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A Short Exhibition About Music Zines

London College of Communication Elephant and Castle, London, United Kingdom

A Short Exhibition About Music Zines, presenting a brief history and overview of the movement in the UK, co-curated by LCC Library (UAL) and Jen Kavanagh. Music zines feature heavily in the London College of Communication, UAL Library Zine Collection. From the original punk fanzines of the 1970s, through to the indie and alternative zines […]

What If? Exhibition and Zine Launch

Gracelands Cafe 118 College Road, London, United Kingdom

In Crisis’ landmark 50th year, Art in Crisis considers the proposition ‘What If’ through the eyes of our clients, with pieces examining the past, considering the present and looking to the future. Join us at the launch of a photography exhibition developed by Crisis Skylight Brent clients and local video artist and photographer Michael Speechley. […]

Weirdo Zine Fest at Sutton House

Sutton House 2 Homerton High Street, , London, United Kingdom

Weirdo Zine Fest is a self-publishing fair celebrating DIY cultural production by radical and marginalised people. Preference for tables goes to women, queers, POC, disabled people, trans people, fat people, sex workers and anyone who is otherwise marginalised. The first fair was last year at DIY Space for London and it’s back for a second […]

£3 – £6

South London Comic and Zine Fair

Stanley Halls 12 South Norwood Hill, London

A brand new comic and zine fair at Stanley Halls SE25 on the 15th July focusing on London based self & micro publishing Exhibitors include Avery Hill, OOMK zine, Cat Sims, and Darren Cullen. There will be a communal table for visitors to leave their zines and comics to be sold free of charge, and […]

Zine making workshop

Tate Britain Millbank, London, United Kingdom

As part of International Zine Month 2017, enjoy this workshop hosted by Holly Callaghan and artist Seleena Daye. Take the chance to make your own zine in response to artists, works, and themes in the Tate collection, and add your completed zine to the library’s special collections. Zines are self-published non-profit publications with a history […]

Young Creatives – Truth Be Told: Zine Making Workshop

Somerset House Strand London, London, United Kingdom

Learn what it takes to make a zine and create your own with a screen printed cover with OOMK Zine. OOMK Zine (Sofia Niazi, Rose Nordin and Heiba Lamara) has operated since 2013 as an artist collective specializing in print practices exploring intersections of art, activism and publishing. OOMK publishes a biannual zine that explores diasporic activism […]

What I Want To Be When I Grow Up – Collage and Zine Workshop

Copeland Gallery Copeland Park & Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, London, United Kingdom

What do you want to be when you grow up? Artists Georgie Mcaushland & Hannah Redpath (Sesame Drawing Club) will leading this children's collage workshop aiming challenging gender roles in society. Aiming to find a fun and creative way to help children see there are no boundries for what they choose to persue their dreams, […]

£4

Truth Be Told: Zine Making Workshop

Somerset House Strand London, London, United Kingdom

Learn what it takes to make a zine and create your own with a screen printed cover with OOMK Zine. OOMK Zine (Sofia Niazi, Rose Nordin and Heiba Lamara) has operated since 2013 as an artist collective specializing in print practices exploring intersections of art, activism and publishing. OOMK publishes a biannual zine that explores diasporic activism […]

Feminist Library Summer Fayre 2017

Feminist Library 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom

Our feminist Fayre returns for another year, set to be packed with workshops, zines, stalls, and veggie/vegan food! This is a highlight in our calendar and a great excuse to get together with your feminist family! Wheelchair accessible (please notify us in advance if you can). Including: Creative Writing Workshop - ‘Feminist Flash Fiction’ Intersectionality […]

£3 – £10

Grrrl Zine Club | Zine Library and Workshop

PIGStudios 180 Ilderton Road, South Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom

Joing Grrrl Zine Fair at PIGStudios for zine making! All materials and zine guide provided but youre welcome to bring your own special materials or writing to add to your zine. At the end of each session there is the opportunity for the front page of your zine to be scanned and included in the […]

£5

ZINE FAIR at Re: Jacqueline Morreau

The Nunnery Bow Arts, London, United Kingdom

On Saturday 16th September, the curators of Re:Jacqueline Morreau - Mythologies and the Marginalised will be holding an ALL DAY ZINE FAIR at Bow Arts, The Nunnery Gallery. The fair features feminist zines, trans collectives, the exhibition publication, women in the arts, and more. The zine fair will be followed by a participatory discussion on […]

Grrrl Zine Club | Zine Library and Workshop

PIGStudios 180 Ilderton Road, South Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom

Joing Grrrl Zine Fair at PIGStudios for zine making! All materials and zine guide provided but youre welcome to bring your own special materials or writing to add to your zine. At the end of each session there is the opportunity for the front page of your zine to be scanned and included in the […]

£5

SAXON ZINE VOL.1 Release Party // Pussyliquor + More!

The Old Blue Last 38 Great Eastern Street, London, United Kingdom

A night celebrating music, art & creating. To celebrate the release of Vol.1 we've decided to hold an event at one of our favourite London venues. The zine will be for sale on the day (cash only plz) + we'll have bands, spoken word & art showcased by creatives featured in Vol.1! So come down […]

UK and Ireland Zine Librarians London meetup

Tate Britain Millbank, London, United Kingdom

UK and Ireland Zine Librarians invite you to our 2nd annual meetup in London at Tate Britain. Our London meet up is a chance to meet other zine librarians and chat about collecting, cataloguing, storing, and providing access to zines. This will be an informal meetup and in the weeks leading up we'll start to […]

Too Young for What? Zine making and collage art

Barbican Silk Street, London

Join us for an innovative programme of free events, installations and special performances and celebrate the creativity of Jean-Michel Basquiat Too Young for What? provides opportunities to develop young people’s creativity and showcases a range of new work with and by young people from across east London and beyond. The day explores what Basquiat and […]

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