NEWS
11.03.09
The following pages have been updated: directions, readings, workshops, and tablers.
As of today's date, we still have 3.5 tables left for the Saturday, November 7th portion of the zine fest.
Important links: ridegrtc.com (Greater Richmond Transit Company - the bus line) and weather.com's page for Richmond, VA.
Important note: The second floor of Gallery 5 is currently not wheelchair accessible. There will be tablers on the first floor only on Friday night, the readings will start around 7:30pm on the first floor as well, and the letterpress exhibit will be on the second floor. Saturday, there will be tablers on both floors, but workshops will be at Thinkyspace across from the Brook Road side of Gallery 5, and Thinkyspace is wheelchair accessible. If any accomodations are required, please either e-mail richmondzinefest@yahoo.com or have someone at the info table know on Friday or Saturday.
We hope to see you on Friday & Saturday!
10.02.09
On Saturday, October 10th, there will be a benefit show for the 2009 Richmond Zine Fest at The Camel, located at 1621 West Broad Street featuring the following bands:
Pedals on Our Pirate Ships
Zebu (from NY)
Joy Deemster
Folk the System
Time: 10pm-2am
Cost: $5
Organizers of the 2009 Richmond Zine Fest will also be there tabling with zines and other items.
09.17.09
Some of the Richmond Zine Fest organizers will be tabling this Sunday, September 20th at the Bizarre Market at the Visual Arts Center (1812 West Main Street). The event lasts from 1-4pm. We'll be tabling with zines, crafts, and perhaps vegan treats. Stop by and say hi!
07.11.09
As of July 11th, 2009, our venue for this year, Gallery 5 is now accepting art submissions. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2009. The art that will ultimately be shown at Gallery 5 will be chosen together by Gallery 5 and the Richmond Zine Fest organizers. The art will be at Gallery 5 not only during First Friday and the Richmond Zine Fest the first weekend of November 2009, but throughout the month of November. For more information and the application, please download this .pdf file (requires Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, or Google Docs).
In addition we will have a "Hands on" zine library/display throughout the month of November for people to read and browse. If you would like to donate your zine to this exhibit please do! Zines will NOT be returned (no exceptions). They will be donated to one of the local Richmond Zine Libraries or a new infoshop that is in the works.
For donations... CLEARLY label that they are for the Richmond Zine Fest: (this address gets other mail than just for the Zine Fest).
Richmond Zine Fest
P.O. Box 35501
Richmond, VA 23235
USA
06.21.09
In honor of
International Zine Month in July, on
Thursday, July 16th there will be a film screening at Gallery
5 (200 West Marshall Street) to benefit the Richmond Zine
Fest and Pen Pals, a local animal rescue group that gives
"homeless dogs and their inmate caregivers...second chances and
the opportunity for a new life". The following films will be
shown:
DIY or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
- (55 min., 2005) - A documentary featuring Ian MacKaye, Lydia
Lunch, Richard Kern, Lynn Breedlove, Dave Brockie, Ron Asheton,
and many others.
Grrlyshow - (18 min., 2001) - A creative documentary
on female zine writers featuring the creators of the
zines/magazines Bitch, Bust, Bamboo Girl, and Java Turtle.
Doors open at 7pm, films start at 7:30pm. Admission is $4.
05.25.09
As of May 21st, 2009, the option to table on Friday night is no
longer available. We have filled all 15 of the tables for the
night. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list for
Friday night, please e-mail us at richmondzinefest(at)yahoo.com to let us know. We
still have plenty of tables available for Saturday, November 7th,
which is the main day for the 2009 Richmond Zine Fest.
03.27.09
We are happy to announce that the planning of Richmond Zine Fest
for 2009 is underway! A date and venue have been confirmed! The
Richmond Zine Fest will take place on November 6th from 7 PM til
11 PM and November 7th from 11 AM til 5 PM. This year the fest
will be located in Gallery 5 at 200 West Marshall Street in
the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond. We took into
consideration all of the feedback that was given from the 2007 &
2008 zine fests and feel we made a really great decision with the
new venue in reference to location, space, and mission.
When we were approached by Gallery 5 with interest into
holding the zine fest in their facility, the idea was brought up
to incorporate zines as an art into the First Friday Art Walk which is a largely popular
event in Richmond. The evening of Friday November 6th will
showcase zines in more of an exhibit setting. We also hope to
include zine readings, music by zinesters, and a limited number
of tablers on Friday evening. Saturday the 7th will be the zine
fest you have grown to love in Richmond with many tablers, a lot
of good networking, workshops, and fun.
More details will follow as we discover what 2009 has in store
for the Richmond Zine Fest.