Flatstock Poster Exhibition + Collectors Show

View the 2008 Flatstock Exhibitor List

Co-presented by the American Poster Institute (API) and South By Southwest (SXSW), Flatstock 16 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 16 is sponsored by Rhino.

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 16 Sponsored by Rhino

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 13 (1:00PM - 6:00PM)
Friday, March 14 (11:00AM - 6:00PM)
Saturday, March 15 (11:00 - 6:00PM)

The Rhino Musical Aptitude Test is back!

Our search to find the ultimate pop/rock trivia expert — or "Geekus Musicus Maximus" — continues this year at SXSW (and live on the Internet). From ABBA to Zappa and all points in-between, the RMAT is an open-book multiple-choice test covering every genre of music except classical. 305 questions. In one hour. If you're up for the challenge, we've got a Scantron sheet with your name on it...

Online & SXSW winners: each winner will receive 100 essential Rhino CD's, as picked by the friendly Rhino staff.

Grand Prize Winner: of the two winners, the one with the higher score will also be placed on the Rhino product list, and receive a copy of all future Rhino CD & DVD releases for life (either theirs or Rhino's).