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Guest Post by Anni Altshuler & Leah Mackin, both are artists based in Philadelphia and co-creators of the Holly Holly Hobby Hobby Zine.
On our trip to the Pacific Northwest, we had the opportunity to explore the area's rich zine and print culture. We started our trip in Seattle, where we were directed to the Zine Archive and Publishing Project (ZAPP) at the Hugo House.
ZAPP offers writing and zine-making workshops for all ages and maintains the nation's largest zine collection (over 20,000 titles!), all run by one part-time employee and a thriving network of volunteers and interns. We spoke to Nora Mukaihata, the Library Manager, about the processing, cataloging, and preservation projects currently underway in the library and their goal for the advancement of zines as contributions to social history and folk art.
Also, look at this great flyer we found!
From Seattle, we ventured north to Vancouver! One of our first stops was at the Vancouver Public Library, which recently added zines to their general collection.
Don't wait to find out what else Anni & Leah saw in Vancouver and Portland, follow this story after the jump.
One of our favorite places we visited was the Regional Assembly of Text created by Brandy Fedoruk and Rebecca Ann Dolen, both Emily Carr University of Art and Design graduates. The store sells all kinds of products including printed books, shirts, bags, and stationary. They even have a button making station!
There is a monthly Letter Writing Club and a Small Book of the Month subscription, which is a nicely wrapped pack of handmade books by Brandy and Rebecca. Visitors can also enjoy The Lower Case Reading Room and Gallery, which is what every closet should be.
Our last stop was Portland, where just a block away the super store of books Powell's was a great little shop, Reading Frenzy. In addition to a vast selection of zines, magazines, art books and comics, we saw a show of the internet famous Kate Bingaman-Burt's on-going project, Obsessive Consumption. The show was a great collection of zines, print, drawings and installation.
Right above Reading Frenzy is the Independent Publishing Resource Center, which is a lending library with over 7000 zines and comics and a working print shop. They offer workshops on letterpress printing, binding and other aspects of self-publishing. When we visited staff members were setting up for Yudu workshop, much to our delight!
The afore mentioned zine library.
Some independent publishing goodness.
Thanks to: Nora, Brian, Owen, and everyone else at ZAPP, Kelly, Caroline at Regional Assembly of Text, and Justin and everyone at IPRC.
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