2018 Poster Project Unveiling Ceremony

The Syracuse Poster Project will unveil its 17th annual poster series from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at City Hall Commons, 201 E. Washington St. The Syracuse Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of poetry illustrations for the city’s poster panels. Each year, writers from throughout the community submit haiku about downtown, the city or the nearby countryside. Students from SU’s Illustration Department then create posters based on the haiku of their choice. The Project selects the top posters and displays them along Salina and Warren streets, beginning in April. The 2018 series consists of 14 posters created by illustration students and two special posters on the theme of Syracuse as a place of welcome to all people and cultures. For the special posters, the Project commissioned artists Nicora Gangi and Nada Odeh. The series reflects a wealth of Syracuse’s attributes, from neighborhoods, civic history, and immigrant and refugee culture, to the music scene, architecture and wildlife. The unveiling is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jim Emmons, project coordinator, at jim@posterproject.org, (315) 424-8099 or visit www.posterproject.org.