about

the show

Since 2004, the Twin Cities Zinefest has welcomed creatives, rebels, musicians and frustrated intellectuals to connect, create and share ideas. As the area’s premiere DIY craft, culture and self-publishing event, Zinefest often features an art show, live music, craft demonstrations, guest speakers and panel discussions. Most importantly, Zinefest plays host to some of the Midwest’s best self-made talent.

the venue

Powderhorn Park building is in the Powderhorn neighborhood of lovely South Minneapolis at 3400 15th Ave S. Zinefest will take place in the spacious gym. After Zinefest, take a stroll around the lake!

the coordinator

Lacey Prpić Hedtke likes fun.
She is a radical librarian, zinester and antiquarian photographer, teaches antiquated photo processes at the Mpls Photo Center, and is showing in Non Solo collective shows throughout the country. She holds a BFA in photography from the Art Institute of Boston and an MLIS from St. Catherine University. She’s contributed to Library Journal, ARLIS/NA Reviews, LIBREAS, Art Review and Preview! and l’etoile Magazine, and is on the editorial board of Information for Social Change Journal. In response to the 2008 Republican National Convention in her city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, she co-founded the Twin Cities branch of the Radical Reference Collective and took to the streets as a street librarian. She is also on the Progressive Librarians Guild Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize Selection Committee.  This spring she co-organized Constellation: A Backyard Art Expedition.

Lacey lives in Minneapolis with her dog and many instruments, and has made the jump from renter to homeowner.
Her blog is Now That We’re Being Honest…

Please email her with questions regarding Zinefest at zines@zinefest.org.

zines + DIY

Zines (zeens) are self-published books made by people who care. They often cover topics that are not prominently discussed in main stream media and speak to a small audience of like-minded readers. They can be hand-made or press-run by the power of the creator’s own cash or cunning. If you still have questions about whether something is a zine, you’re not alone. There’s a lot of gray area surrounding the products of small press. Just know that zines often lack proper publishers, distributors and attention. If you think you found something at Barnes & Noble that might be a zine, it isn’t. To hunt the zine in its natural habitat, you’ve got to come to Zinefest.