Kat Sutherland channeled her own experiences of attending concerts at the Pine Knob Music Theatre to create the poster for the venue’s 2024 season. In creating the piece — chosen from 19 submissions as part of a partnership competition between 313 Presents and Detroit’s College For Creative Studies (CCS), now in its second year — the Rochester Hills resident says, “I really wanted to emphasize the human experience and warmth felt when attending one of your favorite concerts.” The yellow, orange and green illustration — Southerland’s first-ever poster — features smiling concertgoers, arms upraised, underneath a listing of the 47 shows slated for Pine Knob this summer.
“It’s supposed to represent the lawn in the summer, with the sun setting behind you just as the show begins — which is something I’ve personally enjoyed about the venue,” Sutherland, 22, explains. “I wanted to capture that feeling of the happiness in a community that concerts are.” Sutherland’s own experience at Pine Knob (previously the DTE Energy Music Theatre) began with a Journey concert she attended with a friend’s family as a teenager.
She also checked out a co-bill of Chicago and REO Speedwagon, as well as a 2019 performance by Florence & the Machine, a personal favorite, and one of the Lumineers’ recent Pine Knob shows. “I think music is definitely in that same artistic realm,” Sutherland says. “It’s definitely inspired a lot of artistic pieces.
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