Poster Image
Item#: 2026SYR09
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
You also receive…
An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
A framing coupon, good for a 20 percent discount at Edgewood Gallery, a custom frame shop at 216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse.
Medium- and large-format posters are available by custom order. Contact us for details.
Poem Inspiration Location
The Palace Theatre's
poster information
Description
The Palace Theatre's
Silver screen flickers to life —
Just two bits to dream.
Happy 25th Birthday to the Project! & many more!
I love the Syracuse Poster Project. For me, it captures so much of what I value – devotion to community, the pairing of arts & words, the beautification of our city; not to mention, the crisp, playful discipline of the 17-syllable art form, rooted in 8th century Japan.
The theme of this year’s Project – Quarters – felt especially resonant. I found myself wandering through history, reading, listening to our city’s past.
As a lawyer and an educator, I am accustomed to tinkering with words – sharpening them, arranging them, persuading them to take a stand. But this felt different. The words arrived – as if they had been waiting to be seen & heard.
I remain endlessly amazed by language & its ability to hold memory and to connect perfect strangers.
I chose this poem when I read the vibrancy of its words and felt that it perfectly describes the feelings of watching a live performance. The Palace Theatre’s iconic history and charm truly does “flicker to life” when audiences gather to celebrate concerts, film, comedy, etc. When designing this poster, I wanted to combine shapes that referenced the Art Deco style of its history, with the explosion of forms that represent its timelessness and modernity. I wanted it to feel as though these forms are bursting from within the architecture. It was an honor to create this piece about such a locally celebrated and visited place since the 1920’s