Update on all the zine action at Seattle's Bumbershoot
Dan
action. Actually it's called Starbuck Coffee's Inkspot, which makes me
creeped out, but they are the big sponsor I guess, we are just the print
sponsor.
Here's the scoop, it's long, the list of zinesters and speakers is further
down, so keep reading. This will be August 30-September 1 in Seattle and
be part of a 1.5 million drawing music, arts, lit, food, etc. event. I
think this has the possibility of drawing more mainstream attention to
zines than about anything that had proceeded it... it's awesome. I billed
them idea of doing it, they hired the ZAPP folks, and they took over, so
thankfully I haven't had to do any of the work or planning.
The Ink Spot
Step into a world where words, art and passion intersect, where visual
artists become wordsmiths, where everyone has the chance to create, where
underground presses break through the surface for four days of literary
celebration. Starbucks Coffee Ink Spot is built to showcase the most
creative and exciting examples of what happens when the worlds of literary
and visual art collide.
Seattle's Zine Archives & Publishing Project (Z.A.P.P.) joined Bumbershoot
this year to help create Starbucks Coffee Ink Spot and will present a zine
exhibit featuring highlights from Z.A.P.P.'s zine and comix collection,
zine workshops with Clamor Magazine and many more, and readings by
zinesters and underground writers from all over the country.
Starbucks Coffee Ink Spot Stage
This intimate stage in the Snoqualmie Room will showcase cutting-edge
writers, poets, collectives and zinesters. Attend panel discussions with
the best comic artists in the nation, take in the fresh and exhilarating
poetry from exciting local arts collectives, hear readings by respected
zinesters, and much more.
Workshops
Roll up your sleeves and get out your notebooks. Here's where we get down
to business with several hands-on workshops that will show you that
publishing and art is truly for everyone. From how-to draw comics for kids
to how-to be a rock music critic, from starting your own magazine to
creativity and parenting, these workshops are catalysts for creativity
that will last well after the festival ends.
Zine Exhibit
Down in the basement of The Richard Hugo House in Seattle lives one of the
most extensive collections of zines, comics and underground publications
in the country. And for four days Seattle's Zine Archives & Publishing
Project (Z.A.P.P.) brings it above ground. See some of the most
influential zines, read about how it all started and thumb through the
work of writers who only need a typewriter, scissors and a photocopier.
Small Presses, Visual Arts and Crafts -- link to vendor list page
Over 25 small presses, visual artists, hand-crafted book-makers converge
in a bustling marketplace of words, art and ideas. The finest in
independent publishing rub elbows with artists and craftsmen who find
inspiration for their art from the written word. Come with an open mind
and they'll be sure to open it even wider.
Zine Co-op
Any zinester will tell you that they could never have done it without the
cooperation and help of their friends. In that spirit is the Zine Co-op, a
place where dozens of the most D.I.Y. publishers come together to show-off
and sell their xeroxed masterpieces.
Write Yourself into the Comics
Here's your chance to collaborate with some of the best in the comic
business, and win some cool prizes too. Each day, visit the Last Kiss
Comics/Overdue Media booth and the Fine Line Press/Roberta Gregory booth
where a comic book page will be displayed. The catch is that the last few
panels are missing dialogue. Grab a contest form and create your own
ending. Each day, the artists will pick a winner and finish the page, then
the process starts over again the following day.
Calendar:
Friday, August 29
reBirth
12:00 -1:00 pm & 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Hear writers from reBirth, a Seattle-based arts organization, present work
which inspires social consciousness and is sometimes political, often
personal and always affecting.
Panel Discussion with reBirth: Role of Art in Raising Social Consciousness
4:00 -5:00 pm
Sit in on a lively discussion of what role art and artists play in raising
social issues with reBirth, a Seattle-based arts organization that
provides a forum for poetry, music, dance, film, theatre and collaborative
performance art at weekly and monthly events.
Highlights from reBirth's "Democracy Series"
6:00 -7:00 pm
reBirth's "Democracy Series" presents a selection of artists' work
addressing a variety social themes related to ideas of democracy. The
series was featured in various venues throughout Seattle and winners were
chosen by audience votes. This performance will feature highlights from
each "Democracy Series" installment.
Saturday, August 30
Molotov Mouths
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Describing themselves as an "outspoken word troupe," the
community-oriented Molotov Mouths use words like scalpels to reveal
uncomfortable truths.
Youth Speaks Seattle
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Hear young writers from Youth Speaks Seattle, one of the premier youth
poetry, spoken word, and creative writing programs in the country. Youth
Speaks has helped spark the next generation of poets and writers to light
up stages and pages in San Francisco, New York and Seattle.
isangmahal arts kollective
4:00 - 5:00 pm
isangmahal, or "one love" in the Tagalog language, is a Seattle-based arts
group with a over two dozen members who work in spoken word, poetry,
hip-hop, dance, art and music. Initially a Filipino-based organization,
isangmahal still draws influence from those roots but has expanded its
artistic breadth to a variety of other ethnic and cultural influences.
Workshop with isangmahal arts kollective
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Join a hands-on and interactive workshop with isangmahal arts kollective
that explores ideas of art and activism with words and musical
instruments.
Sunday, August 31
Hosted by Zine Archives & Publishing Project (Z.A.P.P.) with Chris Estey,
editor of Bandoppler
Zine Archives & Publishing Project (Z.A.P.P.)
Tucked down in the basement of Seattle's Richard Hugo House, Z.A.P.P. has
amassed one of the most extensive collection of zines, comics, and other
not-so-easily classified independent small press. They've come above
ground for Bumbershoot and they've brought their friends along with them
to put on a variety of performances from zinesters to comic artists.
Chris Estey
Estey is the gregarious host of the Starbucks Coffee Ink Spot stage during
Z.A.P.P.'s day at Bumbershoot. He has been involved with zines and
zine-making for 15 years. He has written rock criticism for years and now
co-edits the magazine Bandoppler.
Victoria Howe
12:00 - 12:20 pm
Howe is a long-standing and devoted volunteer at Z.A.P.P. and creator of
all things D.I.Y. ranging from zines to a line of clothing, accessories
and sexy skivvies.
Jim Goad
12:30 - 1:00 pm
Goad is the former publisher of ANSWER Me! magazine. He is the author of
The Redneck Manifesto and Shit Magnet.
Local Cartoonist Panel with Jim Woodring, Roberta Gregory, Tatiana Gill,
Elijah Brubaker, Ellen Forney and Lin Lucas. Moderated by Greg Stump.
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Elijah Brubaker
Brubaker's most recent work includes an eleven-page story in the TRUEPORN
anthology, his self published AUTOBIO where he serializes his various
stories (both autobiography and fiction) and co-editing MOXIE an anthology
of the finecomix art collective, of which he is a member.
Tatiana Gill
Gill has published over a dozen mini-comics and has appeared in many
anthologies including Mutate and Survive, Kerosene, and Stereocomics, and
Moxie. Gill's comic, Midnight at the Oasis is in stores now.
Roberta Gregory
Gregory has been writing, drawing and often, publishing, her own comix
since the 1970s and shows no signs of quitting. She is best known for
Bitchy Bitch.
Greg Stump
Stump does a weekly alternative strip called Dwarf Attack that runs in the
Portland Mercury. Stump is co-creator (with David Lasky) of comic book
series Urban Hipster, as well as a contributor to The Stranger.
Jim Woodring
Woodring is the creator of highly-received comic Frank. He has been
featured in many publications that deal with comics and culture including
Kenyon Review, World Art Magazine, Francis Coppola's Zoetrope, The
Stranger, the Comics Journal and many others.
Ellen Forney
Forney is a Seattle-based cartoonist/illustrator and the creator of Monkey
Food. Her work has appeared in The Stranger, The New York Times, Slate
Magazine and the Village Voice.
Lin Lucas
Lucas' published short works have appeared in The Stranger, Top Shelf
comics anthologies, Two Fisted Science, and the French anthology Le
Dernier Neurone. He recently completed his first graphic novel, Creepy
Joe: Cages.
Adam Voith
4:00 - 4:20 p.m
The Seattle-based press TNI BOOKS is owned and operated by Voith and
publishes the celebrated LITTLE ENGINES magazine. STAND UP, ERNIE BAXTER:
YOU'RE DEAD is Voith's second book.
Amber Gayle
4:30 -5:00 pm
Gayle is the writing half of Evil Twin Publications. Her writing also
appears in Index Magazine and Gynomite: Fearless Feminist Porn. She will
read from her forthcoming novel WANDERLUST: ONE GIRL'S ADVENTURES
OVERSEAS.
Teresa Dulce
6:00 -6:30 pm
Dulce is a founder of the Portland-based Danzine, a positive publication
about, for and by ladies "in the business," or otherwise known as exotic
dancers, escorts, and lingerie models.
Clamor Magazine: Becoming the Media
6:30 -7:30 pm
Jen Angel is co-founder of the highly-respected Clamor Magazine and brings
their 30-stop national tour to Seattle for the first time. Angel and
others perform dramatic readings from Clamor in a performance highlighting
the magazine's tremendous accomplishments within the independent
publishing community.
Monday, September 1
Workshop: The Group Poem with OR-A-TRIX
12:00 -1:00 pm
OR-A-TRIX is an all-girl Seattle collective of slam performers, fiction
aficionados and poet freaks. Their work is a choreography of words, a
full-length production of ideas, rants, and manifesto on stage. Join them
for an interactive workshop on the craft of writing a group poem in one
hour. All levels of experience welcome!
Panel Discussion: Art Organizers Speak
2:00 -3:00 pm
A panel of organizers from Seattle's writing/spoken word scene, discussing
the joys, the pitfalls, the lessons of organizing in a thriving Seattle
art scene. Featuring panelists include Karen Finneyfrock of Seattle Slam
and reBirth, Jojo Gaon of isangmahal arts kollective, Sohn Boothroyd of
TURF, Anna Bergman of Seattle Spit and Katinka Kraft of OR-A-TRIX.
Youth Out Loud
4:00 -5:00 pm
Seattle middle and high school poets perform their own words. Come hear
the next generation of spoken word!
bent showcase
6:00 -7:00 pm
bent is a Seattle-based writing institute that promotes and encourages the
written and spoken word among LGBTQ people in the community. A collection
of queer writers from the bent writing institute will perform.
--dan
TomHendricks474
down, so keep reading. This will be August 30-September 1 in Seattle and
be part of a 1.5 million drawing music, arts, lit, food, etc. event. I
think this has the possibility of drawing more mainstream attention to
zines than about anything that had proceeded it... it's awesome. I billed
them idea of doing it, they hired the ZAPP folks, and they took over, so
thankfully I haven't had to do any of the work or planning.
>>
Good luck, it sounds very cool
Tom Hendricks, ed. of Musea
(now celebrating our 10th year)
http://musea.digitalchainsaw.com
For a list of the Corp. Art Weasels
http://CJR.org/owners/
Frank Tempone
created bent. She's an amazing teacher, poet, and spoken word
artist...Good luck to you...Frank