ECO ZINE curated by

Bastian Fox Phelan

In September, Maitland Regional Art Gallery and zine curator Bastian Fox Phelan will transform our project space into a zine studio and library for the Eco Zine project! We will have a comfy nook for reading eco zines, with a table and a stack of art supplies for making your own zine. We will even have a photo copier available, so everyone can create copies of the zines to add to the zine library.

Bastian has been visiting zine fairs to find zines to add to the library as well as conducting a public call out for contributions from zine makers. We are looking for zines that tell us about things you find interesting, about nature, the local environment and climate change what you think can be done to support these important issues.

You might be thinking, what is a zine?

A zine is a hand-made mini magazine that can be photocopied and distributed at a low cost. Zines are a great DIY way to share your ideas and be creative.

9 SEPTEMBER — 12 NOVEMBER 2023

Zines can contain writing, poetry, illustration, collage, drawings, cartoons, or anything that can fit on a page and be photocopied!

And what is an eco zine?

It’s a zine about anything to do with the environment. It could be a list of animals found in your local area and interesting facts about their lives, instructions for how to grow a veggie garden, or it could be drawings of a special place in nature that you like to visit.

How do you make a zine?

We have included instructions for how to make a one-page mini zine which you can see on the page right next to us! → You can also look up tutorials online or come to a zine making workshop at MRAG. Anyone can make a zine about any topic. It doesn’t have to be perfect - everyone is creative in their own way. What is citizen science and how do I get involved?

If zines are the ‘DIY’ version of making art or writing a book, citizen science is the DIY version of doing science! There are lots of fun apps you can use to get involved in citizen science, such as iNaturalist or FrogID. When you upload your photos of native plants or animals to these apps, you are helping scientists access more information about local ecosystems. How do I contribute to the Eco Zine project? the half-way fold: peak and cut down from the middle to 5 like a mountain: have what looks

We would like to see zines about your relationship with the natural world, especially if you are involved in any citizen science projects. But remember, citizen science can be as simple as observing nature and making a record, in your own way. If you are passionate about nature and art, this would be the ideal project for you.

Send your Eco Zines to Maitland Regional Art Gallery by the 29 August for inclusion in the Eco Zine library or come along to the project space from 9 September to 12 November 2023 to make your own and make a copy to include in the Eco Zine Library.

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