MCA and Sydney Writers' Festival Zine Fair

Sunday 24 May, 11.00am–5.00pm

The MCA is proud to be an official venue of the 2009 Sydney Writers’ Festival. Details of the festival program will be published in the Sydney Morning Herald and online at www.swf.org.au.

The MCA Zine Fair is one of the largest in the southern hemisphere for buying, selling, swapping or browsing zines. The MCA Zine Fair includes gallery floor talks, panel discussion, music and much, much more.

STALLS BOOKED OUT

Presented in association with the Sydney Writers’ Festival

TALKS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Artists Books with Glenn Barkley
Sunday 24 May, 11.00am-12noon, Level 4 Gallery
Join MCA Curator Glenn Barkley for a look at a selection of rare artists books and ephemera from the MCA Collection. They provide a fascinating insight into the diversity of the book form and it’s relationship to contemporary art.
FREE

Artist Talk with Vanessa Berry
Sunday 24 May, 12noon-12.30pm, Level 4 Gallery
Vanessa Berry talks about her work and zine-making, including her works exhibited in the current MCA exhibition avoiding myth & message.
FREE

Fbi 94.5FM’s Out of the Box with Christos Tsiolkas
Sunday 24 May, 2.00pm–3.00pm, Level 4 Gallery
Each week on Fbi 94.5, Canvas delves into someone’s record collection and talks about the music he or she loves, his or her life and how the two interact. Here it explores Christos Tsiolkas’s musical inspirations Presented by Fbi 94.5 and Cyclic Defrost Magazine.
FREE

Bloggers v Journalists, Round 378
Sunday 24 May, 3.30pm–5.00pm, Level 4 Gallery
If bloggers are all wannabe journalists and journalists are all complacent hacks, why do so few manage to cross over? Rachel Hills talks to bloggers/journalists Erica Bartle, Tim Blair, Margo Kingston and Antony Loewenstein.
FREE

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a zine?

Zines are small circulation, non-commercial publications that are printed by their creators on a topic of their choice. They come in all shapes and sizes from personal zine, artzines, zines about music and politics, fanzines. Zines are straight from the writer to the reader: raw, uncut and handmade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine

What is the purpose of a zine fair?

Zine fairs are a great opportunity to sell, trade and talk about zines.

When and where is the event being held?

The event will be held in the MCA Foundation Hall on Sunday 24 May from 11am to 5pm. Don’t be fooled by the buskers surrounding MCA in Circular Quay the Zine Fair will be inside—come on in!

How much does it cost to attend? How much is the entrance fee?

Entrance for the event and the exhibitions in the Museum are FREE.

WE've booked a stall, when can we set up?

The MCA Foundation Hall will be open to stall holders on the day from 10.00–11.00am. And yes, we prefer all stalls to be set up by 11.00am. Tables will be allocated prior to the day, so if you want to be stationed next to another table, please let us know.

I may need electricity at my table, what do I do?

Sorry, no tables will be supplied with electricity. You are more than welcome to bring along your Pedal-A-Watt bicycle to generate electricity for your stall.

Can I sell other items at my stall and is there anything I cannot sell at my stall?

We encourage creativity and you are welcome to sell other items in your stall, from badges to stencil art to crafty nick-nacks. We ask that material does not include any of the following: pornography, nudity, defamation, harassment, commercial advertisements and material encouraging criminal conduct. Keep it clean.

Where do we park?

We encourage public transport. The MCA sits right on Circular Quay and is easily accessible for ferry-trippers, train-riders and bus-hoppers. There is no car parking available at the Museum but you can try your luck with public car parks in the area.

What other programs will there be at the Zine Fair?

We have programmed a jam-packed day of panel discussions and artist talks. Stay tuned for more information from our friends at the Sydney Writer's Festival.

While we are at the Zine Fair, can we visit the exhibitions at MCA?

Yes, we would love you to! The galleries will be open from 10.00am–5.00pm. Our Autumn Season Exhibitions will be on at this time: avoiding myth and message: Australian artists and the literary world, I walk the line: new Australian drawing and Yayoi Kusama: Mirrored Years.

How do I hear about other upcoming events at MCA?

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