The Mile High Rock Poster And Art Expo will take place at Aloft Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado on February 23rd and 24th, 2013, from 1-7:30pm each day. Admission is FREE!

Become a Facebook fan to receive updates of who will be attending. The Mile High Rock Poster and Art Expo will host an incredible assortment of local and national poster artists, designers, painters, photographers and others involved in creating rock ‘n’ roll inspired artwork. With everything from original psychedelic sixties posters to modern screenprints, rock poster collectors, art lovers, and music fans will be sure to find something special and unique at this event.

The exhibitor list is growing fast and the following artists are confirmed to attend:

Richard Biffle, Mike Dubois, Mark Serlo, Larry Hulst, Tripp, J Rizzi, John Warner, Jack Shure, Lauri Keener, Zenster, Not Fade Away, Lot Life, Terra-Pins, T-Bone Productions, MomaDawnsRainbowRags, Brandon A. Miera, Sweet Melis, Dog Daze Photography, Josh Elioseff, Conscious Alliance, PosterScene, Rock Candy Posters and more to be added soon.

Visit RockArtExpo.com for more information.

Well, 2012 was an incredible year for PhanArt, with more art than ever before, plus the addition of five staff members to the site – Taylor, Kelley, Chris, Jim and Chris. Fans have been submitting more and more art to PhanArt for sharing on the site, which led to a record number of posts as well as a record amount of money raised for The Mockingbird Foundation – over $3700!

What was popular this year? Well, shirts and posters as usual, but anything that had that Cheerio/Henrietta design took top honors for the most common piece of phanart. It seemed that every bit of clothing and all sorts of art were seeing this design, any why not? It’s iconic, only Phish fans know what it is, making it a silent calling card for other fans whether at a show or in real life. There was at least one wedding party with Fishman ties for the groomsmen!

Then of course, there are pins, which has basically become a flooded market. Everyone is making them, few are buying and many are trading for them. Some of them are truly amazing and we are likely only a few days away from the first ‘Golf Ball’ themed pin of 2013. There are a reported 1700-1800 pins total made already, according to Fred Hosman, who would know, because he collected pretty much every single one up to date. That number of pins is more than the number of individual pieces of art in PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish! 

So, here we are with more art being made, Phish being at the top of their game and the 30th anniversary likely to shed a great deal of art, especially if there are more shows than the last two years. Without further rambling, I present the Best of PhanArt, 2012 edition. This list of 12 was compiled with input from fans on the website, Facebook, Twitter, as well as reported sales from artists and feedback on lot. Some of these pieces of art are still available for sale, while some sold out a long time ago. Click the links to see what you can still get and support the Phish Art Community! Remember, the Phanart made in 2012 was amazing and the following is just some of the best. If you think something was overlooked, share what was missed below in the comments section below.

Honorable Mentions

 Otto NYE print

AJ Masthay Kansas City

TRiPP NYE

Tim Ripley Colorado

Michael Ortiz San Francisco/Colorado/NYC series

Ceramic Pheesh from Matt Pace

And now for the Best PhanArt of 2012…

12. My Other Vehicle is a Second Set Tweezer

A simple Tweet led to an incredibly popular sticker, so much so that it was sold in bulk to a few fans during Summer Tour. Andy Cary’s wit led to a sticker that was begged for at shows, Jiggs’ design made it the perfect bumper sticker for a car, and led to some nice donations for The Mockingbird Foundation, as Andy deferred any profit to them. In keeping with that, all sales of this sticker through the month of January will go to The Mockingbird Foundation, after shipping and handling.

11. Split Open and Melt pin

You couldn’t make a more literal pin, but Jeff from My Phavorite Things did, and succeeded. It doesn’t look like there are any pins left for sale, but if you can get one, this is a well through out and produced pin.

10. Kerrigan summer print 

The return of the Happy Fish in one incredible print! Ryan Kerrigan continues to create incredible Phish posters for each show and tour, and this one stood out as one of the best of the Summer!

9. Life is Hood shirt

Life is Good < Life is Hood. Brian Kushner of PhanBadge made a great shirt with a familiar guitar sticking out, and the response was incredible. Many shirts were out of stock by the time SPAC rolled around. Brian graciously donated a few shirts to benefit The Mockingbird Foundation, all of which were snapped up quickly. The crossover aspect is huge with this shirt, since you can wear it to a show or just in daily life, getting more than a few heads to turn when they notice the slight difference in this now classic shirt.

8. Party Time/Playboy shirts 

Seen on the lots of Bader Field in June, this is a great shirt, hands down. The Playboy brand has an aura of epic parties in the grotto, and ‘Party Time’ is the perfect way to to tie the two together. This shirt was only seen briefly on tour, so we have no purchasing info, so if you know who made this shirt, contact PhanArt (at) gmail and we will do our best to have it up on the site. Again, great shirt to the creators!

7. Otto summer leg 2 

Branden Otto has been making posters since 2010 and in 2012, he found his groove, creating incredible work from start to finish. Fans sold out one edition, leading to a second variant being produced. Stacking the vehicles, adding in tour dates and some subtle Phish references, as well as great creativity and color schemes showed that Otto is moving on up among his fellow artists.

6. Jam Jars

5. Summer Tour Pac-Man shirts

These were seen through much of Summer Tour, although the creators never got in touch with us to get on the site. Based on the number of fans wearing them, it’s likely they sold well on tour, if not sold out. Using the one and two-stops on tour as general pellets to eat, and the four 3-day runs the Power pellets is just smart designing. This was well thought out and a great design. It would even be higher on the list, but black isn’t a great color shirt for the summer. But being in the top half of the Best of 2012 isn’t too shabby. Big ups to the four levels at the bottom, one for each tour to date in the 3.0 era.

4. TRiPP Atlantic City triptych 

Try saying THAT five times fast. This set has been sought after by fans and sold quickly, making for yet another classic TRiPP trio of prints that connect to form gorgeous imagery.

3. Jiggs Oklahoma City Zoo

Jiggs has branched out from his earlier designs and t-shirts and delved into some great posters in the past year, starting with NYE 2011 and going through 2012 with Bader Field, OKC Zoo and Dick’s prints. This one stands out among them all, capturing the song that would cap off the band’s first show in Oklahoma, in a most unique fashion.

2. Ties from stuPINdous Creations

Never in a million years did I think that Phish-themed ties would be a thing, let alone a well produced thing. Well, Adrian from stuPINdous Creations proved that one wrong, a few times over. First there was the Henrietta tie, then the Cactus and Big Red ties (seen below) and most recently, a Henrietta Bow Tie. Many of these ties sold out quickly, especially the Henrietta tie. These ties are stylish, they are great for work or play and speaking from experience, get compliments nearly every time. That’s a great tie – when they don’t realize there’s a Phish theme to it, but you do. Adrian, nice work on these. Can’t wait to see the Page tie! Here’s to hoping it involves sandwiches!

And the best of PhanArt 2012 is…….

1. Ben Whitesell’s NYE

The intricate detail of this limited edition print from Ben Whitesell and the overwhelming response from Phish fans made this a runaway #1 choice for 2012. Ben has made great prints in the past and this one is the culmination of his growing skills in making great posters. Examine the way in which Ben detailed Trey’s guitar, going deeper with a mechanical angle and creating one of the best posters of 2012. Ben, here’s to hoping you can keep making art of this caliber in 2013!

So, did we miss something? Was there some art that should have made the list? If so, tell us what you think we missed in the comments below. Art is all around us on Phish tour and this is just a small slice of the great art out there this past year. With greater input from fans taken into greater account this year, we feel this is a great representation of the Best PhanArt of 2012. If this past year is any hint, 2013 will be even better.

- PhanArt Pete and the PhanArt Crew

In case you are one of the many who did not guess the lucky number and win this print on the SoP facebook page here is your chance to purchase it and just in time for what aims to be another epic holiday run with Phish at MSG.

Check out these awesome prints from TRiPPs Prints and Purchase!

 Color 1

New Years Run Quintic Poster Set Pre Sale

TRiPP has made some killer Phish and Panic posters over the years, but for The Disco Biscuits 5 night run in late December, he’s outdone himself!

Each print is hand silk screened in acrylic ink, with a naturally occurring glow in the dark phosphorescent ink. The individual posters each measure 10″ x 22″ and are printed on cotton watercolor paper using all archival materials. The five piece set fits together and when framed leaves two perfect spaces for adding your ticket stubs if so desired! Due to the unique process used during the production of these prints involving blending of colors to create new colors, the colors shown on the screen are approximate and may vary slightly from the finished prints. Each set is designed, produced, individually signed and numbered by TRiPP.

Pre sale ends December 17th, order your prints here!

Welcome to the Fourth Annual PhanArt Holiday Gift Guide! Since we don’t have Shakedown to hit off to do our Holiday shopping (remember Fall Tour?), PhanArt brings you the best of the lot here, compiling great art and deals for Phish fans. Get everything you need for family and friends, as well as phamily and phriends. Stay tuned for great deals as this page will be updated throughout the holiday season.

SPECIAL DEALS

Cody Schibi has free shipping on all orders and free prints when you spend $15 or more

Nate Duval’s holiday sale includes free shipping through 12/14 and deals for different days of the week

TRiPP is offering 25% off and free shipping on all orders Tuesday 11/27 through Wednesday Night and 25% off orders until Wednesday night with code “wassail”. From 11/29 through 12/31, code rudolPH will work to give you 20% off, plus if you spend $100 or more you get free shipping through 12/31. Don’t forget to check out holiday cards and limited edition archived prints.

Doctor Fluff Tees is offering holiday specials store-wide. Use one of their two coupons to get even greater discounts! 20% off on Cyber Monday with code GIVETHANKS and 10% off with code PHANART through 12/31 (but you can only use one code on Cyber Monday, so go with GIVETHANKS)

Among other deals, Tube, Tweezer and Doctor Fluff posters are all 25% off!

Plus all Tie-dye Grateful Dead shirts are 25% off and you can pre-order these onesies pictured below.

You only get one set of ears and if you see live music, your hearing can be damaged quite easily. Read a little about how earplugs are beneficial when seeing live music and pick up Pete’s recommendation – Hearos Xtreme Protection.

POSTERS

Four posters for $40 – With a great deal of posters donated to PhanArt to benefit The Mockingbird Foundation, there’s a ton of great posters to get and for $40, you get FOUR prints, with the $40 going to benefit The Mockingbird Foundation for music education. If you want to request a tour or a specific artist (who has been featured on PhanArt.net in the past few years), we will try to honor your request as best as we can.

Ryan Kerrigan has his NYE Canvas for sale, as well as handdrawn mandalas and butterflies

Jiggs has two of his prints from this summer available. 

Bader Field Posters: $15 shipped

Deer Creek posters: $20 shipped

Branden Otto has four prints just added to the site, and if you Buy 2, you get 1 FREE. Click over to see Branden’s latest and pick up some incredible art. He’s had an incredible year! All orders will also receive a promo code for 25% off Otto’s NYE poster that will be released in early December.

Marq Spusta has created “Morris” to help raise money for the MS Society via Screens ‘n’ Suds.  Morris is a 5″x7″ screenprint on textured paper and available in one of two variants, gold or vanilla for only $17. All proceeds go to MS Society! Plus, there are a ton of other great prints available as well! 

BOOKS

The PhanArt ‘Read the F#$%ing Book Club‘ has reviews and links to buy all 14 books written on Phish, as well as reviews by members of the Phish community. Prices vary.

PhanFood cookbooks, the first cookbook by Phish fans for Phish fans is available for only $20, with net profits benefiting the Chittenden Food Bank in Burlington, Vermont. PhanFood features appetizers, salads, soups, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, drinks (with and without alcohol) and a variety of other concoctions that Phish fans enjoy while they are in the lots, at the site, or just sitting at home waiting for the next tour to be announced.

SHIRTS

The original Eat More Kale shirt (and hoodie) is available for $25

You Enjoy Me  -has onesies and tees for the little ones, with great prices – 2 for only $25!. Check out a gallery of designs from our writeup on them.

The Woods Tees in three colors are now discounted to $18!

Indigo

Count 8 Festivals shirts are only $10 each, with just TWO remaining! These shirts from Festival 8 features Count von Count in sizes Medium and Large only. Free shipping on orders.

Of course, there are Golgi/Google, Tweezer/Twitter shirts, plus “Me No are no Nice Girl” shirts for ladies (only sizes left are: 1 small, 1 large, 1 XL and 1 XXL - shirts run a little small). All shirts come with a free sticker and free shipping. Order in the PhanArt Store.

Plus there are Summer 2011 shirts for only $6 with free shipping

Also, the pre-order for YEMSG shirts and hoodies has been extended until 11/30! Pick them up in the PhanArt Store because they are only available on pre-order. Free YEMSG sticker and NYEMSG 2011-2012 sticker with each order! Shirts ship in mid-December (free shipping too!)

PINS

Phanbadge MSG Subway Tokens and Manhole covers are $15-16 each or in a three pack with a free bonus pin included!

Golgi/Google and the Mound/Joy pair of  pins are $15 each.

Ryan Kerrigan’s Happy Fish are only $15

Jiggs has his Kuroda pins for $10 each

Pin Me Down has your the freshest new pin designs on the market, offering Phish, GD and many more designs. Pins cost $8-35, with a few pins costing only $5 during their holiday sale. As always free shipping on orders over $30.

Crazyredbeard has a number of pins for sale, notably his new Birds of a Feather Omnidirectional Love pin. This pin is an original design by Jonathan Blake, a raven and an eagle interlocked in the center by a heart with the four directions of the compass symbolizing love radiating outward in all directions. This pin is only $15 plus $3 shipping.

JEWELRY and MORE

Jennifer Kahn’s 2012 Commemorative NYE NYC MSG Token pendant is available in Sterling Silver or Brass. Her 3rd token, this design features an upward spiral emanating from the big apple. Take the New Year’s run energy and grow, expand, move forward and reach out in the coming year. There’s nowhere to go but UP!

Jami Dudenhoeffer has stickers and iphone skins available for $5-10

Glowstickwars.com is having a Red, Green and Blue sale. From now until Boxing Day (thats December 26th to you and me, tubes of Red Show Sticks, Green Show Sticks, and Blue Show Sticks can be ordered from the GSW online store for as low as $6.49 per tube of 100 8″ glowsticks, with 100 bracelet/necklace connectors included. That’s a 35% discount! And remember, 10% of all Show Sticks sales are donated to The Mockingbird Foundation.  Take advantage of this great limited time offer and MAKE IT RAIN this Holiday season!

STICKERS

Stickers are a great stocking stuffer!

Jiggs stickers  include Kuroda / Laser Pointer and Stop Analyzing

Also, conceived by Andy Cary and designed by Jiggs is the runaway sticker design of the summer, “My Other Car is a Second Set Tweezer”, available in the PhanArt Store

YEMSG stickers, inspired by PhanArt Pete on 12/4/09 and designed by Jiggs are a classic and 1 for $3, 2 for $5. 

Read Icculus stickers from Christine Liotti are only 1 for $3, 2 for $5 and can be picked up here.

YEM WE CAN, celebrating both Phish and the President’s re-election are also 1 for $3, 2 for $5

YEM Family Decal stickers – A spoof of those stickers we see on the back of cars detailing who is in the family. Well, this one is for phamily, via Glowstickwars.com – less than Three Dollars!

The Satellite Gallery, in conjunction with X-Mas Jam by Day, will hold an art showing on December 14th and 15th in Asheville, NC, prior to the kickoff of the star-studded Christmas Jam concert, hosted by Asheville native Warren Haynes

Starting at Noon on Friday, December 14th, an opening reception to the gallery will be followed by complimentary beer from 4pm to 7pm, with the gallery open during the day on Saturday December 15th until just before showtime at 6pm. Admission is free and will feature the photography and art of:

Stewart O’Shields, Dino Perrucci, Allison Murphy, David Oppenheimer, Gary Houston, Steve Johannsen, Jeff Wood, as well as new artists who will be showing work on site, including John Warner,  Mike Dubois, AJ Masthay and TRiPP

The Satellite Gallery is located at  55 Broadway Street, Asheville, NC

More event info here

Screens ‘n’ Suds’ mission is to enhance appreciation for craft beer and art while raising money for charity. “Screens” as in screen printing—posters, t-shirts and the like ‘n’ “Suds” as in beer—malt, hops, yeast and water. Since 2009, Screens ‘n’ Suds activities have generated over $50,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and other charities through sales of beer-inspired art donated by artists from around the country, MS Walks, beer dinners, and events.

Saturday 11/3/2012 is the Screens ‘N’ Suds Big Event from 4pm-9pm at Gallery5

• No cover charge, suggested $5 donation.  All ages, 21+ to drink.
• All proceeds from Screens ‘n’ Suds table sales and donations benefit MS Society and Gallery5.
• Tentative Brewery line-up: Hardywood Park, Legend, Starr Hill, Midnight Brewing, Devil’s Backbone, Dogfish Head, New Belgium, Sierra Nevada, Blue Mountain, Terrapin, and St. George.
• Screens ‘n’ Suds Inaugural Brew: Look out for a very special collaboration between Hardywood Park and Screens ‘n’ Suds.  There will be a very small amount of limited edition, signed and numbered bottles available at the event.
• Screens ‘n’ Suds 2012 Fall Series for Sal
• In celebration of Screens ‘n’ Suds 4th year, the 2012 fall print edition theme will be “Quad.”  In Suds terms, Quad is short for Quadrupel, a trappist style strong ale of great strength and flavor.  The strongest of the four common trappist styles, the Quadrupel is generally a dark ale with big flavors of dark fruit.  In Screens terms, artists explore the artistic world of “Quad” or “Four.”
• Tentative list of artists contributing to the series: Itty Bitty Press, aelhra, A Firebird Surrounded, Plastic Flame Press, Benjamin Chan, Branden Otto, Praxium Press, Jason Taylor, The Bungaloo, Horan/Andershock Collaboration, Ashley Phipps, Doe Eyed Design, with many more TBA.
• Approximately 10 artists from all over the country will be at Gallery5 displaying and selling art.  Confirmed displaying artists include: Tripp, Itty Bitty Press, Ryan Kerrigan, with many more TBA.
• A silent auction and a raffle for gift certificates, prints, and other goodies during the event.

by Jim Pollock

Stay in touch on Facebook, Twitter and at www.screensnsuds.com

Events for Screen ‘n’ Suds

Belgian Beer Dinner Friday 10/12 at 7pm at TJ’s Restaurant at The Jefferson Hotel

Phish will be playing their last shows of the 2012 summer season just minutes outside Denver at Dick’s Sporting Good Park. Denver venue, Quixotes True Blue, will once again be the host to a pre-party the night before Phish’s three night run begins. This all day music and art event, Good Visuals 2, will include live music from four bands with some of the hottest poster artists and pin makers on the scene on hand with their art display. Doors open at 4pm, music begins at 8pm and won’t end until 2am. Quixotes has both an inside and outdoor stage, allowing music & art fans to enjoy the amazing Colorado weather!

Bands include Jet Edison, Technicolor Tone Factory, Grace Askew, & Tater Famine

Artists include:
TRiPP – www.TRiPPsPrints.com
Ryan Kerrigan – www.ryankerrigan.com
Isadora Bullock – www.isadorabullock.com
Jack Shure – www.jhsart.com
Phantasy Pins – www.phantasypins.com
Lifted Creations – www.liftedcreations.net
StuPINdous Creations – www.stupindouscreations.com
(more announced soon!)

Tickets are on sale now for only $10

Join fellow Phish fans and celebrate the start of a great Labor Day weekend with live music and psychedelic art, just right for getting you in the perfect mind set for three nights of Phish with the Rocky Mountains as the backdrop!

Click here to purchase tickets!

Click here to RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends who will also be in town!

“I spied wings of reason, herself taking flight…The passion that sparked me one terrible night, And shocked and persuaded my soul to ignite.” This lyrically inspired pin by StuPINdous Creations measured 1.5 inches and is limited edition of 150. They say that eyes are the windows to the soul, so I used an eye to represent the soul igniting. The eye lashes being the wings of reason. This pin is done on soft enamel and is double posted. Pin is only $10 shipped.

This next pin from StuPINdous Creations commemorates the 2 BADASS shows we just heard on June 28th and 29th of this year as well as a shout out to an old favorite Moby Dick night from 7/11/00. So you have Moby Dick ( has small 7-11-00 on whales tale) jumping out of a sea of corn, with dates June 28th and 29th 2012 in the night sky. Pin measures 1.5 inches and is limited edition of 100. Pin is only $10 shipped.

Go to www.stuPINdouscreations.com for even more great art!

TRiPP has released his first run of prints for the summer and as always, they are eyepopping an immediately collectible.

Worcester

SPAC

Cincy

Jones Beach, Jones Beach two or Jones Beach set

Deer Creek, Deer Creek two or Deer Creek set

The second installment of first leg prints will include Atlantic City, Portsmouth, Burgettstown, Cuyahoga Falls, & Alpine– these prints will be released Friday, May 25th.

See all the first leg prints here! 

TRiPP also has four new pins available: