MICA Community Publications
Title
MICA Community Publications
Subject
Chapbooks
zines
Description
For National Poetry month, this exhibit focuses on MICA's long tradition of writing, self-publishing, and book arts. Book arts has a broad definetion, encompassing artists' books, chapbooks, and zines (art zines, photo-zines, perzines, comics, etc.) All these distinctions are often used interchangeably in discussing DIY and self-published works.
Zines are usually self-published, DIY, non-profit, limited edition, folded, stapled, and photocopied and are often produced by members of marginalized groups or created to highlight certain social issues.
Chapbooks are usually small collections of poetry, not more than 50 pages in length, allowing for self-publishing and limited runs. Both Zines and Chapbooks can be very personal in content, and sometimes incorporate artwork and illustrations.
This exhibit demonstrates the wide-range of materials and styles. There are "traditional" photocopy zines, beaded covers, cloth bags, metal rivets, cardboard, and more. The limit of the material is only on the creator. Currently, Zines and Chapbooks are having a renaissance as tools to speak out against social injustice, provide voice for marginalized groups, and speak about self-care or poetic expression.
This exhibit focuses on the MICA community's publications, including faculty and student works created for poetry and literature courses overseen by Chezia Thompson Cager. Additionally, many were created to support Fire: a MICA student publication and its' precursor, Juice. Most works here are from the 1990s through the early 2000s, as well as some from the 1970-1980s.
On the upper level, there is a flyer from the first Zineposium and poetry reading. Decker Library and Chezia Thompson Cager are hosting Zineposium II, on April 14 in the Pinkard Gallery to help maintain this long MICA tradition of zines and chapbooks.
Zines are usually self-published, DIY, non-profit, limited edition, folded, stapled, and photocopied and are often produced by members of marginalized groups or created to highlight certain social issues.
Chapbooks are usually small collections of poetry, not more than 50 pages in length, allowing for self-publishing and limited runs. Both Zines and Chapbooks can be very personal in content, and sometimes incorporate artwork and illustrations.
This exhibit demonstrates the wide-range of materials and styles. There are "traditional" photocopy zines, beaded covers, cloth bags, metal rivets, cardboard, and more. The limit of the material is only on the creator. Currently, Zines and Chapbooks are having a renaissance as tools to speak out against social injustice, provide voice for marginalized groups, and speak about self-care or poetic expression.
This exhibit focuses on the MICA community's publications, including faculty and student works created for poetry and literature courses overseen by Chezia Thompson Cager. Additionally, many were created to support Fire: a MICA student publication and its' precursor, Juice. Most works here are from the 1990s through the early 2000s, as well as some from the 1970-1980s.
On the upper level, there is a flyer from the first Zineposium and poetry reading. Decker Library and Chezia Thompson Cager are hosting Zineposium II, on April 14 in the Pinkard Gallery to help maintain this long MICA tradition of zines and chapbooks.
Creator
Kelly Swickard, Decker Libraray
Date
2017-04-03
Rights
Photograph by Decker Library. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For digital surrogates utilize the rights statement provided by DIU.
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
Kelly Swickard, Decker Libraray, “MICA Community Publications,” Decker Library Exhibits and Displays, accessed April 26, 2024, https://deckerlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/10.