Once again the University Museum at IUP is going downtown and, from April 8-April 23, will present an exhibition at the Artists Hand Gallery. The exhibition features selections from the University Museum’s collection of Polish posters. An opening reception will be held Friday, April 8 from 6-8 pm.

The Poster Gallery on Kramy Dominikanskie in Craków, Poland is one of the most famous places in the world for poster-lovers. “Polish Poster School” is an international term created to emphasize the world -wide and indisputable quality of posters from the period 1956-1970. In 2003, Plakat! Poster Art from Poland was a major exhibit featured in the University Museum at IUP. Part of the 2003 exhibit will be featured at the Artists Hand. The posters feature work by many famous Polish visual artists and graphic designers, such as Franciszek Starowieyski, Mieczysław Górowski, Piotr Kunce, Franciszek Starowieyski, Lech Majewski, Wiesław Wałkuski, Leszek Żebrowski, Roman Kalarus, and Wieslaw Grzegotczk, to name a few.

Many of the posters in the exhibition focus on the themes of theatre, film, opera, and jazz. Come and enjoy this variety of colorful, expressive, and dynamic collection of posters.

The Artists Hand Gallery and Espresso Bar is located at 732 Philadelphia Street, Indiana operating Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm with the additional hours Friday, April 8 for the opening reception 6-8pm. Please call (724) 463-8710 for information regarding the Artists Hand and (724) 357-ARTS (2787) for information about the University Museum at IUP.