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The soon-to-open South Austin Museum of Popular Culture will feature well-known
Austin music poster artists
Kerry Awn, Brian Curley, Jim Franklin, Danny Garrett, Henry Gonzalez, Guy
Juke, Gary McElhaney, Bill Narum,
Micael Priest, Sam Yeates and Ken Featherston.
The exhibit, opening on March 15th at 7:09pm, will include both vintage works
dating back to the late 1960s and
the artists' current works. On the evenings of March 15th, 17th, 18th
and 21st vintage video of Armadillo
World Headquarters will be shown. The footage includes artists like Roy Buchanan,
Commander Cody, Waylon
Jennings, Freddie King, Van Morrison, and many others.
The artists will be displaying at SXSW and API's Flatstock 4 poster show
at the Austin Convention Center.
March 19th and 20th from noon to 6pm. Admission is free.

The South Austin Museum of Popular Culture will be featuring the artwork
of the infamous "Armadillo Art Squad"
dating from the 1960s through to today. These artists have garnered international
acclaim for their influence upon
rock art in the 1970s and the contemporary Austin culture. Meanwhile they
continue to produce art in a variety of
mediums, including the quintessential Austin art form, the poster. Old and
new works by these celebrities will be
displayed on a permanent basis along with periodic displays including the
numerous notable contemporary artists.