Visionary Futures: Zines-As-Action

In this zine-making workshop, we will gather around the printed page as a site of dreaming, organizing, and collective intention-setting. Drawing on Walidah Imarisha's concept of visionary fiction—"fantastical writing that helps us imagine new just worlds”—participants will create zines that give form to futures we have been told are unrealistic, and set intentions for the work ahead.

While we create, we will consider the political power of zines as grassroots knowledge production that can be passed hand-to-hand, tucked into a pocket, left on a table for someone else to find. Making, sharing, and archiving this printed matter is a way of directly shaping the communities we circulate within. Participants will thus leave with their own small but durable act of visionary thinking.

Supplies

We'll have some materials on-hand for you to create your own zine. You should also feel free to bring whatever you want—paper, writing utensils, collage materials—to create the best zine possible.

RSVP

Attendance is free and we'll accommodate as many people who show up! It would be very helpful for you to RSVP via Eventbrite, however, so we can plan accordingly.

Location

For details on traveling to, arriving at, and navigating the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, please click this link.

Credits
About The Black Embodiments Studio

The Black Embodiments Studio is an arts writing incubator, public programming initiative, and publishing platform dedicated to building discourse around contemporary black art. This workshop is being hosted as part of a larger symposium titled "The (Printed) Matter of Black Arts Writing: Archives for the Future," which received generous support from The Terra Foundation for American Art.

About The Terra Foundation for American Art
The Terra Foundation for American Art expands narratives of American art through our grants, collection, and initiatives. With offices in Chicago and Paris, we work with organizations to foster intercultural dialogues and encourage transformative practices, locally and globally.

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