Join us for the 6th annual Book and Zine Fest, a celebration of regional press, zine, and comic arts! Take part by checking our our digital vendor booths, attending one of our panels, or engaging with participating artists through our Instagram.
WHAT’S HAPPENING:
Sarah Lewis Performance + Q&A
Monday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m.
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Join Peterborough’s inaugural Poet Laureate Sarah Lewis for a spoken word performance. Lewis’s work is shaped by her own experience as an Anishnaabe Kwe (Ojibwe/Cree) artist, and has been recognized on a national level by the 2019 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.
Publish PTBO
Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m.
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Learn about the ins and outs of local publishing in this discussion with Nick Taylor from Trent’s Arthur Newspaper, Remi Akers from Absynthe Magazine and Elisha May Rubacha of local independent publisher “bird, buried press”.
Other Art Criticism
Thursday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m.
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Learn more about the arts scene through the work of independent publications and platforms like Femme Art Review, Off-Center, and Peripheral Review.
Keep an eye on the Artspace Instagram page as participating artists take to social media to promote their work, share insight into their process and interact with the community.
with Rhea Shahe (Trent Centre for Women and Trans People)
Monday, March 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
with Remi Akers (Absynthe Magazine)
Friday, March 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Check out our digital vendor booths, where artists of all varieties will make their work available for viewing or for purchase for the duration of the week.
