ZiNetwork Invitation & Bonus Mini-Zine!

Dear TBD ZiNetwork Participants:

Happy Fall, y'all! I'm writing to invite you to join the ZiNetwork, a new regional zine interest group to connect maker-activists in Kentucky and Appalachia! 📓 

ZiNetwork Survey: Zine Interest Group for Kentucky & Appalachia

Dear Regional Zinesters & Other DIYers: 

I am honored to announce the launch of a regional “ZiNetwork” (or zine interest group) to connect maker-activists in Kentucky and Appalachia with support from a 2023 Kentucky Foundation for Women Art Meets Activism Grant and community partner Sarabande Books. This project builds upon existing but geographically dispersed zine producers, activities, and resources to establish formal opportunities for regional feminist zine-related networking, skill-sharing, and artmaking. 

Being a "Kidd": Lessons from Ruby May

Dear Grandmother-Loving Kids of All Ages,

I'm an audiophile from way back when I was a kid and my Mamaw sometimes let me borrow her very state-of-the-art cassette recorder before many people owned such technology. She was organized and forward-thinking about using audio for self-documentation, and she saved and labeled numerous cassettes of her original music as well as some recordings of me as a child. I've written previously about some of the ways that I use and engage with sound as an anthropology graduate student, but I also enjoy producing creative audio projects as a media artist. This year my partner and I received an Artist Enrichment Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women to produce short audio pieces about each of our paternal grandmothers and their influence on our lives. Thus, I am proud to premiere my new audio production, "Being a 'Kidd': Lessons from Ruby May" about my Mamaw as my primary creative inspiration and benefactor.

[If experiencing playback problems, you can listen directly on SoundCloud.]