Meet The Artist

Raw Sugar Art Studio

Raw Sugar Art Studio has been creating reprints of vintage posters and original posters since the late 1960s, capturing the energy, spirit, and visual language of live music across five decades.

It started with a love of rock and roll and a desire to capture something that disappears the moment the last note fades. A concert is a fleeting thing — two hours of electricity, sweat, and sound — but a great poster can hold that moment forever.

Raw Sugar Art Studio was born out of that conviction. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the studio has created original poster art for hundreds of concerts across the Midwest, working with venues like The Kent Stage, Blossom Music Center, and Cleveland's legendary rock halls.

Over the decades, the studio has created posters for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Grammy winners, and the artists who defined the soundtrack of a generation — from the World Series of Rock in the 1970s to today's Kent Stage lineup.

Every poster is original artwork. Every design is created to honor both the artist being celebrated and the fans who were there. That's the Raw Sugar promise: rock concert poster art that lives as long as the music does.

1. 1960s – 1970s

   Created posters for the World Series of Rock, featuring CSNY, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, and more at Cleveland Stadium

2. 1980s

   Expanded to Blossom Music Center and Columbus venues, capturing the arena rock era with artists like Joni Mitchell and major touring acts

3. 1990s

   Continued through the alternative era, working with Jimmy Buffett, Michael Stanley, and the evolving Midwest concert scene

4. 2000s – 2010s

   Partnered with The Kent Stage as its house poster artist, creating original art for every major show

5. 2020s

   Still going strong — creating posters for Samantha Fish, Stewart Copeland, Pablo Cruise, and the next generation of rock legends