On Monday, April 2, please join McCain Library and the Agnes Scott Women’s Studies program for an evening of activities dedicated to zine culture in Atlanta and on the Agnes Scott campus.
Zines = “Short for magazine or fanzine, zines are self-publications, motivated by a desire for self-expression, not for profit.” – Barnard College
6-7 p.m.
Zine Crawl: Meet, discuss, and purchase zines from Atlanta zine makers
7-8 p.m.
Panel Discussion: A panel of Atlanta area zine makers will discuss their work, zine culture, and areas of interest to the audience
8-9 p.m.
Choose or mix and match from the following options:
- Zine workshop with Isadora Pennington (RSVP cbishop@agnesscott.edu to assure a seat for the workshop)
- Visit the Agnes zine display and exhibit
- Time to meet with zine creators
We still need more Agnes Scott zine makers and zine crawl participants. If you are interested, please email cbishop@agnesscott.edu.
Panelists
– Amanda Mills (Atlanta Zine Library founder/WonderRoot Programs Manager)
“Amanda Mills started her organizing efforts as the president of Faces of Feminism and later as the owner of Big Blonde Records. She served as the founder/Executive Director of Murmur Media, co-founder of the Atlanta Zine Fest, and founder of the Atlanta Zine Library. Her passions lie in coordinating projects that align with social justice movements and the arts community, documenting and archiving practices, and establishing partnerships. Her work in expanding and supporting DIY media reflects her steadfast commitment to elevating underrepresented voices. She deeply believes in the importance of alternative spaces, community building, and cultural action as a vehicle to social change. She is excited to bring this passion to her position as the Programs Manager at WonderRoot.”
– Isadora Pennington (Artist and zine workshop facilitator)
“Isadora is a multidisciplinary artist with a penchant for print publications. Having worked as a graphic designer for six local newspapers since graduating from Georgia State University in 2011, she has an innate understanding in the process of bringing a publication from concept to execution. Isadora has participated in several Atlanta Zine Festivals, led zine workshops at WonderRoot, and taught zine creation to high schoolers at The New School, Atlanta. Currently working as a photojournalist, she has developed an extensive knowledge of the content creation aspect of print production as well.”
-Tia Haynes (Creator of Ping: A Visual Anthropology Zine)
“Tia “thefairchild” Haynes is an army brat. Trained as an architect, she enjoys applying her education fluidly to multiple artistic mediums.“
-Rachel Hortman (Dope Girls Zine Series)
“Female-identifying and non-binary artists tackle the intersection of cannabis culture, feminism and femininity in an effort to destigmatize the plant. Sale of the biannual zines and related merch help (unofficially) raise money for Planned Parenthood Southeast. We also aim to develop a global community of marginalized people who champion equal rights, reproductive justice and productive cannabis use.”
Agnes Scott College, McCain Library 