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Upcoming: St paul St Gallery 3 ‘Print Fair’
Auckland Zinefest in collaboration with Alphabet City are very excited to announce that we are co-curating a “two day distro” aka zine corner at the upcoming AUT St Paul St Print Fair, held at Gallery 3.
It will be an event spanning one weekend only, and will both celebrate and display works from all facets of printing and related fields – so you can be sure that it will feature quality stuff worth checking out!
There is still time to get involved, though the deadline is soon so please check out the “events” tab on our website for more info.
ST PAUL St Gallery Three, 39 Symonds St.
11am – 5pm, 26-27 March 2011.
We can’t wait! More from us soon…
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Mini zine market at the upcoming First Thursdays!
Hey friends and zine-makers,
There is an upcoming opportunity at the next First Thursdays for you to sell your wares, if you so wish. There will be a mini zine market that we are currating in the La Gondola arcade, just outside Rebel Yell Gallery.
If you don’t know about First Thursdays or haven’t been to one yet, it is basically an evening around the K road area where some cool crafty/arty stuff gets put on (in the past there have been moveable art walls, face painting, craft market, dancing, music, DJs, etc etc). You can find the event on Facebook here or their website www.firstthursdays.co.nz
When we say mini market, we mean mini! There are very limited spaces available.
Details:
Thursday 03 March 2011
6pm – 9pm (pack in from about 5ish)
If you would like a stall, we need the following information from you:
- Name of stall holder
- Contact phone number
- Estimated number of zines you will be selling or giving away on the night (roughtly, as in indication for us only)
- Any website or links where we can check out your work
Deadline to apply is by 5pm, Monday 21st February 2011.
We will notify successful stall holders by Thursday 24th February (1 week prior to the event).
Please note: successful applicants will be required to pay a $5 organisational fee.
Any other questions, please email akzinefest@gmail.com!
And pass this opportunity onto your self-publication loving friends!
Much love and happy thoughts,
Tessa and the team from Auckland Zinefest
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Cross Street Zine Library at First Thursdays
At the First Thursdays relaunch last week we carved out our own little space for the Cross Street Zine Library, which hasn’t seen the light of day since Auckland Zinefest in August.
We themed it as a sort-of outdoors picnic style area (to make the space more inviting and comfortable), complete with patchwork tent, picnic blankets, and live soundscape provided by Stress Cadet. After all, this was in the Wine Cellar back alley area that kind-of resembles a bit of a concrete bunker (okay, it is pretty much a concrete bunker).
We had so much fun! Huge thank you’s to everyone who came along and got involved and/or had a good time. Also thanks to Cleo and K Road Business Association for putting on the event.
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Welly Zinefest was rad; bring on 2011!
Image copyright Matt Whittwell (Panel discussion on Zine History in New Zealand)
Tessa went down to Wellington Zinefest, and wrote a mini-review on our (friendly) competition over at her column for Sticky Institute. For the sake of not posting things twice, here’s the link:
Sticky Institute Electronic Correspondence November 2011
But basically she is a fan-girl and say lots of nice things.
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Wellington Zinefest!
Just a few short weeks away, and we are super excited to see what this year will entail.
Wellington Zinefest 2010 comes from a slightly different angle to those of past years, with a heavy focus on being inclusive of all genres of self-published works – be them graphic novels, independent music or our regular (but beloved) fanzine.
Stall holders will be hailing from Auckland, Christchurch, Taranaki, New Plymouth, Tasman, Dunedin and Melbourne, with Vanessa Berry (Laughter and the Sound of Teacups) making up the international guests. Kerry Anne Lee (Help! My Snowman’s Burning!) will also be making a special appearance, and we’re told that there will be at least two child participants (unconfirmed if Bryce’s super cute daughter will have another zine to purchase)… so be sure to anticipate a bit of a cute-fest as well.
Official sponsor of this year’s event is once again the Wellington Cities Public Libraries – so if you make a zine but don’t have a stall, be sure to take a copy along anyway cos they’ll be sure to snap it up for their zine collection.
Wellington Zinefest
12 noon – 5pm, November 20th 2010.
Mighty Mighty, 104 Cuba Mall, Wellington.
Wellington Zinefest After Party
8pm, November 20th 2010.
The Watusi, Edward St, Wellington.
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Hey! Did you know this is happening?
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Zines of the Fest
Winners 2010:
1234
Simon Fletcher and Ya Wen Ho
35x150mm (tiny!), 35 panels, black card casing, b/w printing
We loved this one because it was so original, and pushed the boundaries of what a zine can encompass. The story line is a sort-of ‘choose your own adventure’ – so neat! Illustrations by Simon, and concept/direction by Ya Wen.
Second place:
Mythology of Self and Other Misconceptions
Hannah May
A5, 24 pages, colour cardstock cover and b/w printing
Featuring poems and illustrations by Hannah. We thought this one was simple, yet executed beautifully. Comes complete with ISBN too, which isn’t something you see everyday!
Third place:
Craft-d – Issue 2
Beth Peters
A5, 40 pages, colour cover with b/w printing, and misc collected goodies in bag
Reading this zine you can tell that Beth has worked very hard on bringing out the second issue. It features interviews and articles by artists and craftspeople Beth meets in her daily life who inspire her. This issue also heavily features her love of collecting, with each issue coming with an assortment of ephemera she has collected over the years! Overall, this is a really satisfying package.
Honourable Mentions:
Busker Folk – Series 1
WaterBear Appreciation Society
65x95mm, 6 cards in waxed paper (plus stick of American gum!), full colour
Last year’s winners Heather and Zac from the WaterBear Appreciation Society have really stepped up again with their work! We loved the cute illustrations, and how it evoked memories of collecting cards as a child (okay, some of us were geeks) – and subverts the idea of superheroes or celebrities with that of everyday buskers from Wellington.
Elam Graduate Catalogue (Reworked at Auckland Zinefest 2009)
Dane Taylor
A5, 28 pages, b/w print.
A product of a workshop held at last year’s Zinefest, co-ordinated by Dane as part of an ongoing subversive publication workshop project. Participants were given copies of various Elam graduate catalogues and asked to choose an image that appealed or otherwise interested them, and change/add/subvert it. What features is an extensive catalogue of thoroughly different collages/mixed media art.
Thanks to everyone who entered the competition! We were amazed with how popular it was. To everyone who entered – your zines have been donated to the Cross Street Zine Library. If you would like them back then message us and we can arrange something.
In related news: don’t forget to fill out this form before the end of the month if you are applying for a stall at Wellington Zinefest this year!
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