Zines: Artist + Activist Mini Books (Ages 12–14)

Zines: Artist + Activist Mini Books (Ages 12–14)

Youth Summer Camp | This class has been canceled

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Off Site

Ages 12–14

7/27/2020-7/31/2020

1:00 PM-2:30 PM EDT on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri

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$75.00

$67.50

$5.00

$5.00

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Learn about the art of making mini-zines. Zines are basically small books made by artists, activists, and musicians, among others. We will discuss the history of zines and then make our own, both by hand and on the computer.

  • Students will need "Electric Zine Maker" downloaded on their computers. It can be accessed here: https://alienmelon.itch.io/electric-zine-maker
  • • This is an online class. In order to attend online classes, students must be able to attend the class via Zoom, an online cloud conferencing program. You do not need to download the program to join for classes.
  • • You will be sent a link and password to your class one week before the class begins and the day before class begins. Please DO NOT share the link or password with anyone. Please keep the link somewhere you can easily access it throughout the entirety of your class.
  • • All online classes are recorded for quality purposes. If you miss a class, you may request a class recording from techsupport@visartsorg. Class recordings will be made available up to fourteen days after the session concludes.
  • • Neither the instructor, students nor VisArts are permitted to monetize online class recordings in any way. Please do not share class recordings on social media or other websites.
  • • VisArts will do its best to support all students with problem-solving technology, but is not responsible for a student’s malfunctioning equipment or internet.
  • • For technical support, questions or concerns and logging into zoom, please contact: techsupport@visarts.org
Carter, Patrick

Patrick Carter is a textile artist and elementary art teacher living in Richmond, Virginia. He teaches weaving and ArtVenture classes at Vis Arts, and his most recent projects include collaging with woven fabrics, machine tufting rugs, and making baskets. Patrick also teaches weaving at Virginia Commonwealth University.

 

You can find Patrick’s work on Instagram @patrickcarterart