Yes, AND: An Improvisational Zine Activity - A CoQuest Side Quest ⛵️
Yes, AND: An Improvisational Zine Activity encourages creatives to get out of their heads and go with the flow, and to create in tandem with each other.
Essentially a crafty version of a game of Telephone, each participant begins by creating the first page of a one-sheet, 8-page mini zine within 20 minutes. When the timer sounds, participants must pass their zine to their neighbour on the right. They then have 20 minutes to complete the next page, building off what they read and see only in the page before theirs, before it is passed on again. At the end of the time, each zine is returned to its original creator and results are explored and shared.
A selection of materials will be provided, including collage materials, scissors, glue, writing utensils, and stickers, but you're welcome to bring along your own materials!
All artists are encouraged to come early to additionally participate in the final day of the CoQuest make-a-thon open studio and collective artwork, which opens at 1:30- further details here: https://luma.com/u5kn3wse?tk=zCNIbB
If attendees are open to contributing, Odder Seeds will also be passing a slightly larger zine around the group, centred around the collectively-decided theme for the make-a-thon. Reprints of this zine will be sold at the Y'UNO? Arts & Music Festival at the Hamilton Farmers' Market from March 27-28, with proceeds going back to Odder Seeds to fund future creative programming and activations.
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⛵️ About CoQuest & the Community Side Quests ⛵️
This event is part of the larger CoQuest Art Festival & Forum, a week of gatherings exploring creativity, collaboration, and new ways to support local artists.
CoQuest brings together artists, makers, organizers, and community members through showcases, discussions, and collaborative experiences designed to strengthen the local creative ecosystem.
Side Quests are community-run events and workshops within the festival, smaller gatherings where attendees can learn from and connect with other local creatives.
📅 Check out the full calendar of Side Quests here:
https://luma.com/CoQuestSideQuests
🔎 Learn more about CoQuest: https://coquest.xyz/