Tag: books
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Ozark Storytelling Zine
During the summer of 2026, I participated in the first Mount Sequoyah X Alternative Art School- Ozark Storytelling Residency. I volunteered to make a zine for the residents showing the work we did during the program. Though not all the residents were able to contribute, this 48 page zine is a heartfelt slice of the…
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HOME Zine
HOME is a photojournalism project by Brett “Hen” Pitts. Here are some words from Hen about the project (March 2026) “I’ve been working with unhoused neighbors in several contexts over the last year, and whenever there was consent or excitement for being photographed, I collected imagery from my time spent with members of this community.…
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Goodbye Alley Zine
Purchase the Goodbye Alley Zine here Goodnight to the Alley and the end of an era… The Alley AKA Trailside Village AKA The Center St. Quonset Huts has been a hub for the DIY scene, artists, musicians, and local businesses in Fayetteville, Arkansas since 1981. This zine aims to capture a bit of history of…
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Backspace Zine – It’s been a while… Community Catch-up 2020
100% from the sale of this book went to Backspace in Fayetteville before its closure in 2021. “It’s been a while… Community Catch-up 2020” zine was inspired by the way it feels to see someone at a show. We say things like “ain’t seen you in a minute” or “holy shit I’ve missed you.” or…
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The Medium is the Message – Experimental Photography in Arkansas
Zine produced for the gallery show of the same name at the Historic Arkansas Museum in 2018. Includes work from five photographers working in Arkansas: KT Hodo creates digital images, converting visual source files into aformat that translates image data into noise. Her completed artworksinclude both visual and sound components.Kristoffer Johnson embraces what some people…
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Intersections Zine
April 2018, Northwest ArkansasIntersections is a month of art and performance supporting women. For this series, we embrace that all aspects of a person’s identity are interwoven as we investigate identify- ing as a woman in a creative sector in NWA. What does it mean to participate in shows like this, that specifically call for…
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To Japan and Back: Robert E. Maringer’s WW2 Journal
This project was a fairly straighforward transcription of my grandfather’s journal he kept while serving during WW2. Robert E. Maringer (he went by Bob Maringer) served in occupied Japan after the war. I struggled occasionally with wanting to change and modernize some of the language, but I kept it as true as possible to his…
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Grotesque III: The Season of the Zine
Made for the 3rd annual Grotesque event at Backspace. Featuring Halloween/grotesque/gross writing and artwork by: Alexandra the Great, Ana Sofia Camargo, Angela Teeter, anonymous, Becca Jones, Sam Bee, Enrique Flores, Helen Maringer, JN Ward, KT Hodo, Katie Johnson, Kristoffer Johnson, Lauren Penick, Jeremy Munro, Josh Flynn, Ezra Witcher, Lance Coleman, Leah CF, Mik Hoffman, Robert…
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Nasty Women Zine
Produced in conjuction with the series of Nasty Women NWA events that took place around April 2017. Nasty Women Exhibitions started in early 2017 in response to Tr*mp calling Clinton a “nasty woman”. The 10 events in NWA during the month of April were put together by a ton of organizers. An excerpt from the…
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Nude Zine
Produced around Valentines day for a very much not Valentives-vibe event at Backspace. The description of the event:“This ain’t gonna be cute cherubs and happy couples and pretty love sonnets and shit. Its lewd nudes, lubed dudes, and crude boobs. Weird love, breakups, body issues, whatever. Zine for sale.” around 60 copies printed Features work…
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