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https://art-sprawl.com short-form independent arts writing experiment hosted by Ellen Mueller (emphasis on zines, broadly defined)

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Encrypted File CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite

Updated zines for the Twin Cities!

English and Spanish zines in a single PDF.

cryptpad.fr/file/

25.10.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Framed yellow print of people by Drew Arrieta

Framed yellow print of people by Drew Arrieta

Blue cyanotype with fringe by Yasmin Yassin

Blue cyanotype with fringe by Yasmin Yassin

White paper pinned to pink wall with rectangles and photography by Yasmin Yassin

White paper pinned to pink wall with rectangles and photography by Yasmin Yassin

cut brown paper work featuring hands and corn, hanging in front of white wall by Gabi Estrada

cut brown paper work featuring hands and corn, hanging in front of white wall by Gabi Estrada

Last weekend I spent some time at the #MinnesotaCenterForBookArts gallery where the #JeromeFellows exhibition was on view. Many congrats to #YasminYassin, #GabiEstrada, #DrewArrieta

29.11.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
ceramic work featuring two joined white faces with black floral hair

ceramic work featuring two joined white faces with black floral hair

a grid of maps with partial circular forms in shades of blue

a grid of maps with partial circular forms in shades of blue

a detail of a larger painting featuring a translucent glove with pearls

a detail of a larger painting featuring a translucent glove with pearls

a pink steel seating structure featuring blue plexi panels

a pink steel seating structure featuring blue plexi panels

Stopped by UMN #KatherineNashGallery last weekend for "VaivΓ©n: 21st-Century Art of Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora" - excellent! Recommend getting over there. Here's a small selection of the works on view:
#CristinaCΓ³rdova #GeoVannaGonzalez #DavidAntonioCruz @naydacl.bsky.social #NaydaCollazoLlorens

18.10.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
(Wink.) - Mini Zine Issue #4

Featuring:

PBS.org
InterfaithAlliance.org
ALA.org (American Library Association)
NIMJ.org
CitizensForEthics.org
Revolution2025.info
PaperAmunition.com
UnfoldedLabel.com
"How to Report ICE" zines
A punk song by Screeching Weasel

(Wink.) - Mini Zine Issue #4 Featuring: PBS.org InterfaithAlliance.org ALA.org (American Library Association) NIMJ.org CitizensForEthics.org Revolution2025.info PaperAmunition.com UnfoldedLabel.com "How to Report ICE" zines A punk song by Screeching Weasel

A new free mini zine for you! (Wink.) Issue #4 is here! Print some!

PBS.org
InterfaithAlliance.org
ALA.org (American Library Association)
NIMJ.org
CitizensForEthics.org
Revolution2025.info
UnfoldedLabel.com
"How to Report ICE" zines by @meganpiont.bsky.social
A punk song by Screeching Weasel

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15.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Resources for Whistle Warriors - Google Drive

We're currently assembling packets containing a whistle and the instructions (quick blasts for ICE spotted, long for ICE detaining someone.) Here's what we're using. (Thanks to Pilsen Arts & Community House for the flyer design in English and Spanish)
drive.google.com/drive/folder...

13.10.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Col Redhorse Taylor's narrative textile using traditional methods of appliqueing fabrics and featuring four matriarchal ancestors

Col Redhorse Taylor's narrative textile using traditional methods of appliqueing fabrics and featuring four matriarchal ancestors

Awanigiizhik Bruce's mural sized photograph depicting Awanigiizhik creating a ceremony in which the participats are all Awanigiizhik as the one being doctored, the ceremonial niiganii, the oshkawebisag, and the various societal helpers

Awanigiizhik Bruce's mural sized photograph depicting Awanigiizhik creating a ceremony in which the participats are all Awanigiizhik as the one being doctored, the ceremonial niiganii, the oshkawebisag, and the various societal helpers

Delia TouchΓ© artwork featuring green ribbon streaming from the artwork to the floor, featuring the word vunzΓ©v

Delia TouchΓ© artwork featuring green ribbon streaming from the artwork to the floor, featuring the word vunzΓ©v

Ryan Young photograph of a person facing the sky with the words "We define our selves" beaded on their back

Ryan Young photograph of a person facing the sky with the words "We define our selves" beaded on their back

Stopped by @mnmuseum.bsky.social last weekend for #QueeringIndigeneity #exhibition - excellent show! Here's a few works by #DeliaTouchΓ© #AwanigiizhikBruce #RyanYoung @c0lew0rld94.bsky.social
#2Spirit #NativeQueer #GenderExpansive #MinnesotaMuseumOfAmericanArt #Minnesota #Art

13.10.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Amanda Hamilton's large painting of a black pointed form radiating gray and black marks

Amanda Hamilton's large painting of a black pointed form radiating gray and black marks

Michelle Westmark Wingard's cyanotype work with pink sewn line work

Michelle Westmark Wingard's cyanotype work with pink sewn line work

Kenneth Steinbach's box sculpture with cracked poured plaster, laser cut letters and a photo of a deer

Kenneth Steinbach's box sculpture with cracked poured plaster, laser cut letters and a photo of a deer

Jeffrey Wetzig's Woodblock print of rectangles in coral, blue, and black

Jeffrey Wetzig's Woodblock print of rectangles in coral, blue, and black

I have been soooo over-booked lately, but last weekend I squeezed in a visit to @betheluniversity.bsky.social and caught the Faculty show before it closed! There was more, but 4 is what you get on Bluesky!
@amandahamilton.bsky.social #MichelleWestmarkWingard #KennethSteinbach #JeffreyWetzig

10.10.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
graphite landscape drawing

graphite landscape drawing

graphite landscape drawing with rain

graphite landscape drawing with rain

graphite landscape drawing of a tree falling from a beaver

graphite landscape drawing of a tree falling from a beaver

graphite landscape drawing - detail

graphite landscape drawing - detail

Quick post of #MikeMarks exhibition at @betheluniversity.bsky.social #JohnsonGallery - was able to chat with Mike - get over there and check it out!
#graphite #drawing

05.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We loved discussing #zines as tools of resistance + community building with @wbez.org's Sasha Ann-Simons and Oscar Arriola of ZINEmercado! βœ‚οΈ

01.10.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Creative Resisters: Begin Reclaiming the 4th Estate with Zines Β· Indivisible Our media has largely been taken over by technocrats like Elon Musk or oligarchs like Rupert Murdoch. Our public channels NPR and PBS are being defunded. And we are seeing voices such as Stephen Colbe...

I'm attending Indivisible's event, β€œCreative Resisters: Begin Reclaiming the 4th Estate with Zines” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

01.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sticker on a pole reads: 

DISOBEY ILLEGAL ORDERS
SCAN TO LEARN MORE or visit
nimj.org

Sticker on a pole reads: DISOBEY ILLEGAL ORDERS SCAN TO LEARN MORE or visit nimj.org


Sign has linear illustrations of army men holding guns down. Below is a silhouette man in blue holding a briefcase his hand out stretched towards a pink tank. It reads:

WHOSE STREETS?
OUR STREETS!

Sign has linear illustrations of army men holding guns down. Below is a silhouette man in blue holding a briefcase his hand out stretched towards a pink tank. It reads: WHOSE STREETS? OUR STREETS!

A bunch of cut out stickers that read things like: ILLEGAL ORDERS?
YOU'RE JOB IT TO RESIST THEM!

A bunch of cut out stickers that read things like: ILLEGAL ORDERS? YOU'RE JOB IT TO RESIST THEM!

A hand holding a folded mini zine full of resistance resources.

A hand holding a folded mini zine full of resistance resources.

This one is for #Oregonians, #Portlanders & @ashely95.bsky.social !
We have free stickers, signs & zines for you! Resistance is as easy as pressing Print!

PaperAmmunition.com - 200+ free protest printables. Why? Because we love β€˜we the people’. #nokings #resist
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01.10.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Readers!
I'm taking a pause for the rest of 2025 to focus on a few new opportunities, including my McKnight Fellowship at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. I plan to return to publishing in 2026, and in the interim, might post some brief posts to Bluesky as I get out to exhibitions.

29.08.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@marybergs.bsky.social ✨

08.08.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a cream and blue zine

a cream and blue zine

Check out this #interview #zine featuring
@amycoart.bsky.social and #MaryBergs talking about their latest work at #ThePhippsCenterForTheArts - free blog post + download, or paid color print: art-sprawl.com/2025/08/08/a...
#Photography #assemblage #collage #ArtSprawl

08.08.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
How to be a Zinemaker – a (very) serious guide –

How to be a Zinemaker – a (very) serious guide –

When in doubt: Make more Zines

When in doubt: Make more Zines

YAY ZINES

YAY ZINES

Q: β€œWhy do you make zines?”
A: [gestures vaguely at everything]

Q: β€œWhy do you make zines?” A: [gestures vaguely at everything]

✨New Zine: How to be a Zinemaker – a (very) serious guide β€“βœ¨

02.08.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
lighthouse icon

lighthouse icon

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01.08.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An Interview with Nancy Ariza

An Interview with Nancy Ariza

Check out this #interview #zine featuring
#NancyAriza talking about her latest work at #HighpointCenterForPrintmaking - free blog post + download, or paid color print: art-sprawl.com/2025/07/30/a...
#Printmaking #piteado #JeromeFellow

31.07.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An Interview with Emma Ulen-Klees

An Interview with Emma Ulen-Klees

Check out this #interview #zine featuring
#EmmaUlenKlees talking about her latest work at #HighpointCenterForPrintmaking - free blog post + download, or paid color print: art-sprawl.com/2025/07/29/a...
#Printmaking #Debossing #JeromeFellow

29.07.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
pink and blue zine featuring An Interview with Conor McGrann

pink and blue zine featuring An Interview with Conor McGrann

Check out this #interview #zine featuring @condorcondorcondor.bsky.social talking about his latest work at #HighpointCenterForPrintmaking - free blog post + download, or paid color print: art-sprawl.com/2025/07/24/a...
#ConorMcGrann #Printmaking #Drawing #BlackAndWhite

25.07.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A stack of the booklet Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? by Marc Fischer with burgundy printing and black ink rubber stamping on reddish beige paper.

A stack of the booklet Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? by Marc Fischer with burgundy printing and black ink rubber stamping on reddish beige paper.

The 19th printing of my text Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? since May 1st. The print run is over 1,200 copies now. Still just $3.00 from www.halfletterpress.com.

21.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 414    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5

Recently featured on Art Sprawl, @shoshanafink.bsky.social !

14.07.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I created a starter pack for all the artists and orgs that have been mentioned on Art-Sprawl.com that have a Bluesky profile -- let me know if I'm missing anybody!
go.bsky.app/KQbnbyv

13.07.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@thisandthat2731.bsky.social

13.07.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"On Tree Time" neon yellow quarter-page zine with black laserprint

"On Tree Time" neon yellow quarter-page zine with black laserprint

Check out this #interview #zine featuring an interview with #MeghanDuda talking about her latest work at @silverwoodpark - free download or paid color print:
art-sprawl.com/2025/07/04/a...
#PinholePhotography #Photography #ArtsPublishing #SilverwoodParkGallery #silverwoodpark

04.07.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A photo of six booklets for the zine, each a different colour (pink, orange, green, yellow, blue white). The title reads in all caps: DON’T JUST DO NOTHING TO COUNTER FACISM. The cover decoration is a sentence across the entire front and reads in all caps: YES, YOU. YES, NOW / 20 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COUNTER FACISM. End ID.

A photo of six booklets for the zine, each a different colour (pink, orange, green, yellow, blue white). The title reads in all caps: DON’T JUST DO NOTHING TO COUNTER FACISM. The cover decoration is a sentence across the entire front and reads in all caps: YES, YOU. YES, NOW / 20 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COUNTER FACISM. End ID.

’Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism’ is a #zine by Jewish anarchists on how people can organise and act in this changing world.

Download it (it’s free and it's a starting point): itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...

Read, print and distribute it IRL! πŸ’ͺ🏾 πŸ’ͺ🏻 πŸ’ͺ🏽

31.03.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Flyer for Autonomous Zine Fest, Sunday June 29th, 3 to 7 pm. Powderhorn Park north of lake by stage.

Flyer for Autonomous Zine Fest, Sunday June 29th, 3 to 7 pm. Powderhorn Park north of lake by stage.

Twin Cities folks: we'll be hanging out at Powderhorn Park for Autonomous Zine Fest this Sunday! Come join us after the pride weekend festivities and enjoy all the rad local zines.

27.06.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
A screengrab of Tumblr user Gemini Zines's text post reads "i think everyone should make zines. about everything all the time. make a zine about a playlist, about a good sandwich you made, about a cool bug you saw, about a skill you can teach, about a cause you care about. put them everywhere. pin them to community boards and tape them to poles and leave them in cafes and in between library books. i hate how social media has been taken over more than ever now by big greedy corporations and people and has become a mess of churning shit out for the algorithm. zines have no algorithm it is just the love in your heart the passion in your soul whatever your pencil decides to put on paper!! and it's beautiful!! make zines now!"

A screengrab of Tumblr user Gemini Zines's text post reads "i think everyone should make zines. about everything all the time. make a zine about a playlist, about a good sandwich you made, about a cool bug you saw, about a skill you can teach, about a cause you care about. put them everywhere. pin them to community boards and tape them to poles and leave them in cafes and in between library books. i hate how social media has been taken over more than ever now by big greedy corporations and people and has become a mess of churning shit out for the algorithm. zines have no algorithm it is just the love in your heart the passion in your soul whatever your pencil decides to put on paper!! and it's beautiful!! make zines now!"

"zines have no algorithm" πŸ’˜

27.06.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
a green tube of paper printed in dark purple

a green tube of paper printed in dark purple

Playing with the form of the #zine (does a #tube count as a zine?) This post features an #interview with #ShoshanaFinkΒ talking about her recent installation at #SilverwoodParkΒ  - free download or paid color print:
art-sprawl.com/2025/06/21/a...
#OlafactoryArtΒ #InstallationArtΒ #SoundArtΒ #Photography

21.06.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Have you been to Shoshana Fink's latest installation at #SilverwoodPark? Get over there! #Zine and #ArtSprawl link to interview coming soon...
#ShoshanaFink #MNartist #installation

18.06.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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