Cover Stories: The Art of the Album Cover [IN PERSON]

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Adult
Registration for this event will be open from December 16, 2024 @ 9:30am to January 9, 2025 @ 7:00pm.

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It’s the art lecture with a rock n’ roll heart! Learn how the greatest album covers of all-time were created in this fast-paced visual program. Clive Young is back to explore the crossroads of music, art and commerce as we discover the sometimes wild stories behind your favorite album art designed for The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Taylor Swift, The Police and others. See the sleeves that Andy Warhol, Banksy, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha and other top artists made, and learn why Hipgnosis and Peter Saville are among the most revered cover designers. Which musicians created their own Grammy-winning album art? Who invented the album cover anyway? Learn all this and more in an eye-popping, toe-tapping, multimedia presentation!