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A community of zinesters that aims to combat the inequalities present in the arts and publishing. First zine fair - Saturday 25th June at Elsewhere, Margate.

We prioritise LGBTQ+, Black and POC, Disabled, Working Class people and carers.

10/03/2023

Final line up announcment...!

Milk & Moon

Katy Lockey is a Kent artist obsessed with small shiny objects, bodies, mythology and the feminine. Expect a pick n' mix of enamel pins, prints, zines, stickers and feminist goodies.

08/03/2023

Another margate local at the zine fair with their ***rc.untry zine

pink suits are a Non Binary, Q***r Feminist Punk Rock & Rage duo based in Margate, UK. Formed in 2017, pink suits make loud aggressive political punk noise as well as dance, physical theatre, film and art. pink suits work is an exploration of sexuality, fantasy, mental health, politics, activism and is a resistance of binary gender expectations, questioning how voices and bodies can be used as a form of protest.

06/03/2023

The zine fair is THIS WEEKEND and we're on our final few line up announcments!

Ray Felix Carter (they/them) is a Black, genderq***r, neurodivergent facilitator and artist-entity. They live and grew up in Seabrook, just outside of Folkestone. Ray has an interest in undefineable spaces; q***rness, messiness, trans joy, and freedom from the limits of neurotypical expectations. They make silly little comics about nothing much! When they can get themselves to concentrate, they love to draw, paint, collage and write poetry. They also love to swim in the sea, play the flute, and spend time in nature with their friends.

04/03/2023

Dellana Ariévta graduated from Indonesian Institute of The Arts in Visual Communication Design (2017) and is currently continuing her study in MA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins University of The Arts London. She runs illustrated goods business which crafted in her Bedroom Studio since 2015. Her experience in art fair and craft-making workshop also published in an art book called Doodlegänger: Meet Your Doppelgänger in A Doodle.(2017) Check out her studio practice on Instagram and/or for your daily dose of memes. :> !Website: buff.ly/3IFAL2M

Dellana’s current project re-examines the meaning-making of graphic design by exploring the influences of media bias and embodying the impact of the patriarchal representation of women. These experimental publications explore the impact of how Indonesian women were represented in graphic advertisements in magazines two decades ago.

03/03/2023

Returning from last year's fair...

We started this zine as a group of 6 bored anarchist in a classroom on a Thursday afternoon. We were kind of lost with what to do with ourselves and the group we had made, so we decided to sit down and write something. It took us three months to come up with our first issue, turning many corners to get there but we're happy with what we are doing. As young people we are disillusioned and want to build ourselves a platform to both explore and write for ourselves and to show and remind others of ideas that we think are important to our understanding of the world. We are called the chess club magazine because we'd advertised the room that we meet in at school, and then just after that, the chess club moved into the room that we had taken. So we took their name! We hope we carry on as we are and maybe grow to something bigger and stronger! Thanks to all our readers and everyone who has contributed in building us up!!

02/03/2023

Returning from last year's zine fair: Chess Club Magazine

We started this zine as a group of 6 bored anarchist in a classroom on a Thursday afternoon. We were kind of lost with what to do with ourselves and the group we had made, so we decided to sit down and write something. It took us three months to come up with our first issue, turning many corners to get there but we're happy with what we are doing. As young people we are disillusioned and want to build ourselves a platform to both explore and write for ourselves and to show and remind others of ideas that we think are important to our understanding of the world. We are called the chess club magazine because we'd advertised the room that we meet in at school, and then just after that, the chess club moved into the room that we had taken. So we took their name! We hope we carry on as we are and maybe grow to something bigger and stronger! Thanks to all our readers and everyone who has contributed in building us up!!

28/02/2023

Access Info!

The venue is fully wheelchair accessible with a ramp to the entrance, and an internal lift serving both floors

There are seven accessible parking spaces on the piazza at the front of the gallery. These spaces are signposted

There is a new pay and display car park beyond the RNLI car park on Rendezvous

Turner Contemporary is a 10 minute walk away from Margate train station. Cecil Square is a 3 minute walk away, where there are bus stops where the Loop, number 8, 34, 36, and 960 stop

Guide dog and assistance dogs welcome.

The Zine Fair will take place in Turner Contemporary’s Foyles gallery on the ground floor, through the door to the left of the gift shop. With the crafting zine workshop taking place in the Clore Learning Studio on the First Floor - walk up the stairs and turn right, or go up in the lift and turn left, and you will find the room. Gallery staff can direct you if needed. POW staff and volunteers will also be on hand during the event.

There are gender neutral, men’s, women’s and accessible toilets on the ground floor (opposite the Foyle Gallery), as well as baby changing facilities.

There won't be any music playing and the fair is in a room with lots of natural light. We advise you to arrive at the start of the event (12pm) if you want to avoid crowds.

Please visit website for any further information on the venue, or contact us / [email protected] if you have any questions.

Sunday 12th March
12-4pm
Turner Contemporary

26/02/2023

Nancy ArtMusic is a half Latvian half Tanzanian woman with an American accent living in London. She is the creator of the Umeboshi comics and host of the Flawed Workshop podcast. If you love uplifting art, cute comics, and philosophical conversations about what it's like to be a creative person, you'll get along great. art.music

24/02/2023

We're super excited to have Shelly back at the zine fair (she has been working a new zine which we're VERY excited to get our hands on...)

Shelly Grotto is an ornate subterranean drag queen, currently ranked as the No1 visitor attraction in Margate. She burst onto the Local drag scene in 2019 after unsuccessfully completing Janet District Council’s drag internship scheme. Alongside her notable performance accolades and recent crowning as queen of the Shell Grotto, she is a passionate ambassador for nurturing emerging drag talent and has published a zine on the subject.

22/02/2023

Next line up anncouncement!

Holly Casio is a Dover-based q***r artist, zine maker, and trade unionist. She makes q***r zines and diy comics about q***r pop culture, fat bodies, class, mental health, and Bruce Springsteen. She is also a zine librarian and co-founder of the Q***r Zine Library - a roaming diy zine collection celebrating radical LGBTQIA+ self-publishing.
***rzinelibrary

20/02/2023

The zine fair is a few weeks away, and we hope you're looking forward to it! I'll be posting every other day with line up announcements for the fair. First up...

Trish Sumanasekera is a Sri Lankan illustrator and jewellery maker based in Kent. After studying animation at university, she set up her own Etsy shop selling polymer clay jewellery, and has worked on several freelance animation projects. She is now focusing on freelance illustration work. Using traditional art materials, her work is primarily created using gouache and coloured pencil.

26/06/2022

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MARGATE ZINE FAIR!

We hope you had a great day, met some amazing and talented people, and bought lots of cute stuff (we definitely did)

We would really appreciate it if you could fill out our short feedback form: https://buff.ly/3Ng8EWQ

This will help us when we organise future zine fairs (!!!) and massively help us when applying for funding, so we can continue to put on events like this, especially at an affordable cost for our tablers so our zine fair is accessible to all.

MZF team x

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