SVA's world-traveling “Underground Images” exhibition will help inaugurate the first international PosterFest in Budapest, taking place November 15 – 26. Made up of selections from the College's archives of promotional posters, which have been designed by faculty members since 1947 for display in New York City's subway stations, “Underground Images” showcases the creative thinking and graphic skills of noted artists, designers and illustrators, and is a perfect fit for the recently established festival. PosterFest Budapest "re-breathes life into posters,” state organizers on the event's website, and celebrates the poster's roles as communication tool, art form and valuable contribution to everyday visual culture.

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay faculty member Mirko Ilić, co-organizer of the exhibition with SVA Galleries Director Francis DiTommaso, will preside over the opening next week. Ilić's work will also be on display in the invited international artists section of PosterFest. Other exhibitions include juried selections of Hungarian designers' work and of posters responding to the 60th anniversary of the country's revolution against Soviet policies. “As with every major European city, Budapest has a long tradition and special locations for displaying posters in the city,” says Ilić, who arranged this stop.

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