FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marina Moser, Community Outreach Coordinator
412-567-8861
Future Tenant Presents: The Zine Exchange
Who/What: Future Tenant is teaming up with The Mr. Roboto Project, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Zine Fair to present The Zine Exchange, a library preview, swap meet, and discussion celebrating regional self-publication.
When: Saturday, August 24th, from 6-9 PM.
Where: Future Tenant: 819 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Cost: The event is free and open to the public.
July may be International Zine Month, but Future Tenant is extending the love with The Zine Exchange on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, FROM 6-9 PM. Throughout the evening, zine writers and collectors can participate in the swap meet. At 7 PM, join Jude Vachon, Erin Oh, Lucy Goubert, and Sarah LaPonte for intimate zine readings followed by a Q&A session. Can’t make it on Saturday? Select archival pieces will be on display from 1-6 PM ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25.
Dedicated zinesters Jude Vachon and Erin Oh can be found working at the Carnegie Library Oakland Branch and the Pittsburgh Office of the Mayor, respectively. Formerly of Roup House, Lucy Goubert is active in Pittsburgh’s poetry scene, and Sarah LaPonte often pairs photography with her literary work. Their work with the local zine network—via The Mr. Roboto Project and the Pittsburgh Zine Fair—encourages civic engagement and community interaction while promoting Pittsburgh’s arts and culture movement.
According to their mission, “The Mr. Roboto Project is a cooperatively-run performance space, art gallery, and zine library…[it] has endeavored to create a comfortable and open space for people of all-ages to participate in a true DIY community.” All archived works on display during The Zine Exchange are made possible through The Mr. Roboto Project and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
To learn more about The Mr. Roboto Project, please visit their website at therobotoproject.org. For more information about this event and other Future Tenant programming, please visit www.futuretenant.org.
Future Tenant is a non-profit art space located in downtown Pittsburgh at 819 Penn Avenue dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging artists through exhibitions that offer a cutting edge perspective on the Pittsburgh art scene.
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