Join us in the OCAD U Library's Learning Zone for a basic introduction to self publishing!
Whether you’ve never made a zine or if you’re a seasoned self-publisher looking for more options, this workshop will help outline the possibilities of self-publishing, big and small. This introduction to self-publishing will share skills and suggestions in planning your publication, choosing a production method and setting a reasonable price for your work. Open to all current OCAD U students.
Venue & Address:
Learning Zone, 122 St. Patrick Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 113 McCaul Street.
Join us in the OCAD U Library's Learning Zone for a basic introduction to self publishing!
Whether you’ve never made a zine or if you’re a seasoned self-publisher looking for more options, this workshop will help outline the possibilities of self-publishing, big and small. This introduction to self-publishing will share skills and suggestions in planning your publication, choosing a production method and setting a reasonable price for your work. Open to all current OCAD U students.
Venue & Address:
Learning Zone, 122 St. Patrick Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 113 McCaul Street.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 11:00am to Sunday, June 30, 2019 - 12:00am
The OCAD U Zine Library celebrates Pride Month 2019 with a display of new and popular favourites curated by LGBTQ+ and supporting Learning Zone staff members. Each week we will feature a review relating to why a title was selected from the Pride zine display.
Come to the zine library's #DisplayYourPride button making party; Thursday June 13th at the Learning Zone from noon until 4 pm.. Make a button to wear or to share with your friends, 2 for $1.00. All welcome!
The OCAD U Zine Library is open to the public, Monday to Fridays, 10 am - 5:45 pm.
Venue & Address:
Learning Zone, 113 McCaul Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 122 St. Patrick Street
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 11:00am to Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 7:00pm
Every year the OCAD U Zine Fair brings together an amazing collection of talent and innovation in alternative publications. This year will be one of our best!
Each day will feature a different group of vendors representing a broad range of making: zines, comics, poetry, independent magazines, prints stickers and so much more. 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.
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)
Venue & Address:
Learning Zone, 113 McCaul Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 122 St. Patrick Street
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.
Monday, October 15, 2018 - 7:15pm to Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 9:00pm
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
Venue & Address:
Learning Zone Gallery, 113 McCaul Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 122 St. Patrick Street
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
Venue & Address:
Learning Zone, 113 McCaul Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 122 St. Patrick Street.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 6:00pm to Friday, June 29, 2018 - 6:00pm
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
Venue & Address:
Learning Zone, 113 McCaul Street, Level 1. Also accessible from 122 St. Patrick Street.
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.
