Create your own Zine, also known as magazines or fanzines, inspired by sci-fi fan groups! Use pen, paper and a pair of scissors to design your own Zine and share with your friends and family. Need extra inspiration? Check out our Zine collection from local artists. Materials will be provided. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-375-2665 or schaeferd@mdpls.org. Ages 12 yrs.+
This program was made possible through the James L. Knight Foundation and Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs division in connection with the Vasari Project archive and to support the Miami Art Timeline project.
The term “zines” (/ziin/ ZEENS; short for magazine or fanzine) was borne out of fervent sci-fi fandoms in the early 1950s, extended through to the punk music scenes of the 1970s, the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s and beyond. An open-ended self-publishing format, zines often transcend designated boundaries and reach into classrooms as educational tools, archivists’ maps documenting local histories and shifting geographies, even as an experimental form of art therapy. As a vehicle for creative expression, anyone with a pen, paper, and scissor can create their own zine to share with their friends and communities, making them one of the most democratic forms of literature.
About the Artist:
Jose Luis Garcia received his BFA in Visual Art from New World School of the Arts/University of Florida and his MFA in Studio Art from Florida International University. He has exhibited artwork locally in institutions and venues such as the Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Coral Gables Museum, Bakehouse Art Complex, and Laundromat Art Space. Garcia has taught various educational residencies as a Teaching Artist with Arts for Learning Miami, led workshops with Miami-Dade Public Libraries' The Vasari Project, and is a Professor of Art & Photography at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, New World School of the Arts, and Broward College North Campus.
About the Vasari Project:
The Vasari Project is a library collection dedicated to documenting, collecting, and preserving Miami-Dade County's art history from 1945 to the present. It is a living archive that grows through contributions from artists, art professionals, exhibition spaces, galleries, institutions, and private donors.
The Vasari Project is a resource for ongoing research, scholarship, publications, artists' projects, exhibitions, and events. The archive collects documentation rather than original works of art composed primarily of printed matter: correspondence, press clippings, photographs, posters, books, exhibition catalogs, artists' files, oral histories, and other ephemeral materials.
The Vasari Project holds a zine collection that now includes a circulating collection located within the YA section at the Main Library.
About the Division of Special Collections & Archives
Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives is located at the Main Library and holds rare and irreplaceable historical materials for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection, 16mm Film Collection, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, Genealogy Collection, Vasari Project archive, and Rare & Antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division aims to provide the public with the contents of these collections at their request, which include books, original manuscripts, over 18,000 photographs, prints, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media. The Special Collections division is located at the Main Library and can be contacted by emailing specialcollections@mdpls.org.
AGE GROUP: | Young Adult (12-18) | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | In-Person | Arts & Crafts |
TAGS: | Teen | In-Person | Hobbies & Special Interest | Arts and Crafts | 2024 Local Author Book Fair |
Mon, Apr 28 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Tue, Apr 29 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Wed, Apr 30 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Thu, May 01 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, May 02 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, May 03 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, May 04 | Closed |