Posterize your Midpoint memories at Midway

If you miss the Kaki King show this Thursday, don’t fret. Swing by Midpoint Midway and grab a poster printed and designed by local artists to commemorate the event, anyway.

As part of the new addition to MPMF, Midpoint Midway will now be home to the poster expo. Run by Powerhouse Factories, a local print and design house, the expo will be run out of two box trucks and feature posters of MPMF artists by Powerhouse, Libre Okay and Southpaw Prints.

More than 11 new posters will be sold during the weekend, featuring artists like King and Toro y Moi. Powerhouse also collaborated with visual art students at the School for Creative & Performing Arts to design a poster for MPMF.11 performers The Low Anthem, a group playing at SCPA’s Mayerson Theater.

All new posters will be sold for $20. Older posters will be available for $10 to $50 and up, depending on the artist, the rarity of the work and whether it’s framed.

Midway takes place in a closed off section of Twelfth Street, bordered by the CAC Singer/Songwriter stage and ArtWorks Box truck Carnival. Box trucks, including Soapbox Media’s own “Get on Your Soapbox Truck,” created in partnership with the BIG Media Company, will feature local artists and creatives, including Know Theater and parProjects.
As the only closed of section of road during MPMF, Midway allows festival-goers to enjoy food, beer and music while exploring one-of-a-kind box truck exhibits. The showcase features a light box truck by Losantiville, and in-truck play by Know Theatre and a lollipop ring shop operated by Olive Branch Metals.

"There are going to be some great surprises at Midway," says Tamara Harkavay, executive director of ArtWorks. "We really want to give people an experience they will remember."

By Evan Wallis