On the first Friday of every month, Poster House offers free admission and extended hours for guests to come explore the museum’s latest exhibitions, Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes and Lester Beall & A New American Identity.

First Friday activities for November 1st include:

1-7pm:  Drop-In Silkscreen Printing with Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Try your hand at printmaking and learn to silkscreen a halftone print inspired by Poster House’s fall exhibition Lester Beall & A New American Identity. No previous experience necessary.

2-3pm: Monotype Printing Workshop 
Multimedia artist Sabrina Sims leads a monotype printmaking workshop, where participants learn the process and techniques, including stenciling, masking, wet on-wet blending, and subtractive layering, that go along with printmaking. No experience necessary, all materials will be provided.
Note: At the request of the instructor, masks are required for this workshop.

4-5pm: Nike Type & Brand Tour
Designer, educator, and type enthusiast Carrie Hamilton leads a tour of Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes. The tour explores the ways in which the brand used bold, clear type and decorative elements to highlight the athletes’ strengths and personalities, and how the shoe company developed a strong brand presence that set it apart from the competition.

5-6:30pm:  Space Jam Movie Screening
Ascreening of the classic 1996 children’s film Space Jam, in conjunction with the fall exhibition Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes.

7 – 8pm:  Gotham Cheer Performance
Gotham Cheer puts on a one-of-a-kind performance inspired by Poster House’s fall exhibition, Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes.

Free tickets can be reserved online in advance of November 1st.