joined in 1995 — and also the Director of Swann’s Vintage Posters Department. As one of the world’s foremost authorities on vintage posters, he has spent nearly 25 years serving regularly as poster appraiser on the PBS television show Antiques Roadshow.
This event is hosted externally by the New York Map Society.

Curatorial Tour of You Won't Bleed Me
2022-01-18 18:00 - 19:00 | NY
Join guest curator Adam Howard for an in-person curatorial tour of the exhibition You Won’t Bleed Me: How Blaxploitation Posters Defined Cool & Delivered Profits where you will get acquainted with the larger-than-life figures of Blaxploitation cinema while exploring the cultural and historic context of these posters. Questions strongly encouraged!
Adam Howard is a Senior Associate Producer at the Full Frontal with Samantha Bee show. He is also a co-creator and Executive Producer of the Full Release with Samantha Bee podcast. Prior to his career in late night comedy, he spent several years as a journalist, writing about pop culture and politics for The Daily Beast, Playboy, NBC News, and The Nation. He is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism and studied film history and screenwriting at Bard College.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — please email Salvador@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees. Questions about accessibility? Please contact Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Verbal Description Tour: Milton Glaser
2022-01-20 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
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 tour will focus on the posters of Milton Glaser featured in the exhibition The Push Pin Legacy.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 917.722.2439 x413 by January 18 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 917.722.2439 x413, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

PH x College: Young Professionals Talk with IBM
2022-01-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Just in time for internship and job application season, young professionals from IBM will join PH x College to discuss their journeys into design, their transitions from internships to full-time professions, tips and tricks helpful in curating an outstanding application and portfolio, and navigating the virtual professional scene. They will also speak about the process of transitioning into hybrid/in-person work environments.
PH x College is an ongoing series of programs designed by college students for college students and recent graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in art, design, or museums, with an emphasis on providing professional development, networking. and creative workshop opportunities.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. A recording of the event will be made available for all registered attendees. Questions about accessibility? Please email Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Curatorial Tour of The Push Pin Legacy
2022-01-26 18:00 - 19:00 | NY
Forget about boring museum tours! Poster House’s Chief Curator Angelina Lippert is known for her relatable, funny anecdotes and casual style. This virtual tour of our latest exhibition The Push Pin Legacy will explore the incredible impact Push Pin Studios had on the resurgence and evolution of American commercial illustration. Learn the origins of the iconic design studio and see many of the works that launched the careers of design legends such as Seymour Chwast, Edward Sorel, Paul Davis, and many more. Questions strongly encouraged!
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — please email Salvador@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees. Questions about accessibility? Please contact Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

First Friday
2022-02-04 10:00 - 20:00 | NY
First Friday is back at Poster House! On Friday February 4, the museum is open for free with extended hours till 8pm! Stop by and enjoy your last chance to see our current exhibitions before they close on February 6th. Proof of vaccination and masks are required for entry; please see below for complete details.
This event is in person at Poster House, with masks required. Poster House operates in compliance with the Key to NYC mandate. All museum visitors older than 12 must show proof that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination records and IDs will be checked upon entry. Proof of vaccination may include:

NYC COVID Safe app: Android | iOS

Excelsior Pass

CDC Vaccination Card (or photo of card)

NYC Vaccination Record

An official immunization record from outside New York City or the United States.

Valid ID includes your name accompanied by a photograph such as:

Driver’s license

Government ID card

IDNYC card

Passport

School ID card

PH x College: Intro to Inclusive Design in Museums
2022-02-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
How are museums morally and ethically obligated to ensure their spaces are accessible to all? And are they delivering on that obligation and including disabled individuals in such conversations? Join Poster House and artist, educator, and disability rights activist Oaklee Thiele in discussing the issue of museum accessibility and various measures cultural institutions can take to ensure all individuals are guaranteed the right to intellectually and physically engage with their texts and publications.
The workshop will include a breakout room session where attendees will be given a scenario that requires accessibility intervention. Attendees will then devise a solution to the problem using the tools and information provided in the talk, and have the opportunity to give a three-minute presentation on their ideas to the larger group.
Poster House is a new museum that opened its doors in 2019. Although we do not yet have an exhaustive range of accessibility options, this program is part of our effort toward more equitable spaces. Accessibility is a process, and we are actively learning from disabled community members.
PH x College is an ongoing series of programs designed by college students for college students and recent graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in art, design, or museums, with an emphasis on providing professional development, networking. and creative workshop opportunities.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. A recording of the event will be made available for all registered attendees. Questions about accessibility? Please email Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Posters & Cocktails: British Travel Posters
2022-02-15 19:00 - 20:30 | NY
Posters & Cocktails returns to delight guests around the world! Take a trip across the pond with your favorite poster-loving duo: Poster House Chief Curator Angelina Lippert & Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries. They will be exploring the exciting history of vintage British travel posters, from the romance of Brighton to the drama of the Scottish Highlands. Splash a spot of brandy in your tea and crumpets as these two careen across the British countryside. Along the way, Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society will share his cocktail recipes that are stiffer than a Brit’s upper lip.
Posters & Cocktails is generously sponsored by Don Lebowitz & Claudia Wagner.
Singapore Sling
½ oz lemon juice
1 oz Cherry Brandy
1 oz London dry gin
1 1/2 oz soda water
Garnish with mint sprig
Hurricane glass
Pegu Club
1/2 z London Dry Gin
3/4 ounce orange Curacao
1 teaspoon lime juice (Rose’s Lime Cordial works)
Dash bitters
Dash orange bitters
Cocktail glass
Planter’s Punch
1 oz Jamaican Dark Rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz simple syrup (white sugar)
garnish with a lime
Cocktail glass
Bermuda Rum Swizzle
2/3 oz Goslings or Jamaican Rum
2/3 oz gold Barbados rum
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 oz lemon juice
¾ oz pineapple juice
¾ oz orange juice
1/3 oz falernum
1 dash Angostura
Coupe glass
Gin Fizz
2 oz gin
1 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 oz simple syrup
1 egg white (about 1/2 ounce)
Collins glass
Top with Club soda
Suffering Bastard
1 oz London dry Gin
1 oz brandy or Cognac
½ oz Rose’s Lime juice cordial (or fresh lime syrup)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
4 oz chilled ginger beer
double old fashioned glass
Garnish with orange slice and mint sprig
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — please email Salvador@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees. Questions about accessibility? Please contact Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Be My Valentine
2022-02-17 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
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.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, this tour will focus on posters with romantic themes.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 917.722.2439 x413 by February 15 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. The audio of this virtual tour will be recorded.
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 917.722.2439 x413, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Poster Kids: Poster Origins
2022-02-20 09:15 - 10:15 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Have you ever wondered about the history of posters and how they became so ubiquitous? From train stations to bodega windows, posters are everywhere! This month, join Poster Kids to learn about some of the world’s earliest posters. Afterwards, create artwork using a color layering process inspired by printing techniques of the past and present!
Materials: ​​
Tracing paper, vellum or cello-paper
Colorful permanent markers
Paper and pencil

This online event will be hosted on Zoom. Closed Captioning will be provided. Poster Kids will not be recorded due to the presence of minors. Questions about accessibility? Please email Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Black History is Poster History
2022-02-22 18:30 - 19:30 | NY
Poster House is excited to partner with Dr. Jonathan Square for a close look at posters in the museum’s collection that address Black history and culture. Dr. Square will explore how Black representation in poster history has evolved over time, drawing from a curated selection of posters from the museum’s permanent collection . Whether created by Black designers, featuring Black figures, targeting Black consumers, or advocating for Black issues, there’s no shortage of overlap between Black history and poster history.
Jonathan Michael Square is the Assistant Professor of Black Visual Culture at Parsons School of Design. He is also currently a fellow in the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Fashion Institute of Technology, and, most recently, at Harvard University. His writing has appeared in Fashionista, Fashion Studies Journal, Refinery29, Vestoj, Small Axe, Hyperallergic, British Art Studies, and International Journal of Fashion Studies. He founded and runs the digital humanities project Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom, which explores the intersection between histories of enslavement and the fashion system.
This program is presented by CMYK Council, Poster House’s working advisory board of BIPOC creatives, designers, educators, and museum staff.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — 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 Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Members Preview Day
2022-02-24 10:00 - 18:00 | NY
Poster House is thrilled to welcome Members and their guests for an exclusive preview of the museum’s latest exhibitions The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters 1920s and Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. Enjoy early access to these exciting shows before they open to the public, and enjoy special Member benefits all day long—including 20% off in the Shop and Café. Tour capacities are limited, advanced registration is required; Membership cards will be checked upon entry.
1pm Curatorial Tour of The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s
Join Chief Curator Angelina Lippert for a tour of this blockbuster show. Explore the highs and lows of the golden age of Soviet graphic design with one of the foremost experts on poster history.
3pm Design Exhibition Tours with Isometric Studio
Ever wonder what goes into making a museum exhibition? Join Isometric Studio for an in-depth tour on how they designed Poster House’s two new shows, taking inspiration from the posters to create engaging and unique installations.
This event is in person at Poster House, with masks required. Poster House operates in compliance with the Key to NYC mandate. All museum visitors older than 5 must show proof that they have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination records and IDs will be checked upon entry. Proof of vaccination may include:

NYC COVID Safe app: Android | iOS

Excelsior Pass

CDC Vaccination Card (or photo of card)

NYC Vaccination Record

An official immunization record from outside New York City or the United States.

Valid ID includes your name accompanied by a photograph such as:

Driver’s license

Government ID card

IDNYC card

Passport

School ID card

The History of Black Women in Graphic Design
2022-03-02 18:30 - 20:00 | NY
Poster House is thrilled to welcome Dr. Cheryl D. Miller and Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton for an evening celebrating the contributions of Black women to the field of graphic design. Accomplished designers in their own right, Miller & Arceneaux-Sutton will join forces to uplift the legacy of Black women designers, paying special attention to those that have shaped poster history. They’ll shed new light on these deeply important graphic artists, highlighting their rightful place in design history while honoring the continued legacy of Black women in the field. This talk is for everyone from those new to design history to the seasoned professional—all attendees will learn something new, and questions are strongly encouraged!
Cheryl Miller is a national leader of Minority Rights, Gender, Race Diversity, Equality, Equity, and Inclusion advocacy in Graphic Design. She is founder of Cheryl D. Miller Design, Inc., N.Y.C., a Social Impact Design firm; she is a designer, author, trade writer for PRINT Magazine, CA Communication Arts Magazine, a revisionist, decolonizing historian and theologian. The Cheryl D. Miller Collection at Stanford University is her legacy professional firm’s archive, including her memoir research and manuscripts. The collection features D&I initiative, Corporate Communications developed for Fortune 500 corporations, and Corporate Communications for National African American organizations developed post Civil Rights Era, 1974–1994. She is Distinguished Senior Lecturer, University of Texas, Austin Design. She is a member of The Board of Trustees, Vermont College of Fine Arts and The President’s Global Advisory Board, Maryland Institute College of Art.
She is the AIGA Medalist 2021, “Expanding Access;” The Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Awardee, “Design Visionary” and the IBM Honorary Design Scholar, “Eminent Luminary” 2021.
Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at NC State University and faculty in the low-residency MFA program in Graphic Design at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Arceneaux is the principal at Blacvoice Design, a studio that specializes in branding, electronic media, identity, illustration, print, and publication design, for educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. The use of typography has a strong presence in her work—she is a type enthusiast who enjoys hand-lettering, typesetting, and deconstructing type through a combination of analog and digital processes. Arceneaux has exhibited work nationally and abroad, and in 2013, her work was featured in Idea: International Graphic Art and Typography magazine.
Arceneaux’s research focuses on discovering Black people omitted from the graphic design history canon. She’s also interested in the visual representation of Black people in the media and popular culture, primarily through the lens of stereotypes. She is the co-curriculum designer for Black Design in America: African Americans and the African Diaspora in Graphic Design, from the 19th through the 21st Century—Black Design in America is a series of pre-recorded BIPOC centered history courses. Her essay “A Black Renaissance Woman: Louise E. Jefferson” is a part of a collection of essays in the book Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — 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 Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

First Friday
2022-03-04 10:00 - 21:00 | NY
First Friday is back at Poster House—On Friday March 4, the museum will be open for free with extended hours till 9pm! Stop by for your first chance to see our newest exhibitions and join in the fun by attending an activity, workshop, or performance throughout the day (activities to be announced). Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection. Proof of vaccination and masks are required for entry; please see below for complete details.
1 pm: Tour of The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s
Join Assistant Director of Education Sierra Van Ryck De Groot for a tour of Poster House’s newest exhibition The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s. this guided tour will explore the golden age of Soviet graphic design, showcasing the work of Alexander Rodchenko, the Stenberg brothers, Semyon Semyonov, and many more.
3pm: PH x College: Peter Max Clock Painting-Sold Out!
Join Assistant Director of Education Sierra Van Ryck De Groot for a clock-painting activity inspired by Poster House’s Exhibition Peter Max: Cosmic Advertising. Max created commissions and advertisements for a wide range of clients, from the Woodstock Music Festival (Summer of Love) to bedsheets to clocks for General Electric (GE), the latter of which act as inspiration for this event.
4pm: In Person Archives Tour-$25
Don’t miss this rare and exclusive opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at Poster House’s permanent collection! Led by Collections Manager Melissa Walker, this intimate tour will give 10 people the chance to explore highlights from the museum’s collection of over 10,000 posters from around the world. Catch sneak previews of upcoming exhibition material, take a peek at recent acquisitions for the Living Archive, and get up close and personal with the museum’s growing collection. Members receive 20% off by entering their email at checkout!
5:30pm: Make Your Own Poster with Rush Jackson-$10
Join designer and artist Rush Jackson for a process-based poster making workshop. Explore the fundamentals of poster-making through accessible analog techniques inspired by “The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s’. Participants will leave with their very own handmade poster; Advance registration required.
This event is sponsored by PrintRunner.

This event is in person at Poster House, with masks required. Poster House operates in compliance with the Key to NYC mandate. All museum visitors older than 12 must show proof that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination records and IDs will be checked upon entry. Proof of vaccination may include:

NYC COVID Safe app: Android | iOS

Excelsior Pass

CDC Vaccination Card (or photo of card)

NYC Vaccination Record

An official immunization record from outside New York City or the United States.

Valid ID includes your name accompanied by a photograph such as:

Driver’s license

Government ID card

IDNYC card

Passport

School ID card

PH x College: Peter Max Clock Painting
2022-03-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Peter Max’s colorful, psychedelic designs with motifs drawn from Art Nouveau and Eastern painting traditions are hallmarks of the visual identity of the 1960s. Max created commissions and advertisements for a wide range of clients, from the Woodstock Music Festival (Summer of Love) to bedsheets to clocks for General Electric (GE), the latter of which act as inspiration for this event.
Held on a First Friday, access to the museum is free, and we encourage you to come early and browse the Shop, enjoy our exhibitions, and order treats from the Café.
This event is capped at 25 guests. Each participant will receive 1 clock.
PH x College is an ongoing series of programs designed by college students for college students and recent graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in art, design, or museums, with an emphasis on providing professional development, networking. and creative workshop opportunities.
This event is in person at Poster House, with masks required. Poster House operates in compliance with the Key to NYC mandate. All museum visitors older than 12 must show proof that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination records and IDs will be checked upon entry. Proof of vaccination may include:

NYC COVID Safe app: Android | iOS

Excelsior Pass

CDC Vaccination Card (or photo of card)

NYC Vaccination Record

An official immunization record from outside New York City or the United States.

Valid ID includes your name accompanied by a photograph such as:

Driver’s license

Government ID card

IDNYC card

Passport

School ID card

PH x College: Socially-Conscious Design Panel Discussion
2022-03-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
With the rise of shareable graphics about social justice, socially-conscious design has become an incredibly important component of our daily media intake. A diverse panel of artists will discuss their journeys, ethos, and the thought processes that influence their practices. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A, where panelists will engage with participants about design ethics and their political implications.
Come for the deep conversation, stay for the raffle! Poster House merchandise valued at $25 will be given to raffle winners.*
*US residents only
PH x College is an ongoing series of programs designed by college students for college students and recent graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in art, design, or museums, with an emphasis on providing professional development, networking. and creative workshop opportunities.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. A recording of the event will be made available for all registered attendees. Questions about accessibility? Please email Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Genius on Display: Shawna X
2022-03-15 18:30 - 19:30 | NY
Genius on Display returns with the one and only Shawna X. Genius on Display is a platform for spotlighting the expertise of racialized artists and designers within the context of Poster House’s exhibitions and permanent collection. Join us as Shawna X shares her vibrant, dreamy, colorful artwork against the backdrop of our current exhibition “Peter Max: Cosmic Advertising”.
Shawna X is a visual artist based in New York City, known for her vibrant and graphical image-making. Her works are manifestations in the discovery of her journey in cultural identity, motherhood, and rekindling connection between mind and body. Currently, she is exploring the synchronicity between visceral and emotional explorations via traditional and AI expressions.
This program series is sponsored by CMYK Council, Poster House’s working advisory board of BIPOC creatives, designers, educators, and museum staff.

This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — 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 Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Curatorial Tour of The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s
2022-03-16 18:30 - 19:30 | NY
Join Chief Curator Angelina Lippert for a deep dive into the museum’s latest exhibition The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s, on view through August 21. Explore the highs and lows of the golden age of Soviet graphic design with one of the foremost experts on poster history. Featuring posters by Alexander Rodchenko, the Stenberg brothers, and many more of the most influential Russian graphic artists of their time, this virtual tour is not to be missed!
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — 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 Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Ethel Reed
2022-03-17 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
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 tour will focus on the posters of Ethel Reed featured in the current exhibition Ethel Reed: I am My Own Property.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 917.722.2439 x413 by March 15 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 917.722.2439 x413, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Poster Kids: Women in Posters
2022-03-20 09:15 - 10:15 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Join us for a special edition of Poster Kids in honor of Women’s History Month. Together, we’ll tour Poster House’s exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property and learn about one of the most famous female poster designers of all time. Then, inspired by Reed’s figures and lettering, we’ll create posters celebrating the influential women and girls in our own lives!
Materials:
Black permanent marker
Water colors, paint brush, cup of water and paper towels
Large piece of watercolor paper, cardstock or other heavy paper
Paper and pencil

This online event will be hosted on Zoom. Closed Captioning will be provided. Poster Kids will not be recorded due to the presence of minors. Questions about accessibility? Please email Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Poster Kids: Women in Posters
2022-03-20 10:30 - 12:15 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Join us for a special edition of Poster Kids in honor of Women’s History Month. Together, we’ll tour Poster House’s exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property and learn about one of the most famous female poster designers of all time. Then, inspired by Reed’s figures and lettering, we’ll create posters celebrating the influential women and girls in our own lives!
Materials:
Black permanent marker
Water colors, paint brush, cup of water and paper towels
Large piece of watercolor paper, cardstock or other heavy paper
Paper and pencil

This event is in person at Poster House, with masks required. Poster House operates in compliance with the Key to NYC mandate. All museum visitors older than 12 must show proof that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination records and IDs will be checked upon entry. Proof of vaccination may include:

NYC COVID Safe app: Android | iOS

Excelsior Pass

CDC Vaccination Card (or photo of card)

NYC Vaccination Record

An official immunization record from outside New York City or the United States.

Valid ID includes your name accompanied by a photograph such as:

Driver’s license

Government ID card

IDNYC card

Passport

School ID card

Constructivist Letterforms in Early Soviet Movie Posters
2022-03-22 18:30 - 19:30 | NY
Poster House is excited to welcome Misha Beletsky for an evening exploring the Cyrillic hand-lettering in The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s. Moderated by Chief Curator Angelina Lippert, this talk will examine how designers incorporated a variety of lettering styles into their dynamic movie posters, using them as both a means of communication and as graphic elements within the compositions. Questions about Russian lettering, typography, and poster history are strongly encouraged!
Misha Beletsky is the Art Director at Abbeville Press and the President of the Typophiles. He curated Russia Rising, an exhibition of protest posters at SVA (with Steven Heller), and I Make Posters Every Day, an exhibition of work by Peter Bankov at Type Directors Club. He often speaks on design and typographic history, including Russian Avant-Garde Books at The New School and on Russian Political Poster at TDC.
This program is presented in partnership with the Type Directors Club.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — 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 Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

The Victorian Letterforms of Ethel Reed
2022-03-23 18:30 - 19:30 | NY
Explore the Victorian-era hand-lettering featured in Poster House’s latest exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property with type historian Patricia Childers. Take a close look at the letterforms this pioneering graphic artist used in her poster designs and the modern typefaces they’ve inspired, and hear about the processes and techniques used to marry the hand-lettering in seamless composition with Reed’s captivating illustrations. Questions about hand-lettering and the evolution of typography are strongly encouraged!
Patricia Childers, a NYC-based educator and designer, teaches graphic design, theory, and typography. She is an adjunct professor in the Communication Design Department of the New York City College of Technology, (CUNY,) and serves with Paul Shaw as co-director of Tipo, Cibo, Vino, a letterpress workshop in Cornuda Italy. Her practice, P Childers Design, specializes in typography, visual identity, and publication design.
This program is presented in partnership with the Type Directors Club.
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees cameras off. Closed Captioning will be provided. ASL interpretation is available upon request — 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 Salvador Muñoz, Public Programs Manager, at salvador@posterhouse.org.

Ethel Reed & Victorian Lettering with Paul Shaw
2022-03-24 18:30 - 19:30 | NY
Join Paul Shaw at Poster House for an in-depth exploration of the hand-lettering featured in the museum’s latest exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. Take a close look at the letterforms featured in the show, and learn more about Victorian-era hand-lettering processes. Explore the classic letterforms and learn about the process of transforming the hand-drawn lettering into posters and other graphic materials. Questions about hand-lettering and typography strongly encouraged!
Members receive 20% off by entering their email at checkout!
This program is presented in partnership with the Type Directors Club.
This event is in person at Poster House, with masks required. Poster House operates in compliance with the Key to NYC mandate. All museum visitors older than 5 must show proof that they have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination records and IDs will be checked upon entry. Proof of vaccination may include:

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First Friday
2022-04-01 10:00 - 21:00 | NY
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, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection. Check back soon for a complete list of activities!
Available All Day: Kids Activity Kits
Bringing your young ones with you to First Friday? Stop by the Info Desk and ask for a kids activity kit! This self-led, hands-on activity kit is intended for kids ages 5-12 to respond to the exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property.
12:30-2:30 Center for Book Arts Workshop-$30
Join Center for Book Arts for this in-depth linoleum printing workshop inspired by the printing techniques in Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. In this course lead by artist and printmaker Elizabeth Castaldo, students will learn the basics of relief carving and printing. Using speedy carve blocks—an easy to carve material—we will practice carving techniques using linocut tools. Each student will create their own block with their own original image. We will then learn to print the blocks by hand using water based inks on paper. The instructor will cover methods for transferring an image to the block, various carving techniques, inking the block, and printing. Students will leave the workshop with a block they can continue to print from at home. Members receive 20% off by entering their email at checkout!

4pm Ethel Reed Curatorial Tour
Chief Curator Angelina Lippert gives guests an inside look at Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property, on view through August 21. Learn about this pioneering graphic designer, one of a handful of American women to make a name for herself in the field at the turn of the 19th century. Delve deeper to explore the dark and oftentimes defiant thread that ran just beneath the surface of her otherwise cheerful compositions, and get familiar with how this edgy artist’s complicated biography influenced her work.

6pm Utopian Avant-Garde Tour
Join Chief Curator Angelina Lippert for an exciting tour of The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s, on view through August 21. Explore the highs and lows of the golden age of Soviet graphic design with one of the foremost experts on poster history. Featuring posters by Alexander Rodchenko, the Stenberg brothers, and many more of the most influential Russian graphic artists of their time.

7pm Isometric Exhibition Design Tour
Ever wonder what goes into making a museum exhibition? Join Isometric Studio for an in-depth tour on how they designed Poster House’s two new shows, taking inspiration from the posters to create engaging and unique installations.

First Friday: Center for Book Arts Workshop
2022-04-01 12:30 - 14:30 | NY
Join Center for Book Arts for this in-depth linoleum printing workshop inspired by the printing techniques in Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. In this course lead by artist and printmaker Elizabeth Castaldo, students will learn the basics of relief carving and printing. Using speedy carve blocks—an easy to carve material—we will practice carving techniques using linocut tools. Each student will create their own block with their own original image. We will then learn to print the blocks by hand using water based inks on paper. The instructor will cover methods for transferring an image to the block, various carving techniques, inking the block, and printing. Students will leave the workshop with a block they can continue to print from at home. Members receive 20% off by entering their email at checkout!

First Friday: Ethel Reed Curatorial Tour
2022-04-01 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
Chief Curator Angelina Lippert gives guests an inside look at Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property, on view through August 21. Learn about this pioneering graphic designer, one of a handful of American women to make a name for herself in the field at the turn of the 19th century. Delve deeper to explore the dark and oftentimes defiant thread that ran just beneath the surface of her otherwise cheerful compositions, and get familiar with how this edgy artist’s complicated biography influenced her work.

First Friday: Utopian Avant-Garde Tour
2022-04-01 18:00 - 19:00 | NY
Join Chief Curator Angelina Lippert for an exciting tour of The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s, on view through August 21. Explore the highs and lows of the golden age of Soviet graphic design with one of the foremost experts on poster history. Featuring posters by Alexander Rodchenko, the Stenberg brothers, and many more of the most influential Russian graphic artists of their time.
