Whats new for Youth Art Month

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Whats new for Youth Art Month?

• Zines!

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What is a Zine?

• Abbreviation for the word fanzine, originating
  from the word magazine
  
• A collection of images and/or words
• Produced to share ideas, inspire others,
  encourage creativity and make connections

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Zine Making

• A "zine" is an independent publication, a DIY
  magazine, booklet, or pamphlet. Because you do it
  yourself it can be constructed any way you want.
  
• Zines are usually free.
• They can contain almost anything you want (that's
  the joy of zines!).

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What do zine topics include?

• Poetry
• Photographs
• Cartoons
• Prints
• Bios
• Reviews Movies, music, books
• Essays

• Short stories
• Top 10 lists
• Xeroxed or original drawings, paintings,
  collages, etc.
  
• Recipes
• Interviews
• How to guides

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Ideas

• Drawings from sketch books
• Computer generated art, combining imagery and
  text
  
• Current social issues
• Depicting emotions through art, poetry, or short
  story
  
• Illustrate a narrative or autobiographical comic
  strip
  
• photography

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Considerations

• copying purposes - color is much more expensive
  than black-and-white (for photocopying, printing,
  etc).
  
• Most zines are in black and white.
• Things you can do to add a bit of color use
  colored paper/cardstock for the cover, add some
  color after the zines have been produced.

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Materials

• Pen, pencil, paint, etc.
• Typewriters
• Computers
• Cut and paste
• Sewing

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Pages Sizes

• 8 quarter pages pages are numbered to orient
  the student to the top of the page. After
  copying, cut along the middle line staple like
  a book.
• 5 pages 4 quarter pages 1 full page. Doesnt
  have to be cut after copying. Pages also numbered
  for students.
  
• 8 1/8 pages (a mini zine!)

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Putting the pages together

• Folio (folding in half)
• Quarto (folding in quarter)
• Folding into six

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Compiling Multiple Sheets

• Stapling
• Stitching/binding
• String hole punch
• Single-page options folded in some clever way
• Opt to not attach the pages together

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Making Copies

• Hand-making for a few copies
• Photocopiers
• Computer printers
• Use a company to do the printing, depending on
  your budget

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Tips

• Give individual pages a border
• Using a Sharpie may show through to the other
  side of the paper.
  
• When defining zines, think
• collage writing doodles
  zines
  
• Zine rhymes with Teennot Twine ?

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References

• Warning Zines are traditionally self-published
  and uncensored collections. Some books and web
  sites may be inappropriate for the classroom!
  
• Teacher References
• Whatcha Mean Whats a Zine, 2006 Mark Todd
  Esther Pearl Watson (www.amazon.com)
  
• Stolen Sharpie Revolution A DIY Zine Resource,
  2005, Microcosm Publishing
  
• RVA Magazine Richmonds only free local monthly
  zine about happenings in town (www.rvamag.com)

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Resources

• http//www.zinebook.com/resource/zinetips.html
• http//zinewiki.com/
• Tiffany Glass Coordinator of Teen Programs VMFA
  200 N Boulevard Richmond VA 23220 phone
  804-340-1573 emailtglass_at_vmfa.state.va.us
  
• For more information about VMFA's Teen Zine
  http//www.vmfa.state.va.us/teen_adv.htmlcafe

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SoHow do we use zines for YAM?

• Each school will have one 8.5 page in the HCPS
  YAM zine.
  
• This zine will replace the usual YAM book format
  (binder w/plastic sleeves).
  
• The YAM report will/will not be bound into the
  zine (not sure yet).
  
• Pages can be created in an actual collage-style
  or produced digitally.
  
• If you produce buttons, magnets, etc. these can
  be Xeroxed/scanned into the zine page.
  

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Although each page will be unique and utterly
different than every other page

• School/art teacher(s)/principal name should be
  included in some way.
  
• Special focus should be placed on media
  coverage quotes/statements from students,
  parents and/or principals images of special YAM
  projects/activities.
• A unifying numbering/labeling system will
  probably be developed prior to printing - stay
  tuned for special directions.
  

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OK?!

• As hard as it may be - try to sum up the energy
  and excitement of YAM in your school on this
  page!
  
• Your page should illustrate how YAM and your
  activities/events have increased attention to and
  support of your art program.
  
• All original pages will be copied and collated
  into a bw zine - the goal is for multiple copies
  to be made.

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YAM Due Dates

• YAM Highlights Schedule
• Each school must develop special YAM
  activities/events and a related schedule.
  
• This list must be submitted to Carol Barbee no
  later than February 15th.
  
• These events - along with Music Month events -
  are distributed to everyone.
  
• These are the events that should be documented on
  your zine page.
  

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• Zine page
• Zine pages are due to Kori no later than April
  30th.
  
• These deadlines are set to accommodate other
  programming/printing/reporting needs - please do
  not miss this deadline.
  
• Earlier deadline more pre-planning
• Thank you!