Walking around D.C. you sometimes catch posters for shows at the Black Cat or 9:30 Club hung up in random places. They always seem a bit ragged and most often ripped up from the elements or from bored hands. Unfortunately, the street isn’t the most forgiving gallery, but silk-screened gig posters do bring art to the masses. Sweet: The Graphic Beauty of the Contemporary Rock Poster brings this medium in from the cold and displays a feast for art and music lovers alike.

Curated by University of Maryland Department of Art printmaking professor Justin Strom, and by The Art Gallery’s Exhibition Designer, John Shipman, the show includes work from over 25 artists, whose work is displayed on almost all available wall and column space at the gallery. Each artist’s work is grouped together, but this small organizational feat doesn’t diminish the uncertainty over where to start looking.

Bands such as Spoon, the Shins, Queens of the Stone Age, and Modest Mouse are well represented. VHS or Beta has a fun tour poster by 33RPM Design, sporting a galaxy theme with soft dark blues and light spots for constellations that mark tour dates and info. The typography and the composition bring Star Wars to mind.