As part of the annual 420 Tribal Pow-Wow celebration, Moonalice will be hosting The 3rd Art of Moonalice poster show at Slim’s in San Francisco, California this Friday. On display will be as many posters as space permits in The Moonalice Poster Series, now totaling over 460 posters!

Poster artists in attendance include:

David Singer • Stan­ley Mouse • Wes Wil­son • Chris Shaw • Alexan­dra Fis­cher • Lee Con­klin •
Dave Hunter • Car­olyn Fer­ris • Den­nis Larkins • Chuck Sperry • Den­nis Loren • John Seabury •
John Mavroudis • Lau­ren Yurkovich • Dar­rin Brenner • Gary Houston

The Moonalice Poster Exhibit begins at 6:00pm

 
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Moonalice is a band that commissions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free. Since the band’s formation in 2007, Moonalice has produced a unique series of over 460 original gig posters with artwork from over 20 artists.

Moonalice posters feature artwork from many of the legendary poster artists of the psychedelic ’60s as well as today’s top rock poster artists. Moonalice is a band that lets poster artists do what they do best – make art! Unencumbered by standard constraints, Moonalice posters are as diverse as the artists who create them.

Moonalice is a band of seasoned musicians who feel that live music should be a communal experience where the listener and musicians feed and derive inspiration from each other. Their songs try to speak to everyone, mixing a variety of genres with extended musical improvisations that evoke a sense of adventure and exploration.

John Molo: Drums, Vocals. (Bruce Hornsby & The Range, John Fogerty, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones, David Nelson Band)
Barry Sless: Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Bass. (Phil Lesh & Friends, David Nelson Band, Kingfish, Cowboy Jazz)
Roger McNamee: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Bass. (Guff, The Engineers, Random Axes, Flying Other Brothers)
Ann McNamee: Keyboards, Vocals. (Flying Other Brothers, Ann Atomic)
Pete Sears: Bass, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals. (Sam Gopal Dream, Rod Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Garcia, Hot Tuna, John Lee Hooker, David Nelson Band, Phil Lesh & Friends)
Big Steve Parish: Road Scholar/Medicine Man/Storyteller. (Grateful Dead crew for 26 years, co-founder of Jerry Garcia Band)

In conjunction with the special exhibit Byrd & Skolnick: A Tale of Two Posters (see below) Bethel Woods will host a weekend-long Rock Art Poster Fair, providing the opportunity for poster collectors, vendors, scholars and enthusiasts to convene at the historic Woodstock location to celebrate the iconic art forms of posters and prints.

On Saturday, April 28, New York Fine Art Appraisers will be on-site from 12:00–4:00 to offer oral appraisals of rock posters from personal collections. Limit one item per person. Each appraisal will take approximately 5–10 minutes. Cost is $25 per appraisal, and tickets may be purchased at the Bethel Woods Box Office. Appraisals will be done in the main Poster Fair gallery so that visitors can observe appraisers at work.

The weekend will center around the Poster Marketplace, featuring poster and print vendors and rock memorabilia, as well companies from related fields (lighting, framing, art conservation). The marketplace runs Saturday, April 28 — Sunday, April 29.

Throughout the weekend, local and regional artists will demonstrate poster-making techniques, modeling methods used from the 1960s to the present. Visitors will also have the opportunity to try their own hand at poster design. An appraiser will be on-site for limited hours, providing consultations to visitors who are interested in learning more about posters in their personal collections.

The weekend begins on Friday, April 27 with a screening of the film American Artifact, which explores rock poster art since the 1960s. The film will be introduced by director Merle Becker, who will also lead the post-film Cinema Conversation.

more info at bethelwoodscenter.org

April 1, 2012 — July 22, 2012

Byrd/Sklonick: A Tale of Two Posters

A retrospective of the work of David Edward Byrd and Arnold Skolnick

Arnold Skolnick’s poster design for the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair was immediately iconic, creating a brand identity for the rock festival and spawning hundreds of copycat posters for everything from environmental causes to bar-b-que festivals. But many people aren’t aware of the OTHER Woodstock poster, David Edward Byrd’s intricate design that pictured a nude “Aquarius” pouring water from an urn.

Both artists contributed to the legend of that fabled rock festival, and this special exhibition, researched and curated by the staff of The Museum at Bethel Woods, highlights their contributions with a stunning retrospective exhibition that tells the story of two artists’ storied careers. To round out the tale, the exhibition also features works inspired by or that parody the famous Woodstock posters.

This exhibition is a must-see for every Woodstock fan, poster collector, art historian or student, art lover, or follower of pop culture.

The Museum at Bethel Woods presents two to three major special exhibitions each year, traveling exhibits from other museums or original exhbits curated by museum staff, that expand upon the themes of the main museum exhibit.

more info at bethelwoodscenter.org

The Art of Moonalice

An exhibit of Rock Posters created for the band Moonalice.

Moonalice is a band that commissions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free.  Since the band’s formation in 2007, Moonalice has produced a unique series of over 450 original gig posters with artwork from over 20 artists.

Moonalice posters feature artwork from many of the legendary poster artists of the psychedelic 60’s as well as today’s top rock poster artists. Moonalice is a band that lets poster artists do what they do best — make art! Unencumbered by standard constraints, Moonalice posters are as diverse as the artists who create them.

On Sunday, April 8, 2012,  Moonalice proudly presents a concert and poster show at the Brooklyn Bowl.  The full series of Moonalice posters will be on display and available for purchase at this first ever East Coast event. Many Moonalice poster artists will be attending the event in-person. The poster show opens at 4:20 pm, Moonalice’s concert will follow the poster show in the evening.

SUNDAY — APRIL 8, 2012

Poster Show opens at 4:20pm with an Evening Performance by Moonalice

Artists in attendance:
David Singer • Stanley Mouse • Wes Wilson
Chris Shaw • Alexandra Fischer • Lee Conklin
Dave Hunter • Carolyn Ferris • Dennis Larkins
Wendy Wright • Chuck Sperry • Ron Donovan
Dennis Loren • John Seabury • John Mavroudis
Lauren Yurkovich • Darrin Brenner

Also featuring posters by:
Gary Houston • Claude Shade • Grace Slick
George and Patricia Sargent

Moonalice.com • MoonalicePosters.com • BrooklynBowl.com

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Ben Marks recently wrote Rockin’ at the Rollarena, Pre-Summer of Love for Collectors Weekly. Take a wonderful trip to the East Bay during the 60’s with Bill Quarry and his most famous music venue Rollarena. This story features lots or great gig posters including the two pictured about by artist Don Ryder.

The full article can be read by clicking the following link:
Rockin’ at the Rollarena, Pre-Summer of Love on Collectors Weekly

Mind Spring
Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, Ron Donovan

New paintings, installations, and limited silkscreen editions

Artist Reception: January 14, 2012, 4pm to 7pm
show on view from January 14th – February 18th.

Lending rock and alternative music a form of visual expression in sync with their urban environments, Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, and Ron Donovan embrace, alter, re-assign meaning and re-contextualize images until they become the medium-the subject emerging, used purposely–irreverently or reverently–to transform ephemeral events and experiences into a lexicon of shared cultural visual memory.

“Donovan, Shaw and Sperry have made their living creating expressive contemporary prints and posters for both the collector and the general public whose capacity for images is not just at its maximum, but teetering on overload. Dedication to their craft has rewarded them with a mastery of color theory, composition and print design that creates a language that can be seen, perhaps almost heard, amidst a visually competitive, urban environment. Never known for following the consensus of any art establishment, these three have a strict loyalty to their craft, and have become leading innovators of the rock poster art form. Their suspicion and disdain for mainstream American politics often characterizes their approach to making art. With a sincere dedication to a broad public audience, they reflect a social consciousness and draw much from the immediate urban environment.” – Renee de Cossio, curator SFMOMA

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