OCAD University

This talk will explore a variety of issues in cataloguing zines, including choosing a classification system appropriate for zines, cataloguing software options and the challenges of describing items in this unique special collection. 

Learning Zone Librarian Marta Chudolinska has been working with the collection since 2009. In 2017, her team achieved their long-term goal of having an online, open and searchable catalog of the collection, hosted on Artstor’s JSTOR Forum.

The OCAD U Zine Library is an ever-growing collection of self-published and handmade publications located in the OCAD U Library’s Learning Zone. The collection was created to inspire, educate and entertain, to encourage collaboration between OCAD U students and to open the world of zines for readers and creators everywhere. 

All are welcome!

Cataloguing the OCAD U Zine Library Collection is part of Research Wednesdays speaker series presented by the OCAD U Library. It's a forum for anyone (undergrad, or graduate students, staff, or faculty) to present in a casual, supportive environment about research activities, collections and more. We apply a broad definition of research which includes a variety of activities within the domains of art, design, libraries and archives. This event is open to all members of the OCAD U community as well as the general public.

Do you have a research experience that you would love to share with us? Contact Daniel Payne at (dpayne@ocadu.ca)

Applications are now open for the 2019 OCAD U Zine Fair! https://goo.gl/forms/8zy0B26bxBc0vqJi2

The deadline for applications is Sunday February 3rd. Late applications will not be accepted.

Details:
The 2019 OCAD U Zine Fair will be held on Wednesday March 13th and Thursday March 14th from 11am -7pm. The event will be held in the lobby of 100 McCaul Street. The hours are later this year based on feedback from last year's vendors. Setup begins at 10:30am.

There is no vendor fee but we ask that you donate one copy of one of your publications to the OCAD U Zine Library. You can learn more about the OCAD U Zine Library and search our collection at http://ocad.libguides.com/zinelibrary

Table assignments are first come, first served, with a limited amount of wall space available. Each applicant receives half of a table (approximately 3 feet wide) and one chair. Applicants who wish to share their space must switch off with their table mate as fire code prevents us from adding additional chairs.

Applications will be accepted until Sunday, February 3rd, 2019. Priority will be given to current OCAD U students.

If you have any questions about the application, please email ocadzinelibrary@gmail.com.

This exhibition showcases illustrations and zines which spans Cleopatria Peterson's creative career.

Cleopatria enjoys storytelling using detailed ink and pen illustrations in her artwork and zines, exploring the complexities of experiencing trauma, and of healing through nature, from a perspective of a marginalized person.

Each meticulously inked piece touches back to nature; and how it can heal you. Pages are stand-alone illustrative works or taken from narratives

Cleopatria is a Toronto based illustrator and comic artist, studying Publications at OCAD University.

On at the Learning Zone Gallery until November 20

Come visit and browse a collection of over 2500 zines, from uniquely handmade multiples, minicomics, poetry chapbooks, perzines, and much more! We will have a special display of recent acquisitions with a focus on indigenous voices, decolonization and multilingual publications.

This event is part of Art Book Week, a week-long series of events and activities that parallels the Toronto Art Book Fair. Art Book Week 2018 takes place from July 4-11 at various locations across the city. The goal of Art Book Week is to celebrate the unique artists’ book community in Toronto, as well as increase the visibility of new and exciting projects, spaces and artists. www.torontoartbookfair.com/art-book-week-2018

Proud at OCAD U coordinators, Casey Helm and Teddy Schaub curated this exhibition and here is their perspective on this art show:

The PROUD at OCAD U Exhibition features the work of LGBTQ+ identifying students here at OCAD. Art Exhibition spaces can be inaccessible spaces, especially for those whose identities intersect in different ways. The theme is simple: there is none! The participants were encouraged to bring in work they felt like showing off. PROUD is a community space and focuses on claiming our own space here at OCAD. Copies of the PROUD Community Zine are also available for free in the Learning Zone!

Participants list:

Casey Helm

Jazmin Cordon-Ibanez

Rachel Finlay

J. Lee Bertram-French

Heidi Ku

Vincy Lim

Rachel McCormick

Emily Saunders

Teddy Schaub

Matt Xie

On until June 29

Level up your sewing, cutting and gluing skills by learning to make a simple hard cover book! 

Offered as part of the OCAD Zine Library Workshop Series, funded by the First Generation Program, administered by the Writing & Learning Centre, with support from the OCAD U Library. Maximum attendance is 12, first come, first served. The workshop is open to OCAD U students and is free, including materials.

Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of the zine fair, meet creators from across the OCAD U zine community and support the work of local artists and makers.  

Don’t miss two days of zines, comics, prints, button making and more!

March 14 & 15
11am - 6pm
Main lobby of 100 McCaul

The Zine Library will be hosting button making throughout the event. All proceeds from button making will go to the OCAD Zine Library collection and its initiatives.

*image by Marta Chudolinska

The 10th annual OCADU Zine Fair is coming up on March 14 & 15!

To apply, email ocadzinelibrary@gmail.com with: 1) your name, 2) an image or link to images of your publications and 3) preferred date to table (we will have different vendors on each day to give more people a chance to exhibit). Tables are free.

The deadline for applications from current OCAD U students is February 16th. After that, we will accept applications from anyone/everyone on an ongoing basis.

Learn the basics of planning, cutting and printing a simple two-colour linocut print. The same workshop will be offered twice, on the 12th & 13th of February. 

Offered as part of the OCAD Zine Library Workshop Series, funded by the First Generation Program, administered by the Writing & Learning Centre, with support from the OCAD U Library. Maximum attendance is 20, first come, first served. The workshop is open to OCAD U students and is free, including materials.

Learn the basics of planning, cutting and printing a simple two-colour linocut print. The same workshop will be offered twice, on the 12th & 13th of February. 

Offered as part of the OCAD Zine Library Workshop Series, funded by the First Generation Program, administered by the Writing & Learning Centre, with support from the OCAD U Library. Maximum attendance is 20, first come, first served. The workshop is open to OCAD U students and is free, including materials.