Zine-Making in the Heartland : NOW ON DISPLAY
Zinefest’s accompanying art show this year is called “Zine-Making in the Heartland” and it’s on display through the end of July at the Seward Cafe in Minneapolis.
This show features the zine collection of Andy Sturdevant. Please reference the accompanying catalog which details the origin and impact of each book on display.
Zinefest Awarded Grant Money for 2010
Zinefest has the distinction of winning the smallest dollar amount from the Minnesota State Arts Board’s 2010 Festival Grant. We’re tiny and proud! Congratulations to all the other winners, including our friends at Red Hot Art and the Rain Taxi Book Festival. LINK!
Arise! is going out of business
Arise! Resource Center and Book Store is going out of business. Their prices are dropping throughout the week and on Saturday, May 15th, they’ll have a farewell bonfire.
We’d like to thank Arise! for everything they’ve done since 1993 to help promote and support zinesters and zine culture in the Twin Cities. They’ve been a huge source of support for the Twin Cities Zinefest and their presence will be sorely missed. We take comfort in the fact that current collective members will have a hand in the future of the space — when it becomes Boneshaker — but will miss what it is today: a monument to activism and DIY culture.
Farewell, Arise!
volunteers needed for zinefest
We are currently looking for volunteers with certain skills who wish to be incorporated into the programming for Zinefest 2010. More information is available on the volunteer page of our site.
Zinefest is full!
We have sold out of space for the 2010 Twin Cities Zinefest. But don’t lose heart! We may be able to find room for you yet. There’s plenty of time between now and July, so who knows what will happen in the meantime? If you would like to exhibit at the TC Zinefest, but haven’t yet applied, please contact the Coordinator, Sarah Morean, to be placed on the wait list. Email her at zines@zinefest.org.
Chicago Zinefest next month
If you’re in the neighborhood, please drop by the Chicago Zinefest next month! The events are scheduled over two days on March 12-13. This is the fest’s first year. Let’s help Chicago get their show up and running by showing support. More information is available on their website: chicagozinefest.org
now accepting applications
Zinefest is currently accepting exhibitor applications. Go here to reserve your table: http://zinefest.org/application/
Zinefest 2010 : first planning meeting announced
If you want to be involved with this year’s show, or just want to know what’s going on, feel free to attend the first planning meeting on Sunday, January 31, 6-8pm at Gangchen. Gangchen is a restaurant located near the corner of Franklin & Nicollet in south Minneapolis. Here is the address: 1833 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403. From 6-7 you can order 2-4-1 beer and half-priced glasses of house wine. They also have great meals and appetizers. We can chat while we munch.
Topics addressed will include: intended benefits of a one-day show, possible guest speakers, possible after-party bands and locations. Also, check out the new Zinefest site! It was recently re-made and now includes archives pages of each past show. http://zinefest.org/
