Workshop / Class
admin@arcac.ca
902.532.7069
Event in Room: Studio (upstairs)
Explore the history and culture of zine making. Design zines in a variety of bookbinding techniques, including the saddle stitch and Japanese stab binding.
LEVEL:
Everyone (no experience needed). Ages 18+
DESCRIPTION:
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to a brief history and philosophy of zine culture. The zine as we think of it today immediately conjures visions of the DIY punk scenes of the 1970s, and the "fanzine”, a grassroots periodical promoting local venues and bands. What you may not know, is this vibrant cultural practice first emerged during the Harlem Renaissance of the early Twentieth Century and has played a pivotal role in subjects from science fiction to LGBTQ+ politics.
It’s not hard to see how every moment in history that has germinated a zine-making movement has embodied a fiercely independent spirit and radical style, as does most media that stakes a claim outside the mainstream by definition. Zine culture is experiencing a thrilling renaissance, an anchor to community and shared space in a culture being segregated into increasingly narrow online niches.
Participants will be encouraged to push the limits of their artistic practice and innovate to find their voice in this exciting, accessible and infinitely malleablele medium. We will begin exploring the basics of zine design with quarter-size booklets, later graduating to half size zines where participants will be instructed in a variety of book binding techniques including the saddle stitch and Japanese stab binding.
Finally, participants will be encouraged to share on their process and even trade zines with each other.
MATERIALS PROVIDED FOR YOU:
- paper
- sewing needles
- thread
- glue
- scissors
MATERIALS TO BRING:
- collage materials (ex. newspapers, magazines, comic books)
- mark-making
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Delilah Brae is an interdisciplinary artist with a keen interest in community and capacity building, with experience running a small press with a collective of like-minded artists as well as in organizing performance showcases. As well as being a writer and print maker, Delilah is a video and performing artist, most recently completing a residency with the Toronto based experimental performance collective Xen0hyena.
Before relocating to Nova Scotia, Delilah was facilitating arts workshops in Toronto's downtown East, focusing on self-expression and self-celebration with street involved LGBTQ+ communities.
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://www.arcac.ca/zine-making-at-the-end-of-the-world.html
admin@arcac.ca
902.532.7069
Event in Room: Studio (upstairs)
Explore the history and culture of zine making. Design zines in a variety of bookbinding techniques, including the saddle stitch and Japanese stab binding.
LEVEL:
Everyone (no experience needed). Ages 18+
DESCRIPTION:
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to a brief history and philosophy of zine culture. The zine as we think of it today immediately conjures visions of the DIY punk scenes of the 1970s, and the "fanzine”, a grassroots periodical promoting local venues and bands. What you may not know, is this vibrant cultural practice first emerged during the Harlem Renaissance of the early Twentieth Century and has played a pivotal role in subjects from science fiction to LGBTQ+ politics.
It’s not hard to see how every moment in history that has germinated a zine-making movement has embodied a fiercely independent spirit and radical style, as does most media that stakes a claim outside the mainstream by definition. Zine culture is experiencing a thrilling renaissance, an anchor to community and shared space in a culture being segregated into increasingly narrow online niches.
Participants will be encouraged to push the limits of their artistic practice and innovate to find their voice in this exciting, accessible and infinitely malleablele medium. We will begin exploring the basics of zine design with quarter-size booklets, later graduating to half size zines where participants will be instructed in a variety of book binding techniques including the saddle stitch and Japanese stab binding.
Finally, participants will be encouraged to share on their process and even trade zines with each other.
MATERIALS PROVIDED FOR YOU:
- paper
- sewing needles
- thread
- glue
- scissors
MATERIALS TO BRING:
- collage materials (ex. newspapers, magazines, comic books)
- mark-making
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Delilah Brae is an interdisciplinary artist with a keen interest in community and capacity building, with experience running a small press with a collective of like-minded artists as well as in organizing performance showcases. As well as being a writer and print maker, Delilah is a video and performing artist, most recently completing a residency with the Toronto based experimental performance collective Xen0hyena.
Before relocating to Nova Scotia, Delilah was facilitating arts workshops in Toronto's downtown East, focusing on self-expression and self-celebration with street involved LGBTQ+ communities.
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://www.arcac.ca/zine-making-at-the-end-of-the-world.html
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing
$65, Regular ($55 + $10 for materials)
$60, ARCAC members ($50+ $10 materials)
$65, Regular ($55 + $10 for materials)
$60, ARCAC members ($50+ $10 materials)
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
arcacartsplace@gmail.com
902-532-7069
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