GIG 2026 - Meet The Visual Artists
Sponsor updates and visual art updates
Meet The Visual Artists
Folks, please meet our visual artists for GIG 2026, which will take place on Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25, as part of the Sounds & Sights festival in downtown Chelsea!
JK Doyle
JK Doyle is a Manchester-based graphic artist who created our featured 2026 GIG poster. JK brings a modern vision to the legacy of concert posters. His work is highly emotive and deeply satisfying. Within his work, you feel rooted in the music.
Cidney Bundon
Cidney is a Detroit-based photographer and graphic artist who captures the pulse of indie rock in Motown. Thoughtful and sublime, her images conjure the stories behind the music and give you a window into its soul.
Jena Hovey
Jena is a Lansing-based photographer and master of perspective. She stops time within each concert, allowing you to become part of the scene. Jena is also a terrific ally for the arts whose company, McShane Photography, is once again helping us showcase the visual art of Michigan music. Jena is a contributing writer and photographer for Loud Hailer Magazine.
Derek Ketchum
Derek is a Kalamazoo-based photographer whose photographs dive deep into the local music scene and national touring acts. He has a knack for putting you in the audience to experience all the angles of a show. You’ll find many of his images on the pages of Local Spins.
Doug Coombe
Doug is an Ann Arbor-based photographer and living legend. His work covers over 30 years of Michigan music. Whether it is on stage at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival or down in Detroit with Jack White, Doug’s images take you there. When Doug isn’t at a concert, you can find him busy visually documenting the stories within Concentrate magazine.
Jacob Rosenburg
Jacob is a Detroit-based graphic artist whose imagery is simply delightful. Working with a wide color palette and a vivid imagination, Jacob’s designs are both visceral and surreal. Drop by the GIG archive to see the fabulous poster he created for us in 2025.
Terry Jones
Terry is a Kalamazoo-based photographer capturing all the intensity of the front row. He immerses you within each concert, allowing you to feel the crashing drums and hear the guitars sing. Each portrait Terry composes is a study in light.
Sami Lipp-Mosier
Sami is a Detroit-based photographer who excels at framing the action at a concert. Her images allow you to see the musicians from a different point of view. With her camera, Sami shows us the world upon the stage. Dig into her concert photography and writing at Loud Hailer Magazine.
Bler Dimm
Bler is a Detroit-based photographer specializing in uncovering the light within the darkness. He explores the scenes that reveal themselves upon the stage in search of the truth found in live music. Within the dimly lit shadows, Bler unleashes the moments of every performance.
Brandon Nagy
Brandon is a Detroit-based photographer and graphic artist whose work reflects the power and intensity of live music. As the ringing from the amplifiers slowly fades, the images captured by Brandon burn bright. His work exemplifies the force found in concert photography.
Logan Belz
Logan is a Detroit-based graphic artist making lush and intriguing art. His images are profound and magical. Follow Logan down the rabbit hole as he bends reality and shatters your conception of what art is.
Casey Rowe
Casey is a Jonesville-based graphic artist whose work is both mercurial and essential. Each piece contains abstraction and definition. You feel the irresistible pull of the unknown. When not creating visual art, Casey is also part of the band Carbon Decoy.
Caitlin Muncy
Caitlin is a Detroit-based graphic artist who crafts superb and inventive imagery. Her creations are fanciful and unexpected. Caitlin’s art commands attention and burrows deep within the viewer’s mind, casting lucid dreams.
Jen Prouty
Jen is an Ann Arbor-based photographer harnessing the language of light to illuminate the music. Sharing the moments that make a performance grand, Jen captures the giving and receiving of music. When not painting with light, Jen works as the Communications Director for Creative Washtenaw.
Carl Lundgren
Carl is a Detroit-based graphic artist and gig poster legend. His seminal artwork for bands like Pink Floyd and The Who created quintessential and lasting imagery. The posters by Carl continue to fascinate and inspire.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew is a Detroit-based graphic artist making gig posters that shine with merriment and wonder. Using a pastel color palette, Andrew’s art has a Seuss-meets-Dali quality that is both mischievous and endearing.
Kodama Psyokami
Kodama is a Jackson-based graphic artist who combines elemental characters with out-of-this-world concepts to craft spellbinding images. Richly detailed and ripe with vivid luminescence, Kodama brings fantasy to life.
Riley Schmidt
Riley is a Grand Rapids-based photographer with an eye for seizing the energy of a concert. He plays with a variety of perspectives to give the viewer the complete experience. Riley’s images are strong and visionary, putting you front and center.
Anna Sink
Anna is a Grand Rapids-based photographer who uses her camera to tell the complete story of a performance. Every image allows you to immerse yourself in the musical experience. Anna got her start in concert photography at Local Spins and continues to be a vital part of sharing the musical stories on Michigan’s West Side.
GIG 2026 Poster Art Draft
I probably should have waited to share this, as it is a first draft, but I couldn’t resist. Check out this draft of the upcoming GIG 2026 poster by JK Doyle Art. We’ll have prints of this available at the event. JK is also working up a t-shirt design, so stay tuned for that and the final art coming soon!
Sponsor Update!
Huge thanks to ENVI Design Management Group for becoming a Rockstar sponsor for GIG 2026!! Meg’s business focuses on creative entrepreneurs who provide bookkeeping and advisory services, which fits perfectly with the visual artists we showcase.
Our great friends at Rocket Printing in Royal Oak are once again throwing their support behind GIG. Their stellar printing makes us look fantastic (and quite professional I must say).
Speaking of looking awesome, Annie Capps (a magnificent musician and GIG board member) uses her phenomenal skills to put together our program, which lists information about all the visual artists and education sessions. The program is not only useful but also makes for a great souvenir of your experience at GIG. It is a pleasure to have Annie’s Swamp Street Design as an in-kind sponsor.
While we are not producing the music at Sounds & Sights, we will have our friends Steve Girbach, John Mooneyham, and Berkeley Tistle from Manchester Underground Music and Art helping us all weekend and running A/V during the education sessions. It is a pleasure to welcome them back as in-kind sponsors.
Diehard music and art supporter Lori Stratton from the Stratton Setlist will be with us again for GIG 2026. Her behind-the-scenes work helping us promote and spread the word about GIG is pivotal to the success of our event each year.
We want to welcome McShane Photography back on board. Jena is not only a fantastic artist but also a strong supporter of the arts. We are thrilled to have her company once again supporting GIG.
It may be all fun and games at Hear.Say Brewing and Theater, but they are serious about community. Cheers to Tony and his team for being part of GIG 2026.
Our excellent friends at Ogma Brewing in Jackson are back again this year, supporting GIG 2026. While we won’t be in Jackson this year, they are 100% behind what we do.
We are so very appreciative of Rob and his team at Ugly Dog Distillery. They have graciously offered to host our education sessions on Saturday, July 25 from 1p to 5p. We are pleased as punch to have Ugly Dog Distillery as an in-kind sponsor.
Serious thanks to Kate and Laura at Six Ft. Over for the excellent work they do in suicide prevention and helping those left behind after a suicide. It is an honor to have them on board to share their knowledge during one of our education sessions, which start at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. I’m so pleased to have them as in-kind sponsors.
Thanks to Chris from Catch & Play Songs for his tireless efforts to support the Michigan music scene. He’ll be on deck with Annie Capps to talk about the importance of branding and having your own artist web page during our Saturday education sessions. Cheers to Catch & Play Songs for their in-kind sponsorship.
Back with us this year, Jackson Magazine is providing in-kind sponsorship. Look for an ad in their fine magazine coming soon!!
Last, but far from least, a shout out to Rick Taylor | Reinhart Realtors as the presenting sponsor for Sounds & Sights!
These fantastic businesses are about supporting their communities and the arts. Their support helps us with the much-needed funding to put on GIG - The Art of Michigan Music Visual Art Experience 2026. Please give them your support!
SPONSORS STILL NEEDED!
We could still use more help to put on the Visual Arts Experience. If you have a lead on a sponsor, get in touch with me at (info@gigartmich.org)
Small donations are EXTREMELY helpful - consider helping at whatever level you can afford.
GRANT NEWS!
Thank you to Meijer for your support via a $200 grant. We appreciate your commitment to our community!
Thank you, Dawn Foods, for your $250 project grant!! We are grateful for your support of the arts in Michigan.
Don’t Miss This!
At GIG - The Art of Michigan Music Foundation, we want to amplify the visual art of Michigan music. Here is some news, events, and happenings that you might find interesting. If you are a Michigan visual artist involved in the music community, shoot us your events and news to share - email us at info@gigartmich.org
Logan Belz
Looking for amazing artwork for your business or event? Hire Logan Belz!
Mirak Habbiyyieh
Love the concert photos by Mirak of a recent show by Lamb Of God in Detroit for Schwegweb.
Jacob Rosenburg
Dig this marvelous design by Jacob for The Strumbellas at Saint Andrews Hall in Detroit.
Detroit Vinylfest and Mark Arminski
Detroit Vinylfest is coming up at Eastern Market on Sunday, May 3, and besides tons of records, you can pick up some classic posters by Mark Arminski!!
Kodama Psyokami
Love, love, love this psychedelic gig poster for Spafford by Kodama.
Andrew Johnson
Amazing design and concept for Carina Round by Andrew.
Jena Hovey
Check out these great photos and a review of Chuck Ragan at the Green Door in Lansing by Jena.
Cidney Bundon
Killer photos of Die Spitz at El Club thanks to Cidney.
Terry Jones
Excellent photos from the Dead of Winter Fest with Recorruptor in Paw Paw from Terry at Sensorium Arts.
Brandon Nagy
Wonderful photos of The Fell in Westland, thanks to Brandon.
Brian Sheehan (Legerdemain Art)
Don’t miss the art of Brian and a host of other artists at CAGLIOSTRO FOREVER in Detroit on May 15 and 16th.
Sami Lipp-Mosier
Sami got up close and personal with Zakk Wylde when Black Label Society visited Detroit.
Gary Pahlow
Gary was in the pit at Saint Andrews for Thrash of the Titans featuring Testament.
PRESS RELEASE - VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE 2026
Our press release is out on the website. Please share with everyone you know!
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Our Mission
GIG—The Art of Michigan Music Foundation celebrates and amplifies Michigan’s rich music culture by highlighting the visual artists who shape its creative identity. Through exhibitions, workshops, and live events, we provide a platform for photographers, graphic designers, and videographers who craft concert posters, album art, band t-shirts, logos, and music videos—essential visual elements that elevate and support Michigan’s vibrant music community.
GIG—The Art of Michigan Music Foundation is committed to preserving and enriching Michigan’s rich musical heritage while nurturing current and future generations of visual artists.
Our Vision
We envision a future where Michigan-based visual artists who contribute to the music community are celebrated and supported. Our long-term goal is to raise funds to provide stipends for artists participating in our annual showcase, GIG - The Art of Michigan Music. By alleviating the financial barriers of art show participation, we aim to create a platform that not only highlights their work but also offers meaningful opportunities for them to connect with the public and sell their creations.
Will share this to my Michiganders! Awesome.