Learn to make standard sized and mini zines with Max McCormick + Mike Ginn on Thursday, March 28th from 6-8pm at V+V Northside Studio!

A zine is essentially an easy to reproduce, self-published booklet. You can create a zine for anything; zines exist in a wide range of topics and styles. Some are full of art, some are for poetry, some contain essays and informational material, some are like mini newspapers with local event listings, some contain fiction, and some act as shareable personal or travel journals- the beauty of zines is that you can do whatever you want! There are no rules. Zines provide an affordable, do-it-yourself way to get your ideas out there.

Learn the basics of how to create the master copy, and from there, all you need is a copy machine to reproduce it and distribute it to friends, or whatever audience you have in mind! Zines are an important part of many subcultures, including queer culture, to exchange information and ideas in an accessible and affordable way.

Max McCormick is a Cincinnati-based artist, plant nerd, educator and co-founder of Boxelder Community Room. Max regularly facilitates workshops and events.To see a small selection of their work and to stay up to date with events, you can find them at www.instagram.com/maxmaxmaxxoxo

Visionaries + Voices presents Joy Fuel, an inclusive workshop series and gallery exhibition celebrating the diverse LGBTQIA+ community in Greater Cincinnati. Our accessible programming provides a safe space for individuals to express themselves creatively, amplifying every shade of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Through curated workshops encompassing various art forms, we honor the intersectionality of disability and LGBTQIA+ identities, ensuring all talents and perspectives are valued.

Joy Fuel is made possible by the ArtsWave Pride grant and the generosity of tens of thousands of contributors to the annual ArtsWave Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding.