The Art of Moonalice Poster Show graphic by Carolyn Ferris

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 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 Fri­day April 20, 2012, Moon­al­ice proudly presents the third Art of Moon­al­ice poster exhibit, part of the Tribal Pow-Wow at Slim’s in San Francisco. Doors open at 6:00pm.

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

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SLIM’S 333 11th Street, San Francisco, CA

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

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Cul­tural scholar and activist Terezita Romo has authored the first extended mono­graph of the life and work of Malaquias Mon­toya, the rev­o­lu­tion­ary print­maker and painter who was one of the great influ­ences of the Chi­cano Arts Move­ment of the 60’s and 70’s.

Come meet the artist and author at our public reception and book party where we will host a dialogue between Montoya and Romo. The artist will also have prints on display and for sale, as well as the book.

Book Party for Malaquias Mon­toya
Fri­day, Decem­ber 9, 2011, 6pm
East­Side Cul­tural Cen­ter, 2277 Inter­na­tional Blvd, Oakland

Malaquias Montoya has lectured and taught at numerous colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay Area including Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Professor at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA for twelve years; for five of those years he was Chair of the Ethnic Studies Department as well. During this period he also served as Director of the Taller de Artes Graficas, in East Oakland, where he produced various prints and conducted many community art workshops. Since 1989 Montoya has held a professorship at the University of California, Davis, teaching both in the department of Art and the department of Chicana/o Studies. In 2000, he spent a semester as Visiting Professor in the Art Department at the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana, and he currently holds the title of Visiting Fellow in the Institute for Latino Studies at Notre Dame.

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fea­tur­ing The Moon­al­ice Poster Series & Art­work by: Chris Shaw • David Singer • Chuck Sperry • Ron Dono­van • Wendy Wright • Dave Hunter • Wes Wil­son • Stan­ley Mouse • Alexan­dra Fis­cher • Den­nis Loren • Lee Con­klin • Lau­ren Yurkovich • John Mavroudis • John Seabury • Car­olyn Fer­ris • Den­nis Larkins • Claude Shade • Dar­rin Brenner

FREE!

Fri­day, Novem­ber 4, 2011 • 6pm — 9pm

with an acoustic per­fo­mance by The Rowan Bros.

Sat­ur­day, Novem­ber 5, 2011 • Noon — 9pm

with an acoustic per­for­mance by Moon­al­ice

more information at moonaliceposters.com 

The Rock Poster Society’s annual fall classic, the Festival of Rock Posters is set to go for Saturday October 8th, 2011 at the San Francisco County Fair Building in beautiful Golden Gate Park.

Featuring rock poster artists and dealers from around the country, this is the biggest rock poster event of its kind anywhere! Those of you who have attended this show in the past know that this is the one not to miss. The Rock Poster Society brings in the best of the best, and you’ll find everything from vintage psychedelic treasures to the best of the modern silkscreen movement. This year’s version promises to offer another stellar lineup!

The show runs from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm. Admission is $10 for the public, and $5 for TRPS member.

More information at trps.org

See you there!

Artists & Vendors Lineup

• Firehouse Kustom Rockart Co. — Chuck Sperry & Ron Donovan
• Chris Shaw
• Alexandra Fischer
• Emek
• David Singer
• Wes Wilson
• Lee Conklin
• Stanley Mouse
• Paul Imagine
• Marq Spusta
• Dennis Loren
• Carolyn Ferris
• Ryan Kerrigan
• John Seabury
• Reg Williams
• Bill Ham
• Paul Getchell
• Perry Pfeffer
• Billy Perkins
• Randy Tuten
• Sean Carroll
• Classic Posters
• Tea Lautrec Litho
• Eric King
• Stacie Willoughby
• Dan Katra
• Cliff Yamasaki
• Kris Mikkelson
• Sherwood Donahue
• Sal Dichiera
• Vince Dugar
• Larry Freeman

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