Cork’s ongoing love affair with the humble, DIY medium of zines continues apace this Saturday at St. Peter’s on North Main Street, as the former Vision Centre plays host to the second annual instalment of Shaky Shots Projects’ Doppelgänger/Zine Fest all-dayer.
Intended as a ‘celebration of zine culture and small press’, the event plays host to a pop-up zine library featuring homemade media from around the world, stalls, discussion panels, zine-making workshops, and DJ sets throughout the day from local DIY heads.
Shaky Shots’ zine library is a travelling exhibition of zines and other homemade print, spanning the globe and ranging from the 1970’s to 2019, with physical submissions accepted on the day.
A pair of zine workshops anchor the day in expression and creativity, with a kids’ workshop at 10.30am at the venue, and an adult workshop at 3pm. During these hour-long workshops, Oriane Duboz of Shaky Shots and others will explain what a zine is, why making zines is important, how to make a folded zine, and explore other formats.
as well as bringing different kinds of zines to get creative juices going. Tickets are €5 apiece for each, and limited to fifteen people. Open to everyone, and those partaking are encouraged to bring pics, drawings, collages and other visual-media components they’d like to use.
#Cork
Remember to book your tickets for our #Zine #Workshops happening on October 19th.
Creative Zine Workshop for Children : 10.30am
Creative Zine Workshop for Adults : 3.30pm
All supplies provided – Limited to 15 people – @StPetersCork https://t.co/sN1cMoW7uv— Shaky Shots // Art & Music Projects (@Shaky_Shots) October 8, 2019
At 1pm, comic-maker Stephen Morton will head up a live multimedia reading of his work, while at 2pm, a panel of local DIY heads and zine makers, including speakers from Cork Zine Archive and Bloomers mag, will head up a discussion on “creating and empowering communities through zines and prints”.
Ill be doing a reading of my comics with @Bpthu at the @Shaky_Shots Cork Zine Fest on the 19th of Oct 1pm (free entry) pic.twitter.com/qtjCNmjzEn
— Stephen Morton 🇵🇸 (@loveclots) October 9, 2019
Meanwhile, a DIY market happens throughout the day, with local labels, zinemakers, visual artists and other creatives meeting and greeting at the stalls, with a full lineup of local DJs (to be announced) supplying personal selections of tunes.
For more information, head to the Facebook event page, and for more on Shaky Shots Projects, head to their Facebook and Twitter respectively.
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