Update: June 2008
July classes!
| We are making a calender of July Classes. Come make a zine with us! Each session is $10. Intro to zines, mini-zine making, and button and sticker making. Stop by the space June 28th for our open house to get a sneak peak of what is developing at ZACC. We need lots of volunteers, and you can find out more on the 28th! |
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Open House, SUMMER ISSUE, CLASSES.
. This Saturday, you are more than welcome to stop by at 235 N 1st St W. to see the beginning phases of our new facility at the Zootown Arts Community Center. Come on over from 12-5 pm and see what's developing. We will be gathering class ideas and requests from the community, soliciting volunteers, and generally showing people around so you can get to know what we are all about! Then, stop by over the summer as we continue to ready ourselves for our Grand Opening on August 30.
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SUMMER ISSUE SUBMISSIONS DUE:
The summer issue of Slumgullion is already underway! It is being guest-edited by Liz Guthrie and Andy Peterson. The theme for the issue is 'the element of sound'. Interpret however you like. And we know you will. Please send 1-4 pages of poetry/prose/art/vispo/creative nonfic to: Andy at akpeterson79 in the mailing service known as hotmail.com, &/or Liz at elizabeth.guthrie in the mailing service known as gmail.com The deadline is July 15th. (email addresses above encoded with genius coding to thwart spam robots)
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CLASSES!
Because we were just donated two photocopiers, we already have classes lined up for July. Here is how Slumgullion is going to work: we will offer classes, and workshops, and host open hours for visits and library time. If you make a zine with us, you get the option of leaving a copy of it in our zine library for all who come to read. Class schedule is below, but we may make additions later this week so please do check Slumgullion.org often. In the future, we look forward to offering poetry workshops, fine art book making, silk screen, and visiting artists. Things are happening in a whirlwind right now. Classes are from 6:30 tp 8PM on the dates listed below. Our volunteer meeting will happen on July 8th at 6:30.
Courtney Blazon, Ladypajama, and myself will offer "Intro to zines" to give an overview of the history, culture, and art of zine making. We will also talk about our own backgrounds and how Slumgullion came into being. Learn some methods, and talk about independent publishing. This class takes place Wed July 2 and Thurs. July 10th. Its meant to prepare you for our zine-making classes.
Also, we have mini zine making ( the size is 4.5 inches by 5.5 inches), one of the simplest, and cheapest ways to create your own publication. For one two-class session, Ladypajama, local zine maker and Slumgullion Bookmobile Zine Peddler, will assist you with the creation of your zine from start to finish. Come to class with some sort of content, preferably already cut to the size of the zine. However, if you dont have anything or that seems daunting, let us know and we can help. $20 because its a 2-class session. You get a copy of your zine, and liberation from the box-store publishing paradigm. More copies are available for the cost of copies, which isnt too much with this format. ages 13 and up.
Debby Florence, founder of Slumgullion, will offer a Scribble Cut-up mini-zine class. July 9th and the 23rd. Bring in your journal, notebooks from Spanish class where you doodled in the margins, and other random nonsense you have laying around the house. Be prepared to use rubber stamps, typewriter, and other glorious methods to make your nonsense a published artifact. Words, images, and stuff you found in the recycling bin are fine. $20. You get a copy of your zine, liberation spoken of above, and more copies if you pitch in for them. This class is open to all ages.
And Courtney Blazon, artist ( www.courtneyblazon.com) is going to have a Button and Sticker Making class! All you need is yourself and lots of desire to wear buttons and stick stickers. She will provide all kinds of materials to collage or draw on. And you get buttons and stickers. $12 All ages.
Please email me your mailing address if you would like to get class schedules and event notices via regular post so you can stick them on your fridge or whatever.
Thank you again and again for all your support,
Debby Florence
Slumgullion Posted on 6-24-08 by debby | [0] comments
. This Saturday, you are more than welcome to stop by at 235 N 1st St W. to see the beginning phases of our new facility at the Zootown Arts Community Center. Come on over from 12-5 pm and see what's developing. We will be gathering class ideas and requests from the community, soliciting volunteers, and generally showing people around so you can get to know what we are all about! Then, stop by over the summer as we continue to ready ourselves for our Grand Opening on August 30.
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SUMMER ISSUE SUBMISSIONS DUE:
The summer issue of Slumgullion is already underway! It is being guest-edited by Liz Guthrie and Andy Peterson. The theme for the issue is 'the element of sound'. Interpret however you like. And we know you will. Please send 1-4 pages of poetry/prose/art/vispo/creative nonfic to: Andy at akpeterson79 in the mailing service known as hotmail.com, &/or Liz at elizabeth.guthrie in the mailing service known as gmail.com The deadline is July 15th. (email addresses above encoded with genius coding to thwart spam robots)
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CLASSES!
Because we were just donated two photocopiers, we already have classes lined up for July. Here is how Slumgullion is going to work: we will offer classes, and workshops, and host open hours for visits and library time. If you make a zine with us, you get the option of leaving a copy of it in our zine library for all who come to read. Class schedule is below, but we may make additions later this week so please do check Slumgullion.org often. In the future, we look forward to offering poetry workshops, fine art book making, silk screen, and visiting artists. Things are happening in a whirlwind right now. Classes are from 6:30 tp 8PM on the dates listed below. Our volunteer meeting will happen on July 8th at 6:30.
Courtney Blazon, Ladypajama, and myself will offer "Intro to zines" to give an overview of the history, culture, and art of zine making. We will also talk about our own backgrounds and how Slumgullion came into being. Learn some methods, and talk about independent publishing. This class takes place Wed July 2 and Thurs. July 10th. Its meant to prepare you for our zine-making classes.
Also, we have mini zine making ( the size is 4.5 inches by 5.5 inches), one of the simplest, and cheapest ways to create your own publication. For one two-class session, Ladypajama, local zine maker and Slumgullion Bookmobile Zine Peddler, will assist you with the creation of your zine from start to finish. Come to class with some sort of content, preferably already cut to the size of the zine. However, if you dont have anything or that seems daunting, let us know and we can help. $20 because its a 2-class session. You get a copy of your zine, and liberation from the box-store publishing paradigm. More copies are available for the cost of copies, which isnt too much with this format. ages 13 and up.
Debby Florence, founder of Slumgullion, will offer a Scribble Cut-up mini-zine class. July 9th and the 23rd. Bring in your journal, notebooks from Spanish class where you doodled in the margins, and other random nonsense you have laying around the house. Be prepared to use rubber stamps, typewriter, and other glorious methods to make your nonsense a published artifact. Words, images, and stuff you found in the recycling bin are fine. $20. You get a copy of your zine, liberation spoken of above, and more copies if you pitch in for them. This class is open to all ages.
And Courtney Blazon, artist ( www.courtneyblazon.com) is going to have a Button and Sticker Making class! All you need is yourself and lots of desire to wear buttons and stick stickers. She will provide all kinds of materials to collage or draw on. And you get buttons and stickers. $12 All ages.
Please email me your mailing address if you would like to get class schedules and event notices via regular post so you can stick them on your fridge or whatever.
Thank you again and again for all your support,
Debby Florence
Slumgullion Posted on 6-24-08 by debby | [0] comments
ZINE DONATION REQUEST!
.I just posted this on a list serve ( zinesters on yahoo groups ) but I just realized it might be good to post something here as well.. so .. cut and paste:
We're looking for donations for our zine library, which we are setting up again in a community art center that will have tons of visitors and amazing events and activities. Please send us all kinds of good stuff to show Missoula. We will be teaching workshops and classes, and this year have a goal to start buying zines to distribute.. (right now we only distribute locally-made zines but want to expand) . We are also starting a community printshop.
(We still have all the zines from the last time we asked for donations, so if anyone sent things then, your zines are still in circulation here.. we just had to move out of our old studio. But, we put the zines at a livingroom library where lots of people roamed through. Now they are in our new space, getting happily shelved on lovely spinny-racks)
We have a special interest and need for kid-friendly material. Zines made by kids would be awesome. Also, zines in espanol, or other languages as well. Right now we can't afford to buy a bunch of zines but eventually we want to start doing that, so if you want to send a sample of your zine thats great.. and if you want to simply send us info that you are interested in trading, we are going to be making lots of zines in our classes and stuff, so it will be fun to set up the new zine-makers with some addresses for swapping. Thanks!
Posted on 6-20-08 by debby | [0] comments
.I just posted this on a list serve ( zinesters on yahoo groups ) but I just realized it might be good to post something here as well.. so .. cut and paste:
We're looking for donations for our zine library, which we are setting up again in a community art center that will have tons of visitors and amazing events and activities. Please send us all kinds of good stuff to show Missoula. We will be teaching workshops and classes, and this year have a goal to start buying zines to distribute.. (right now we only distribute locally-made zines but want to expand) . We are also starting a community printshop.
(We still have all the zines from the last time we asked for donations, so if anyone sent things then, your zines are still in circulation here.. we just had to move out of our old studio. But, we put the zines at a livingroom library where lots of people roamed through. Now they are in our new space, getting happily shelved on lovely spinny-racks)
We have a special interest and need for kid-friendly material. Zines made by kids would be awesome. Also, zines in espanol, or other languages as well. Right now we can't afford to buy a bunch of zines but eventually we want to start doing that, so if you want to send a sample of your zine thats great.. and if you want to simply send us info that you are interested in trading, we are going to be making lots of zines in our classes and stuff, so it will be fun to set up the new zine-makers with some addresses for swapping. Thanks!
Posted on 6-20-08 by debby | [0] comments
HERE IS OUR HOME
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Come stop by the Badlander so we can thank you for your support and celebrate with you! We will also be staying for the CDB record release party at the Badlander, so you can amble around for First Friday events and come back and find us at 9PM as well..
Posted on 6-5-08 by debby | [0] comments
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Come stop by the Badlander so we can thank you for your support and celebrate with you! We will also be staying for the CDB record release party at the Badlander, so you can amble around for First Friday events and come back and find us at 9PM as well..
Posted on 6-5-08 by debby | [0] comments
WE DID IT. We Found A HOME.
. Slumgullion has joined forces with the Zootown Arts Community Center
and we now have a 3,000 sq. ft. space at :
235 North First Street, Missoula MT 59802.
PLEASE if you live in town, come see us this Friday at the Badlander DIY
Bazaar if you can, we are raffling off a 8.1 megapixel digital camera at 8PM
and you don't have to be there to win! Proceeds from this raffle go to buy
us toner and other supplies that we need for the center so that we can serve
the community at large with our Community Print Shop! I will be announcing
an open house date soon ( tentatively late june, likely a saturday!) , so
that you can all visit the space as we assemble all its amazing ingredients.
Then in September we will hold our huge grand opening but we will be open
for business this summer.
The Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) will feature
A cool location! just over the Footbridge across the tracks from downtown!
BIKE BUS WALK!
Our own store!
Small press and zine library!
Community Print Shop! of course
Community Dark Room with camera library!
Art, writing, publishing etc Classes for Kids and Adults!
Thus, a Child-friendly facility!
Local Artists-In-Residence!
Art Gallery!
Performances!
Services rendered by local real artists who are making their dream-jobs!
Stay tuned for more announcements, and please feel free to email me with questions. We're seeking
lots of supplies and support so if you have art supplies, paper, silk
screens, construction or plumbing skills, gardening interests, know an
artist that wants to rent a studio from us, colorful fabric, rubber stamps,
welding skills to make a bike rack, storefront shelving, a gorgeous desk, a
piano, tiles we can use for painting on, scrap wood for wood cuts, paper,
ink, paintbrushes... you name it we'll appreciate it, and you can bring it
to the open house. Oh, and if you want to make a book or magazine or zine..
you know where we are.
Thank you all,
Debby Florence
Slumgullion Posted on 6-3-08 by debby | [0] comments
. Slumgullion has joined forces with the Zootown Arts Community Center
and we now have a 3,000 sq. ft. space at :
235 North First Street, Missoula MT 59802.
PLEASE if you live in town, come see us this Friday at the Badlander DIY
Bazaar if you can, we are raffling off a 8.1 megapixel digital camera at 8PM
and you don't have to be there to win! Proceeds from this raffle go to buy
us toner and other supplies that we need for the center so that we can serve
the community at large with our Community Print Shop! I will be announcing
an open house date soon ( tentatively late june, likely a saturday!) , so
that you can all visit the space as we assemble all its amazing ingredients.
Then in September we will hold our huge grand opening but we will be open
for business this summer.
The Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) will feature
A cool location! just over the Footbridge across the tracks from downtown!
BIKE BUS WALK!
Our own store!
Small press and zine library!
Community Print Shop! of course
Community Dark Room with camera library!
Art, writing, publishing etc Classes for Kids and Adults!
Thus, a Child-friendly facility!
Local Artists-In-Residence!
Art Gallery!
Performances!
Services rendered by local real artists who are making their dream-jobs!
Stay tuned for more announcements, and please feel free to email me with questions. We're seeking
lots of supplies and support so if you have art supplies, paper, silk
screens, construction or plumbing skills, gardening interests, know an
artist that wants to rent a studio from us, colorful fabric, rubber stamps,
welding skills to make a bike rack, storefront shelving, a gorgeous desk, a
piano, tiles we can use for painting on, scrap wood for wood cuts, paper,
ink, paintbrushes... you name it we'll appreciate it, and you can bring it
to the open house. Oh, and if you want to make a book or magazine or zine..
you know where we are.
Thank you all,
Debby Florence
Slumgullion Posted on 6-3-08 by debby | [0] comments
WIN THIS CAMERA!!!!
.Yes, we are now selling raffle tickets for THIS CAMERA. They are $10. Available at Saturday market (if its not too rainy we will be there this week) This is a 8.1 megapixel Lumix digital camera, generously donated by Vann's! Its got 3.6x optical zoom, a movie mode, optical image stabilization, and its really small. Its on sale right now at vann's but it originally sold for nearly $300. Posted on 5-20-08 by debby | [0] comments
.Yes, we are now selling raffle tickets for THIS CAMERA. They are $10. Available at Saturday market (if its not too rainy we will be there this week) This is a 8.1 megapixel Lumix digital camera, generously donated by Vann's! Its got 3.6x optical zoom, a movie mode, optical image stabilization, and its really small. Its on sale right now at vann's but it originally sold for nearly $300. Posted on 5-20-08 by debby | [0] comments
ISSUE FOUR IS DONE. Today's Date: May 14 2008.
. And here it is.....It isn't available everywhere yet because we have not yet made enough to stock both the Bookmobile and Haus Frau. These are wayyyy labor intensive so they are taking a while to get enough together. But if you want one, they are $10, and you can either buy one from Courtney Blazon at her booth at the Saturday Market, or from the Bookmobile there, or at upcoming events. Soon to be at Haus Frau as well! Very soon. See below the photo for updates on recent events, upcoming plans, and so on!
So, we had a really great time last First Friday out in great weather with the bookmobile. We sold lots of zines and chocolate-covered strawberries, too!
Also, we are working on raffling off THIS CAMERA generously donated to us by Vann's , a Montana-owned retailer of electronics and appliances. The search for the ideal space is still continuing, and we, too feel the suspense might make us insane but we know its worth it!
Plus, did you know that yet another person who has supported Slumgullion (and was featured in issue 3) has had a book published? Josh Wagner we are so excited for you! Josh's book, Fiction Clemens is published by "Ape Entertainment", publishers of "Teddy Scares" and "White Picket Fences" ---go to http://www.fictionclemens.org to learn more...
Thats it for now but we are extremely busy so if this website looks woefully-inadequate just know that its only because we like the Bookmobile and zines so much. Posted on 5-14-08 by debby | [0] comments
. And here it is.....It isn't available everywhere yet because we have not yet made enough to stock both the Bookmobile and Haus Frau. These are wayyyy labor intensive so they are taking a while to get enough together. But if you want one, they are $10, and you can either buy one from Courtney Blazon at her booth at the Saturday Market, or from the Bookmobile there, or at upcoming events. Soon to be at Haus Frau as well! Very soon. See below the photo for updates on recent events, upcoming plans, and so on!
So, we had a really great time last First Friday out in great weather with the bookmobile. We sold lots of zines and chocolate-covered strawberries, too!
Also, we are working on raffling off THIS CAMERA generously donated to us by Vann's , a Montana-owned retailer of electronics and appliances. The search for the ideal space is still continuing, and we, too feel the suspense might make us insane but we know its worth it!
Plus, did you know that yet another person who has supported Slumgullion (and was featured in issue 3) has had a book published? Josh Wagner we are so excited for you! Josh's book, Fiction Clemens is published by "Ape Entertainment", publishers of "Teddy Scares" and "White Picket Fences" ---go to http://www.fictionclemens.org to learn more...
Thats it for now but we are extremely busy so if this website looks woefully-inadequate just know that its only because we like the Bookmobile and zines so much. Posted on 5-14-08 by debby | [0] comments
ISSUE FOUR TO HIT THE STREET
.Hello all of you who have been patiently waiting. Issue four is almost fully folded and crammed full of goodies. Did you know there is a real treasure map inside that leads to a real treasure buried in Missoula? Did you also know that you will find work by Courtney Blazon, Katie Ludwick, Nabil Kashyap, Jonathan Marquis, and that the cover is made by Kayla i dont know her last name? And more? Yes, there is more.
That is why you should come see it at the Bookmobile on this Friday, May 2, outside Butterfly Herbs from 5 PM to 8 PM. And buy one while you are at it. And, we will also have cookies. Posted on 4-28-08 by debby | [0] comments
.Hello all of you who have been patiently waiting. Issue four is almost fully folded and crammed full of goodies. Did you know there is a real treasure map inside that leads to a real treasure buried in Missoula? Did you also know that you will find work by Courtney Blazon, Katie Ludwick, Nabil Kashyap, Jonathan Marquis, and that the cover is made by Kayla i dont know her last name? And more? Yes, there is more.
That is why you should come see it at the Bookmobile on this Friday, May 2, outside Butterfly Herbs from 5 PM to 8 PM. And buy one while you are at it. And, we will also have cookies. Posted on 4-28-08 by debby | [0] comments
Oh yes we did.
.We are 95% sure we are moving into a space! really soon! it isn't totally finalized yet so you have to stay tuned! ( dont worry, we will mass e-mail the universe) . BUT, there is no better time to tell you that when you purchase our FOUR new upcoming books , you will be making this REALLY HAPPEN.
Here's what's coming:
Slumgullion 4: Holy wow is it freaking awesome. Pockets jammed full of all kinds of surprises.
Rapid Memo Typing Service: The book documents the 5 hours of typing with the Imagographer, who drew what the typists typed.
And two more that i cannot reveal because there are some details i just realized I still need to know.
But. There will be a party. A big, wonderful party. And there you will be able to lay eyes on these books. And buy them. And your purchase will help us make a Community Print Shop. For you!
So just keep checking the site. Soon, more news.
Posted on 4-10-08 by debby | [0] comments
.We are 95% sure we are moving into a space! really soon! it isn't totally finalized yet so you have to stay tuned! ( dont worry, we will mass e-mail the universe) . BUT, there is no better time to tell you that when you purchase our FOUR new upcoming books , you will be making this REALLY HAPPEN.
Here's what's coming:
Slumgullion 4: Holy wow is it freaking awesome. Pockets jammed full of all kinds of surprises.
Rapid Memo Typing Service: The book documents the 5 hours of typing with the Imagographer, who drew what the typists typed.
And two more that i cannot reveal because there are some details i just realized I still need to know.
But. There will be a party. A big, wonderful party. And there you will be able to lay eyes on these books. And buy them. And your purchase will help us make a Community Print Shop. For you!
So just keep checking the site. Soon, more news.
Posted on 4-10-08 by debby | [0] comments
Zootown Arts Partnership and more
News. We have partnered with Zootown Arts for our most serious building search ever. We will be seeking your support to help us make it happen! Things to look for:
March 30: Submission deadline for Slumgullion Four!
April: Bake Sale! Art Auction! Zine Launch! Book Launch!
May: Bookmobile will make its first appearance of the spring! Check up with the MySpace for dates and places, to be announced very soon! More details about our possible space there, too.
Posted on 3-17-08 by debby | [0] comments
News. We have partnered with Zootown Arts for our most serious building search ever. We will be seeking your support to help us make it happen! Things to look for:
March 30: Submission deadline for Slumgullion Four!
April: Bake Sale! Art Auction! Zine Launch! Book Launch!
May: Bookmobile will make its first appearance of the spring! Check up with the MySpace for dates and places, to be announced very soon! More details about our possible space there, too.
Posted on 3-17-08 by debby | [0] comments
Submission Call! Slumgullion Issue Four, limited edition Pocket Issue
News. The new issue of Slumgullion is going to have envelope-style pockets in it, and we're asking for submissions of things that would fit inside the pockets. Things like postcards, mini-zines, found art, CDs, DVDs, mini paintings ... We hope to see original , creative ways to meet this challenge. . . and to encourage color and artistic additions, we are going to ask contributors to help with copies. How it will work:
SIZE: Your submission will fit in the pockets. Make it no larger than 5 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches tall. It can be smaller, but not teeny or it could fall out or be missed. Also, it can't be big fat wad of stuff. We need it (the pile, or the book, or the cards, or the fabric) to be not much more than roughly 1/16th of an inch thick. This is just to ensure the book will close. Contact us if your submission might require more than one pocket.
Submit ONE copy/version/template of your submission for our consideration. Don't make a million just yet. You can either scan it and email it to us, or send by mail. By March 30th. ( for e-mail use JPEG or PDF please).
If your work is accepted, we will notify you. Then, we'll ask you to make 100 copies of your submission. You'll have a second deadline within which to do this, about one week. If you need some sort of assistance doing it, let us know.
Posted on 3-17-08 by debby | [0] comments
News. The new issue of Slumgullion is going to have envelope-style pockets in it, and we're asking for submissions of things that would fit inside the pockets. Things like postcards, mini-zines, found art, CDs, DVDs, mini paintings ... We hope to see original , creative ways to meet this challenge. . . and to encourage color and artistic additions, we are going to ask contributors to help with copies. How it will work:
SIZE: Your submission will fit in the pockets. Make it no larger than 5 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches tall. It can be smaller, but not teeny or it could fall out or be missed. Also, it can't be big fat wad of stuff. We need it (the pile, or the book, or the cards, or the fabric) to be not much more than roughly 1/16th of an inch thick. This is just to ensure the book will close. Contact us if your submission might require more than one pocket.
Submit ONE copy/version/template of your submission for our consideration. Don't make a million just yet. You can either scan it and email it to us, or send by mail. By March 30th. ( for e-mail use JPEG or PDF please).
If your work is accepted, we will notify you. Then, we'll ask you to make 100 copies of your submission. You'll have a second deadline within which to do this, about one week. If you need some sort of assistance doing it, let us know.
Posted on 3-17-08 by debby | [0] comments
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