Zine Making Workshop (DIASPORA! Festival)

• Zine History: Zine artist Merieda Fajardo will share about the history and activist spirit of zines.
• Live demo: Mereida will show you how to create a zine.
• Hands‑on making: Create your own zine around a cause you care about. What would you like to share with the world and your neighbours?
• Swap & share: We’ll photocopy everyone’s creations so we can exchange them with eachother and take copies home to share further.

This workshop is for adults 16+

Whether you’re an experienced maker or a curious newcomer, you're completely welcome here. We particularly welcome people who are underrepresented in creative spaces. This includes people who identify as working-class, from global majority backgrounds (African, Asian, Indigenous, Latin American, or mixed-heritage), LGBTQIA+, D/deaf, visually impaired, disabled and/or neurodivergent.

Mereida Fajardo is an illustrator, cartoonist and zine-maker based in Bristol. She is also the co-founder and organiser of Zinezilla, an arts festival that brings together new and emerging creators with established artists.

Mereida as our Retrofit Street artist in residence - read more here.

This workshop is part of DIASPORA! Festival run by Diverse Artist Network. It runs betewen 1–10 May and celebrates the cultural diversity of Bristol and the South West region. Working closely with community groups, artists, partners and venues, the DIASPORA! Festival aims to act as a unified stage for local, underrepresented talent. More info here.

Hot drinks and biscuits included.

Any questions? Email [email protected] or call KWMC: 0117 903 0444

Image credit: Cashell Smith.

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