The Forward Music Festival presents The Great Flood Poster Showcase at the Project Lodge gallery located at 817 E. Johnson Street, in Madison, Wisconsin on September 16, 7pm-11pm.

The show features poster art by a variety of Midwest designers—many who have gained rock-star status in the gig poster arena.

Some of the artists include:
Frank Chimero, Springfield, MO; Mikey Burton, Columbus, OH
David Dresbach & Erik Hamline of Hot Snot, Minneapolis, MN
Adam Garcia, Minneapolis, MN
Ryan Brinkerhoff & Chris Barr of Bandito Design Co., Columbus, OH
Ben Chlapek, Columbia, MO
Madison’s very own Scott Pauli, Dan Wiese, Craig Grabhorn, Jerry Chapa, Nicole Lahy, Shanan Galligan, Animal Cannon, Drew Garza, Kristin “Cricket” Girvin Redman, Maria Russell, Rebecca Heitzinger and Annie Kubena

Posters will remain on location for public viewing through the next several weeks. These limited edition, screen printed posters will sell for $15 each in limited quantities at the show and the Forward Music Fest merchandise table, located in the Overture Center lobby during the festival.

“It is great to see this kind of stuff happening in Madison again.”
—Scott Pauli, a Madison-Based graphic designer who co-founded Mess Hall Press (messhallpress.org), a screen printing studio that teaches high school students to screen print.

“We were really psyched that we got so many of our favorite designers to create pieces for this event.
It’s kind of like having Bono sing at your birthday party. It’s such an appropriate way to kick off a weekend full of great, midwest music.”
—Annie Kubena, Designer at Cricket Design Works.

“Several designers chose to do posters for bands they never heard of—and that’s really in the spirit of this festival—showcasing a lot of local emerging artists. It’s a great way to discover new music.”
—Maria Russell, Designer at Cricket Design Works

For more information on The Great Flood please email fwdshowcase@gmail.com.

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