Poster House

First Friday: Dirty Dancing Movie Screening
2024-04-05 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films highlighted in the show. This First Friday, guests will enjoy a free screening of the classic film Dirty Dancing, one of the first movie posters Dawn Baillie worked on as lead designer.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday
2024-04-05 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. Check back soon for a complete list of activities.
1-7pm: Print Your Own Travel Poster with Mike King – $10
Join the world’s most prolific gig poster artist, Mike King, and screenprint your own NYC travel poster! Inspired by Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters, these images celebrate the lesser-known monuments of NYC, including signage shops in Chinatown, pawn shops in the Lower East Side, and laundromats in Harlem. Stop by the Poster History Timeline from 1–7pm and customize your poster inspired by these Big Apple icons!
1pm: Dirty Dancing Movie Screening
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films highlighted in the show. This First Friday, guests will enjoy a free screening of the classic film Dirty Dancing, one of the first movie posters Dawn Baillie worked on as lead designer.
3pm: Collaborative Stop-Motion Animation Workshop – $15
Join teaching artist Paris Baillie for a hands-on introductory workshop to stop-motion animation. Participants will learn the basics of stop-motion animation and work together to create an animated project. Learn how to use simple materials, including clay and smartphones, to create your own stop-motion animations.
6pm: Travel Poster Collage Workshop – $15
Join artist Acacia Rodriguez to make a personalized collage poster inspired by the new exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters. Attendees will be encouraged to choose a location in NYC as the subject for their mixed-media artwork. While all materials will be provided, participants are welcome to bring their own images to integrate into their collage.
7pm: Ajna Dance Performance

Poster House is pleased to welcome back Ajna Dance Company for a special performance. Don’t miss their captivating medley of Bollywood and Bhangra dances inspired by the exhibition Advertising India’s Sandalwood Film Industry, on view at Poster House through April 14.
7:30pm: Its Showtime NYC Dance Performance

It wouldn’t be the New York subway without street dancers—so what better way to celebrate Poster House’s new exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters than with a performance by It’s Showtime NYC?! These skilled performers will activate the main gallery with dances commonly seen in public spaces throughout the city.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Private Reception: The Anatomy of A Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie
2024-04-04 18:30 - 20:30
Please join Dawn Baillie and Poster House for a private reception in honor of the exhibition The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie on Thursday, April 4, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP.
For any questions or to request additional guests, please contact events@posterhouse.org.

Members-Only Tour: Streetscapes & Subways
2024-04-04 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of the Transit Museum in Brooklyn. Join Museum Curator Jodi Shapiro for an immersive, guided exploration of the museum’s platform level and vintage subway cars followed by a look at its exhibition, Streetscapes & Subways: Photographs by Pierre P. and Granville W. Pullis that provides a rare view of the last days of “old New York” through the lenses of two of the earliest photographers of subway construction.
This tour will take place at the Transit Museum, located at 99 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn, NY 11201. Space is limited!

Educator Happy Hour
2024-04-03 16:30 - 18:30
Poster House welcomes pre-K–University educators to view the museum’s new exhibitions and learn more about upcoming educational programming!
Join us for a complimentary happy hour at the museum, complete with drop-in exhibitions tours and a behind-the-scenes view of the Poster House archive. Chat with the Education team about field trips, in-school residencies, teen programs, and CTLE-certified teacher professional development. Poster House will be closed to the public, so attendees will also have private access to our new exhibitions, Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters, and The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie. Drop in anytime between 4:30pm and 6:30pm, and raise a glass with your fellow educators!
This is a drop-in event for pre-K-12 teachers and college/university professors. Advanced registration is required with a school email address; attendees can arrive anytime between 4:30pm and 6:30pm. Beer, wine, and light refreshments will be served, and we will be raffling off Poster House swag.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Private Reception: Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters
2024-04-02 18:30 - 20:30
Please join Nicholas Lowry and Poster House for a private reception in honor of the exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters on Tuesday, April 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP.
For any questions or to request additional guests, please contact events@posterhouse.org.

PH x Teens: Unlocking NYC
2024-03-29 15:30 - 18:00
What makes New York City a “Wonder City”? Inspired by our newest exhibition, Wonder City of the Word: New York City Travel Posters, teens are invited to design their own keychain. Participants will reflect on notable landmarks, quotes, and events that symbolize what NYC means to them!
PH x Teens – Unlocking NYC 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.

Private Introduction to Poster House
2024-03-28 17:00 - 20:00
Poster House, in partnership with Great Performances, invites you to a night at the museum showcasing our unique cultural space for your event rental needs. With access to our two brand-new exhibitions, Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters and The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie, a thematic menu and cocktail list, live music, and on-site activations, you can enjoy the museum after hours and envision how your own events might utilize this award-winning interior.

Members–Only Tour: Outfoxed! at the Museum of the Dog
2024-03-26 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of Outfoxed: Fox Terriers and Friends at the AKC Museum of the Dog. Did you know that the Fox Terrier ranks among the most popular breeds of dogs, with almost 100 depictions in the museum’s collection, ranging from sculpture and painting to prints and porcelain? This abundance has granted the Fox Terrier the first single-breed dedicated show at the museum. Not just for dog lovers, the AKC Museum of the Dog is a unique, interactive, and fun space in Manhattan that every museum and art lover should visit.
This tour will take place at the AKC Museum of the Dog, located at 101 Park Ave, New York, NY 10178. Space is limited.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March
2024-03-26 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 Educators, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on the exhibition 20/20 InSight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March.
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 60 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.

Ebony It Girls: Black Women's Fashion of the 1920s
2024-03-22 18:30 - 20:00
An “It Girl” is a woman who defines the fashion, culture, and beauty of an era. During the early twentieth century, popular Black stage and screen performers defined Black women as fashion symbols. From Josephine Baker’s banana skirt to Florence Mills’s perfectly shaped bob, the Black female performer embodied sensuality, elegance, and beauty despite widespread anti-Blackness that had stripped these women of their humanity only decades prior. Black female performers were propelled to the status of celebrity by way of prioritizing and valuing fashion and dress.
This hybrid event will discuss the most notable performers of the 1920s and ‘30s who set out to define Black womanhood as assertive, beautiful, and sensual.
Es-pranza Humphrey is a historian of Black studies and museum educator based out of New York. She received her BA in History from the University of New Haven and her MA in American Studies from Columbia University. Her research has incorporated interdisciplinary approaches to spotlight the Black feminine identity expressed through various forms of performance art. Her latest research endeavors focus on the history of fashion as activism for Black women in the 20th century. She is currently the Assistant Curator of Collections at Poster House

Private Opening Party: Wonder City of the World & The Anatomy of a Movie Poster
2024-03-20 18:00 - 21:00
Please join Poster House as we kick off our five year anniversary programming with the opening of two new exhibitions: Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters, curated by Nicholas D. Lowry & The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie, curated by Angelina Lippert.
Drinks & hors d’oeuvres served.
Accessible RSVP via access@posterhouse.org.

Poster Kids: New York, New York!
2024-03-17 10:30 - 12:00
New York City is the center of the universe—or, at the very least, the center of this month’s Poster Kids! Join us for a guided family tour of the new exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters and then participate in a cityscape-focused art-making experience.
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.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Members–Only Tour: Rare Bookbindings at the Grolier Club
2024-03-05 16:00 - 17:00
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of two shows at the Grolier Club, Judging a Book By Its Cover: Bookbindings from the Collections of the Grolier Club, 1470s–2020 and Language, Decipherment, and Translation, led by Eve Kahn.
The first exhibition highlights seven centuries’ worth of rare bookbindings, exploring the history of decorating bindings, bookbindings as art objects, what makes a binding especially collectible, and the Grolier’s role in commissioning fine bindings. Prepare to be dazzled by changing techniques, aesthetics, and materials from Renaissance-era animal-skin bindings, studded with silver coins and precious stones, to Arts and Crafts embroidered examples and recent experiments in gilded polychrome and tinted plastic.
The second exhibition looks at how information has been conveyed and misinterpreted in various languages, from 16th-century scholarly tomes attempting to decode hieroglyphics through contemporary book artists’ meditations on medieval Arabic calligraphy and American slang.
These tours will take place at the Grolier Club, located at 47 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022. Space is limited.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: The Swiss Grid
2024-02-27 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 or Educators, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on the Swiss Grid.
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.

Black History is Poster History
2024-02-27 12:00 - 13:30
From 1967 to 1980, Emory Douglas served as the official Revolutionary Artist and then Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party (BPP). In these positions, he art directed, designed, and created most of the illustrations—including the back page posters—for the Black Panther newspaper, spreading the Party’s message around the country if not the world. Almost sixty years later, he continues to advocate for securing what the Black Panther Party outlined in its famous ten-point program: “land, bread, justice, housing, and peace” for all people. By creating new posters as well as remixing and updating some from the Black Panther newspaper, Douglas maintains “All Power to the People” as his enduring graphic legacy.
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

Natural Dye Block Printing with Misa Chhan
2024-02-24 10:00 - 2024-02-25 17:00
Poster House is pleased to welcome artist and printing expert Misa Chhan for a hands-on workshop exploring the world of natural dyes inspired by the acclaimed exhibition We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Over the course of this two-day workshop, participants will learn the techniques of mordanting (preparing fabric to accept color) as well as block printing with natural dyes. They will also create their own blocks and dye their own cotton bandanas with tannins. Attendees will leave with their dyed work, as well as the knowledge to replicate the process on their own and a greater understanding of the science behind natural dye printing techniques. Workshop price includes all materials;space is limited.
Misa Chhan is a Los Angeles-based artist who works with natural dyes, textiles, printmaking, and artist’s books. Her background in book arts, papermaking, and natural fibers led her to explore natural dyes and fibers as a medium to engage with and learn from the natural world. Through her art practice, Chhan aims to create a container of pure joy to demonstrate our fundamental interdependence with nature, thereby challenging the extractive mindset of domination.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

PH x Teens: A Plant Grows at Poster House
2024-02-23 15:30 - 17:00
Welcome spring early this year by getting a start on your own mini-garden. Participants will choose from a variety of seeds and design their own flower pots. Inspired by the environmental messaging in We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970-2020 guests will then use collage to create a sustainable masterpiece.
PH x Teens – A Plant Grows at Poster 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.

Members–Only Tour: Moscoso Cosmos at Instituto Cervantes
2024-02-15 17:30 - 18:30
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of Moscoso Cosmos: Victor Moscoso’s Visual Universe at the Instituto Cervantes New York. This is the first large-scale exhibition in New York City of the work of this legendary psychedelic poster designer. Drawn almost exclusively from the collection of the City Council of A Coruna, the largest public collection of the artist in Europe, this show is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see dozens of visually arresting posters and other graphic work by Moscoso.
This tour will take place at Instituto Cervantes, located at 211-215 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017. Space is limited!

Poster Kids: Reusing & Recycling
2024-02-11 10:30 - 12:00
Join Poster Kids for the final month of We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020 to look at posters that celebrate the natural world, warn of the dangers facing it, and call people to action in a time of climate change. Afterward, participants will reuse and recycle materials in our studio as we make art together.
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.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Archives Tour
2024-02-09 18:30 - 19:30
Did you know that Poster House has over 11,000 posters in its permanent collection? Join the museum’s Registrar, Melanie Papathomas, on a behind-the-scenes look at posters from around the world! Get a glimpse of our Living Archive, explore recent acquisitions, and grab a sneak peek of posters slated for upcoming exhibitions. From vintage posters to contemporary advertising and everything in between, you don’t want to miss this rare opportunity for unbridled access to Poster House’s expansive collection!
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Biodynamic Bounty: Eco-Conscious Wine Tasting & Tour
2024-02-08 18:30 - 20:00
Reflecting on the ongoing environmental crises can lead to despair, but it’s not all doom and gloom! Industries around the globe are finding ways to adapt and reduce their environmental impact every day, including the wine industry. Join Joel Schott of Skurnik Wines to discover how vineyards are developing sustainable practices to reduce their environmental impact while still creating delicious wines. Learn about the differences between organic, natural, and biodynamic wines while tasting examples of each. Along the way, join curator Tim Medland for a tour of the exhibition We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Members–Only Tour: Storywork at Print Center New York
2024-02-06 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt at Print Center NY. This exhibition is the artist’s first traveling retrospective and the first to reflect the role of printmaking in her ambitious interdisciplinary work, considering her output as both a process and a philosophy—a medium that has had a nuanced and enduring impact on her career since 1996. Featuring over 50 works, Storywork presents Watt’s incredible etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts alongside a selection of her monumentally-scaled sculptures and textiles.
Watt is a member of the Seneca Nation with German-Scot ancestry. Her work is a site of twinned language between the present and the past, drawing from Native and non-Native traditions such as Greco-Roman myth, pop culture, and Indigenous oral narratives.
This tour will take place at Print Center New York, located at 535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011. Space is limited!

In Their Own Words: Art Deco Architects Speak
2024-02-06 12:00 - 13:00
The great Art Deco skyscrapers—the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building—were designed by socially prominent architects, often of old New York stock. But a generation of lesser-known architects and builders—new to the profession and often new to the country—helped spread the Deco style across the more modest, but also more numerous, middle-class landscapes of the city, from the Garment District to the Grand Concourse. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Anthony W. Robins had the good fortune to meet and interview three of those architects, and he recorded the interviews.
The three architects––Israel Crausman, Louis Allen Abramson, and Marvin Fine––came from varying backgrounds. This program explores the work of these architects—three of the dozens who helped transform the face of New York City in the 1920s and ‘30s—through their own words. In addition to Robins’s commentary, participants will hear the architects describe their buildings, their experiences, and their inspirations.
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

We Tried To Warn You! Exhibition Talk at the Clark
2024-02-04 16:00 - 17:00
For the last half-century, artists and designers all over the world over have sought to express the urgency of environmental issues in graphic terms—and to spark action. Their efforts have met with tragically little success, but the variety and ingenuity of their appeals is astounding. Tim Medland, curator of the current exhibition at Poster House in New York, We Tried to Warn You!, joins Clark curator of contemporary projects, Robert Wiesenberger, for an introduction to the exhibition and a conversation about what it might take to get the message across.
This event takes place at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, located at 225 South St, Williamstown, MA 01267.

First Friday: Songs From If This Be Sin, a Musical by Kirya Traber & Sissi Liu
2024-02-02 19:00 - 19:30
If This Be Sin is a new musical based on the life of the fat, Black, and butch Harlem Renaissance entertainer, Gladys Bentley. The show is a raucous ride from her infamous performances in Harlem’s most notable clubs in the 1930s to her eventual path to conformity as a “good christian wife” in Los Angeles in the 1950s. This 30-minute presentation will feature three songs from the musical in development, performed by Shari Gill and Denise Manning. It will be followed by a short discussion of the work with co-creators, Kirya Traber and Sissi Liu.
Kirya Traber is a writer, performer, and cultural organizer. She was a 2021 Hermitage Artist Retreat Fellow, New York Stage and Film’s 2020 Founders Award recipient, and Lincoln Center’s lead Community Artist in Residence from 2015–2020. Her collaborative work with Ping Chong + Company, Undesirable Elements: Generation NYZ, was a NYTimes Critics Pick in 2018. She received a NY Emmy Nomination in 2018 for her work on First Person PBS. Her plays include the play-with-music Both My Grandfathers (workshop production, Lincoln Center in 2015), Ready or Not (formerly Lucky development reading, NYSAF 2020), and the musical If This Be Sin (development workshops at Hi-ARTS and the Kennedy Center 2021). Her debut novel, based on the play Ready or Not, will be published by Dutton Books. Throughout her ambitious artistic career, Kirya continuously advocates for social change. More at kiryatraber.com
Dr. Sissi Liu is a composer-lyricist and dramaturg whose work has been seen on the stages of the Carnegie Hall, the Juilliard School, and Times Square Alliance, among others. She is a Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) certified designer. Her writings on musical theatre appear in leading academic journals such as Studies in Musical Theatre, Theatre Topics, Performance Research, as well as several edited volumes. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and has taught at CUNY colleges and Brown University. She is currently a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ. Her book, Designturgy: the Drama of Design, will be published by Bloomsbury. Her alter ego, Lusi Erling, is a painter. More at sissiliu.net.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Shari Gill (Gladys Bentley) has been performing as long as she can remember. Her show credits include “Officer Barrel/Miss Pennywise” in Urinetown, “Ronette” in Little Shop of Horrors, “Gary Coleman” in Avenue Q, “Madame Thenardier (us)” in Le Miserable, “BJ” in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, “Mama Noah” in Children of Eden, “Motormouth Maybelle” in Hairspray, and “Maria” in Porgy & Bess (the musical/concert version), “Harriette V. Moore” in the play Fearless, and is currently performing in mainly the NY area.
Denise Manning (Erica) AKA @TheHalfPintLegend is a New-York City-based Actor-vist, Comedian, and Musician. Denise was a 2023 Drama Desk Nominee for Outstanding Lead Performance as Amani in AMANI written by A.K. Payne & directed by Josiah Davis. She was co-composer, performer and member of the producing team on the 2023 Capital Emmy Award-Winning PBS documentary The InHEIRitance Project and her narrative performance in the short film The Roll Call: The Roots to Strange Fruit earned her a 2023 New York Emmy nomination. Of her favorite credits she includes: NYT Critic’s Pick World Premiere and tour of What to Send Up When It Goes Down written by Aleshea Harris & directed by Whitney White. For more: check out Denisemichellemanning.com
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday: Gettin’ Fishy with Miss Toto–Drag & Tag Presentation and Performance
2024-02-02 18:30 - 19:00
What do sharks and drag queens have in common? More than you would think! Poster House is pleased to welcome the iconic Miss Toto for a performance and marine science presentation inspired by the hit exhibition We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Learn about Miss Toto’s contributions to monitoring shark populations off the coast of Florida, recently featured in Scientific American.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday: Art Deco Curatorial Tour
2024-02-02 16:00 - 17:00
Join Poster House Chief Curator Angelina Lippert for a guided tour of the acclaimed exhibition Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. This show chronicles the rise and fall of what would come to be known as Art Deco, starting with the 1925 Paris Exhibition where various factions of the European avant-garde were distilled through commercial endeavors to become the visual language of capitalism, and ending as Deco graphics became more nationalistic in the lead up to World War II. Questions encouraged!
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday: Recycled Bookbinding workshop
2024-02-02 14:00 - 15:30
Have you ever wondered how bookbinding works? Join this hands-on workshop to learn the basics of bookbinding using recycled materials inspired by Poster House’s acclaimed exhibition We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Participants will try their hands at simple bookbinding techniques using leftover promotional materials from the museum’s public programs. Guests will leave with their own hand-bound book. No previous experience necessary; all materials provided.
Isis Rivas is a self-taught bookmaker and paper artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her practice looks to understand the boundaries of a book, filled an unfilled. Bookmaking as a personal craft has evolved into being a teaching artist for the last 6 years, teaching others the importance of self-reflection though artistic practice and writing.
Accessibility 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. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday: Live Letterpress Printing
2024-02-02 13:00 - 19:00
Make your own poster with The Arm! Stop by the museum anytime between 1 and 7pm to crank out a custom poster on a traditional letterpress printer! Participants will have the opportunity to set a line of type on a pre-printed gradient by filling in the blank “A Museum for _______ Posters”. Advanced registration is encouraged but not required.
