ZINE MACHINE 2025

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North Carolina’s oldest and largest printed matter festival returns for the 9th time!

Now in its 9th year, the Zine Machine Printed Matter Festival brings together over 75 vendors offering zines, comics, prints, photos, handmade books, posters, stickers, and more. Often called the largest printed matter festival in North Carolina, this free event supports local and regional artists and small presses. Open to all. A great opportunity to browse, buy, and collect independent printed work.

October 26, 11 AM–5 PM, Durham Armory.

ZINE MACHINE 2024 REGISTRATION

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HELLO PRINTED MATTER MAKERS! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
The date of the event is Sunday, October 20th from 11am to 5pm. Load-in begins at 10am.
The 2024 Zine Machine is now open for registration. The event will take place at the Durham Armory. We are planning to have around 70 vendors. When we reach 70 sign-ups we will close the registration.

ONLY DIY VENDORS AND APPROVED DISTRIBUTORS ALLOWED. Work with adult themes is welcome however this is a family event so understand that children will be present.

Masks will not be required but we will supply free masks at the entry.

FEE: $40 per table. This fee includes one seven foot table and two chairs. Personal tables are not allowed. Vendors can get more than one table. TABLES CAN BE SHARED BUT PAYMENT MUST BE FROM ONE VENDOR.

The $40 fee pays for the venue rent, security, advertising, free masks and other misc. costs. This is not a money making venture. The organizers appreciate your support!

The majority of the tables are rectangles. There are some round tables that are set up against the exterior walls. The organizers assign vendors to tables. If you want to be next to a friend please specify when registering. See above picture for previous set up. This year’s event will look the same.

Payment is through VENMO and PAYPAL.
VENMO ID: @William-Fick
PAYPAL ID: Super G Print Lab

TO REGISTER, SEND $40 TO THE VENMO OR PAYPAL ACCOUNT. MAKE SURE YOU GET A RECEIPT. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE PROOF OF PAYMENT.

AFTER PAYING SEND A MESSAGE TO DURHAMSUPERGRAPHIC@GMAIL.COM
IN YOUR MESSAGE INCLUDE YOUR NAME, BUSINESS NAME (IF YOU HAVE ONE). IF YOUR NAME IS DIFFERENT THAN HOW YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF PLEASE SPECIFY THAT. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PRONOUNS.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

SCREENPRINT ROUNDUP, MAY 17

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GET YOUR PRINTMAKING FICKS is thrilled to announce the inaugural Screenprint Roundup, a groundbreaking event showcasing the talents of 20 remarkable screenprinters from across the Triangle and beyond. This mini-festival is a first of its kind in the region, celebrating the dynamic art of screenprinting.

The Screenprint Roundup will feature the sale of unique printed art + live printing demonstrations that offer a behind-the-scenes look at the screenprinting process. Attendees will have the opportunity to witness the creation of prints and explore a wide array of printed materials, each piece a testament to the unique artistic vision of these screenprinters.

 At 9pm, the festival will transition into an evening of high voltage music with a performance by PIPE. Their energetic set will take place from 9pm to 10pm, promising to be the perfect soundtrack to an evening of squeegee on screen making and vending.

The festivities will take place at The Fruit, Durham’s most unique event venue. While admission is free, we encourage attendees to consider making a donation. Your generous contributions will help offset the costs of the festival.

ARTISTS INCUDE: Robby Poore, Ron Liberti, Peel Gallery, Get Out The Vote, Elora Galluzo, B Kennedy, London Loftice, Christopher Williams, Red Rabbit Press, Laboosh Printing, Renzo Ortega, Matt Touch, Kelly Schrader, River Takada, London Loftice Art, Smallest Dad Studio, Kirsten Schambra, Riley Till.

2023 Registration is open!

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The Zine Machine 2023 is now open for registration!

Here are the details:

The event will take place on Sunday October 15th, 2023 from 11am – 5pm at the Fruit arts venue in Durham. https://www.facebook.com/305sdillardst/

This is a printed matter festival so your table can display anything that is printed but we love zines and comics so try to bring as much of that as possible.

Fee: $30 per table spot. If you want two table spots the fee is $60.

Each participant will need to bring their own table and chairs. Tables should not exceed 8 feet.

Registration which includes fee payment will stay open until September 15. We are limiting the number of tablers to 75. If we reach that number before September 15 we will close registration at that time.

Very important! This is a printed matter festival for DIYers, small presses and other kinds of makers. We do not allow large publishers or corporate types – sorry it’s just not our thing. Also, we do not allow content makers who create nasty, offensive, sexist, racist, just plain horrible stuff. We understand that some material is geared towards an adult audience and that’s fine.

Feel free to share this info with others!

********* TO REGISTER **********

PAYMENT IS WITH VENMO OR PAYPAL.

MY PAYPAL EMAIL IS: durhamsupergraphic@gmail.com

MY VENMO IS: @William-Fick

If you have problems connecting to these please let me know.

YOU WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID THE FEE.

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– SEND ME YOUR NAME (REAL NAME). IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS, STUDIO OR PRESS NAME PLEASE INCLUDE THAT TOO.

– HOW MANY TABLE SPOTS WILL YOU NEED. $30 PER TABLE SPOT.

– BEST EMAIL ADDRESS TO CONTACT YOU.

– WEBSITE ADDRESS (NOT REQUIRED)

– SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES: INSTAGRAM, TIK TOK, FACEBOOK, OTHER. (NOT REQUIRED)

THAT’S IT!

Thanks and hope you sign up. It’s gonna be great!!!!

ZINE MACHINE REGISTRATION

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ZINE MACHINE #6, Sunday October 16th, 2022. 11am – 5pm

Printed Matter Festival that highlights regional DIY artists that make zines, comics, prints, ephemera, books and other similar DIY objects.

Venue: Durham, North Carolina Armory.

The Zine Machine Printed Matter Festival is now open for registration. Participants must be DIY artists whose work consists primarily of printed matter OR small DIY publishers/dealers that specialize in zines, comics, prints, ephemera and books. We do not censor content but please know that the event is free to the public and attended by families with children.

We do not allow participants that make work that is aggressively offensive, attacking or over the top in your face. Political organizations and large enterprises are also not able to apply.

Interested participants can send a preregistration message to the event organizer, Bill Fick at linobill@gmail.com with:

Your name.

Your business name.

Website or Instagram address or images of your work.

Basic info about your work.

The deadline for applying is August 25th, 2022. Tables fill quickly so apply sooner than later.

Zine Machine #6 – postp(ohno)ed!

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We’re sad to announce that Zine Machine #6 is postponed for another year. Despite our high hopes and crossed fingers, it looks like the Covid Monster isn’t done with us yet.

We’ve got the Durham Armory reserved for October 16, 2022. Here’s hoping the world will be feeling better by then and Zine Machine can celebrate its triumphant return!

Till the, stay safe & keep on zine-ing!