An exhibition that celebrates the work of independent hand-screenprinter Jared Davidson. Responsible for putting Chch on the international map with his unique poster art.

Over one-hundred hand screen printed and digital music posters will be on show from Friday 24 August at HSP. In twelve short months the Garage Collective can boast and incredible list of international venues and clientele including: Wilco (USA), The Evens (USA), infamous LA venue The Knitting Factory, A Low Hum Tours (NZ), Manual Magazine (NZ), Stink Magnetic (AUS), The Damned Evangelist (LYTTELTON), The Tiger Tones (CHCH), Minuit (AUS), So So Modern (WGTN), Disasteradio (WGTN), Frase + Bri (CHCH), Ladi6 (AK), Pine (CHCH), Trans Am (AK), Mestar (DN), and many more.

WHAT SOME OF NZ'S TOP BANDS AND MUSICIANS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE GARAGE COLLECTIVE:

"We entrust Jared Davidson & Garage Collective to make designs and posters for dozens of our shows at some of Los Angeles' most prestigious venues: Knitting Factory, Troubadour and others. We also go to him for tour posters that end up at hundreds of venues and records stores across the U.S. Garage Collective always has clever, creative & catchy designs that get the bands and fans more into whatever we're doing, so we keep coming back for the art." - Jeff, Tin Panda Promotions, Los Angeles

"The best poster designs in NZ hands down, innovative, cool as fuck, and totally collectable...we are using Jareds designs for our new range of T-shirts" - Solomon Cole, Payola

"Thanks for the beautiful poster!" - Ian MacKaye, Evens/Fugazi

"Garage Collective is the most exciting thing to happen to promoting live shows in New Zealand since that thing called the internet, and having put on 300 shows in the past 4 years, I'm pretty damn excited about it." - Blink, A Low Hum, National promoter

"Screen King of NZ!"

• Andy MacDonald, Author of 'Screenprinting Today'

"When ever I'm loitering small town streets, I prefer to hang-13 in areas wallpapered with Jareds' prints" - The Mysterious Tape Man, Melbourne

"Wow - look out "killer 1950's style" screen printed posters on primo paper. Best original designs I've ever seen. Jared is truly the king of modern vintage...." - Warren T Prentice, Owner Radiant Records Ltd, Timaru