Hello -
Brent Ritzel here from Zine Guide (www.zineguide.net) and SPEC Chicago (Self-Publishers Event Council of Chicago - www.selfpublishers.org),
also currently working at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston. Wanted to see if you might be interested in participating in the Student Zine Festival
that we're putting together, which will be taking place from 11 am to
4 pm on Saturday, June 5th at Kelvyn Park High School (4343 W.Wrightwood in
Chicago - www.cps.k12.il.us/Schools/hsdirectory/schools/Kelvyn%20Park.shtml).
Jesse Senechal, a teacher at Kelvyn Park High School and the advisor for a student
publication called ROAR magazine, is organizing this
end-of-the-school-year Student Zine Festival with conjunction with his ROAR
magazine classes and Zine Guide.
The primary purpose of this event is to support high school student zine
making and other forms of self-publication/production within the public and
independent schools in the Chicago area. This festival will allow students who
are self-publishing zines to trade their work, share ideas and skills and
establish distribution networks, while giving them an opportunity to network
with non-students who are professionals in their fields.
The day will consist of workshops, panels and readings, all involving
both student and non-student facilitators and participants, with a trade table
area being active between 11:00 12:00 and 3:00 4:00. Trade tables are free to
all participants, and you?re encouraged to come for the entire day (11 am - 4
pm) and bring informational/promotional materials. Please RSVP if you would
like to reserve table space.
Also, please spread the word about this event / forward this email to
ANYONE this might interest: high school students/teachers, zinesters, artists,
filmmakers, educators, writers... We appreciate your help.
Let us know if you would like to get involved, either in a workshop,
panel, or doing a reading, or even just helping to spread the word to get others
involved, especially high school students. Thanks.
Cheers -
Brent Ritzel - Zine Guide publisher / editor
773.271.2291 - new phone number
zineguide@comcast.net
www.zineguide.net
Jesse Senechal - Kelvyn Park High School teacher
773.588.9182
senechalkp@hotmail.com
The event schedule for Sat. June 5th Student Zine Festival at Kelvyn Park High
School is as follows:
11:00 to 12:00 - Trade Table Area Open; Film Screening of high school student
films
12:00 to 12:10 - General Welcome and Overview of Day?s Activities
12:15 to 1:25 - Workshops
The goal of the workshops is to train students in skills related to
self-publishing/self-production. The workshops will be hands-on and
ideally involve participants taking away a product. These workshops will be
co-facilitated by students and non-students.
Making Zines Workshop: This workshop will introduce participants to the
concept of zine making and engage them in an individual or group zine making
project.
DIY Audio Recording Workshop: This workshop will introduce participants to
the concept and tools of multi-track recording and music production. An onsite
sound piece will be created during the workshop time.
Visual Arts Workshop: This workshop will teach participants the basics of
visual arts forms related to DIY publishing (e.g. t-shirt design, silk screen).
1:30 - 2:40 - Panel Discussions
The goal of the panel discussions is to have a selected panel make short
presentations and then engage panel attendees in a discussion concerning
self-publishing & media related topics. As with the workshops, each panel will
include both student and non-student voices.
Zine Distribution: This panel will discuss options for distribution of zines
and other media forms.
Career Options in Media: This panel will discuss the topic of finding work
in the Media Arts.
Political Dynamics of Media: This panel will discuss the place of
independent and self-publishing in the current political landscape.
2:40 to 3:00 - Break / Time to set up trade tables again.
3:00 to 4:00 - Speakers and Readings (by both students and non-students) /Trade
Table Area Open
4:00 - There is a good chance of further student film screenings & extended
trade area time.
This event is sponsored by Kelvyn Park High School and Zine Guide.
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