Flatstock Poster Exhibition + Collectors Show

View the 2007 Flatstock Exhibitor List

Co-presented by the American Poster Institute (API) and South By Southwest (SXSW), Flatstock 12 will display the works of more than 100 artists from across North America and the globe. Posters representing decades of styles, colors and techniques will be on display and for sale. Show up early and be ready to be overwhelmed with amazing posters. (You might want to bring some dough since you won't want to leave empty handed!) Flatstock 12 is sponsored by Yaris.

ABOUT API

The American Poster Institute is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to serving the poster artist community and promoting the art form. The Flatstock shows provide the American Poster Institute with a way to present poster artists collectively while showcasing the breadth of styles they represent.

The best concert posters have always captured both the essence of the music they promoted and the spirit of the time in which they were produced. Flatstock provides an ongoing series of opportunities to see fine poster art in person and to meet the artists who created it.

FLATSTOCK HISTORY

Flatstock was the brainchild of Austin's son, Frank Kozik and the American Poster Institute. The API was formed in 2002 by a small group of poster artists and supporters who frequented the poster website, Gigposters.com; since then, the API ranks have swelled to include over 240 artists and supporters. The first Flatstock show was held in San Francisco in the Fall of 2002 and it was an unqualified critical and commercial success.

Flatstock 12 Sponsored by Yaris

WHAT IS IT:
A concert Poster Exhibition and Collectors Show

WHERE:
Austin Convention Center
(Trinity St & 4th St) Exhibit Hall #4

ADMISSION:
FREE for all ages

DATES:
Thursday, March 15 (1:00PM - 6:00PM)
Friday, March 16 (11:00AM - 6:00PM)
Saturday, March 17 (11:00 - 6:00PM)

FLATSTOCK CORNERS

To help raise awareness of Flatstock, Yaris is taking the poster art experience to the streets. At "Flatstock Corners" in downtown Austin, passersby can watch screen printing in action. The Flatstock corners will generally operate during SXSW Music from Noon-5pm daily. Here are the printers and locations*:

• Squeegeeville and Diesel Fuel Corner: E. 4th St. and Neches St. (By Registrants Lounge)
• Obsolete Industries Corner: W. 4th St. and Colorado St.
• Firehouse Corner: E. 7th St. and Trinity St.
• Screwball Corner: Across the River on S. Congress St.

STUDENT EXHIBIT

This year, Flatstock and Yaris will be providing a special showcase on-site at Flatstock 12 to display the art of talented student poster artists. A panel of American Poster Institute directors and notable current rock poster artists will judge entries, based on student’s creativity, originality and how they reflect the spirit of SXSW.