Poster House First Friday

Fri Dec 6, 2024
10:00am to 9:00pm ET
Age: 13 and up
Price: Free
Location:
Poster House

On the first Friday of every month, Poster House offers free admission and extended hours for guests to explore the museum’s latest exhibitions.  Some cool free workshops and a screening of Space Jam 2 are scheduled, too.

First Friday activities for December 6th include:

  • 1:00-7:00 PM:  Drop-In Tote Bag Screenprinting with The Arm 

Try screenprinting with The Arm letterpress print shop! Participants will have the chance to screenprint an interplanetary funk-themed design on a provided tote bag.

  • 1:00-7:00 PM: Drop-in Lino-Block Printing

Visitors can stop by Poster House’s history timeline to try lino-block printing, where they will pull their very own print inspired by Poster House’s exhibition Leaving the Smoke Behind: Enjoying an Awayday.

  • 1:00-2:00 PM: Introductory Cyanotype Workshop 

Join artist and printmaking expert Misa Chhan for an introduction to Cyanotype printing. Participants will learn the basics of this historic form of printmaking as well as techniques for shifting tones from blue to brown.

  • 4:00 PM:  Hand-Lettering Workshop 

Designer, educator, and CMYK member David Jon Walker will lead a fun and interactive hand-lettering workshop inspired by the bold typefaces and lettering in Poster House’s exhibition Lester Beall and A New American Identity. Participants will learn the basics of hand lettering and how to employ them in their own designs.

  • 5:30 PM:  Space Jam 2: A New Legacy Movie Screening

Join Poster House for a screening of Space Jam 2: A New Legacy in conjunction with their exhibition Just Frame It! How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes.

  • 7:00 – 8:30 PM: Interplanetary Funk Drag Show

An intergalactic drag show inspired by Darryl “Chocolate Thunder” Dawkins, who is prominently featured in Poster House’s exhibition Just Frame It! How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes. The show will feature performances from Junior Mintt, Maljo Blu, Issa Big Dragon, and Dev Doee.

Free tickets can be reserved online.

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.