For Immediate Release

What:
Graphic Noise: Art at 1,000 dBs
Graphic Noise was organized by MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta).

When:
Opening party Friday, June 16, 2006, 7 p.m.-11p.m.
Featuring local artists performing acoustic sets Simon Joyner, Ted Stevens and Jake Bellows.

Exhibit runs through Sunday, July 2 (Friday-Sundays only)

Where:
Omaha’s Jackson Artworks Gallery will feature “Graphic Noise: Art at 1,000 dBs,” a unique collection of contemporary concert posters created by the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) Admission: $5 opening night.

Jackson Artworks Gallery 1108 Jackson St. Omaha, Nebraska

Why:
Join AIGA Nebraska, the professional association for design, for the opening of a unique exhibition of contemporary concert posters. A mere glance through the Jackson Artworks’ gallery and your head will spin at bold uses of color, form, typography, and line. It is this new generation of poster art–passionate, daring and inspiring that Graphic Noise celebrates.

Today’s poster artists combine the expressive freedom first realized during the poster revolution of the 1960’s with the do-it-yourself approach of the punk scene, creating an unprecedented surge of innovative poster production. Gigposters.com—a Web community for poster artists boasts over 3,500 designers and 40,000 examples of their work. The array of techniques and styles represented in this show is vast. Posters exhibited include everything from rough hand-drawn graphics, screen prints, letterpress productions, to posters so finely rendered they appear to be film stills. Featuring leaders in the field Jesse LeDoux, Jeff Kleinsmith, Tara McPherson, Modern Dog, and many others—this exhibit captures the bold imagination and passion for music that defines the new generation of poster artists. The bands and musicians depicted run the gamut from indie upstarts like The Decemberists, Bright Eyes, and Iron & Wine to veterans such as Elvis Costello, Radiohead, Wide Spread Panic and many, many more.

Following it’s successful run and unprecedented attendance at MODA, MCAD, and Drexel University, Graphic Noise will make a loud stop in Omaha appealing to anyone who enjoys art and music. Graphic Noise: Art at 1,000 dBs, opens at Jackson Artworks Gallery June 16th featuring local musical artists, Simon Joyner, Ted Stevens and Jake Bellows, plus a section featuring your favorite local band poster artists.

Media Contact:
Karen Koch
Director of Programming AIGA Nebraska
kkoch@websterdesign.com
402-650-8999

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