ABOUT THE EVENT

Learn about DIY printing techniques and listen to classic vinyl while designing and making your own poster with archivists from UMD's Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA). Using blocks and stamps hand-carved by SCPA staff, you will have the opportunity to design your own poster with exclusive designs from the archive for this year's festival.

In addition, archivists will display unique fliers and posters from SCPA's archival collections at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library that show the intersection of printmaking and the performing arts. All the while, archivists will DJ an all-vinyl set from SCPA's Hugo Keesing collection of popular music and culture!

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ABOUT NEXTNOW FEST

Started in 2014, Clarice Presents’ annual NextNOW Fest is an inspiring arts experience that celebrates imagination, creativity and community. In addition to the core festival nights at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, we’re thrilled to continue partnerships with student-led groups, academic departments and university-based arts venues to hold festival events throughout campus.

NextNOW Fest is a signature event in University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative, which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time.

FUNDING

NextNOW Fest is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Additional support is provided by Terps After Dark and the University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. NextNOW Fest's Silent Disc-Glo event is supported by UMD's Student Entertainment Events; and the Vital Signs Mini-Grants Showcase is supported by the Venable Foundation and Pepsi.