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(From the Bizoo Media Release)
QLD
Creatives head South to share Bizoo, DIY Skills and a CULT-ure
Map!
To celebrate the launch
of Bizoo’s final release: The Best, The Worst and the Trash That
Never Made It', the crew behind Bizoo Zine invites you to a free
CULT-ure Map workshop on Thursday 20th December and the
official launch as part of the ‘End of the World’ exhibition on
Friday 21st December .
What’s a zine? Zine
is pronounced ‘zeen’, or like magazine without the ‘maga’ at
the front. Generally, it is a non-commercial and often handmade
publication devoted to specialised subject matter. Bizoo started life
as a zine. The subject matter on its inception was supporting and
growing the cultural sector in and around the Darling Downs.
3550
CULT-ure Map will be part zine, part community created tourist map.
Bizoo’s final release
is a free retrospective, carbon neutral book that covers the
highlights and lowlights of the music and arts zine, Bizoo. Bizoo
grew up in Toowoomba Queensland, that’s right; it is home to more
than just the Carnival of Flowers. Over its twenty-five issues, Bizoo
rounded up a tribe of 60 contributors from across the country and
became an underground platform that supported the arts nationally.
For five years, Bizoo
woke up a sleepy town and brought to life a thriving arts community.
The Bizoo crew will tell the tale on how they achieved this and plan
to pass on skills that can assist the growth of Victoria’s regional
cultural community. Bizoo gave the folk of Toowoomba an outlet to
create, collaborate, and connect while supporting the development of
their regional town.
Two of the creators of
the publication are spreading the word throughout regional Victoria
via workshops and events throughout November and December. With their
eyes set on planting cultural seeds in every town they visit. They
plan to share their success story and strategies with the Bendigo
community and show how a small group of young people created,
collaborated and connected.
View Point Handmade
gallery has invited Jeremy Staples; the creator of Bizoo and Elouise
Quinlivan; owner of the online zine shop Smells Like Zines as well as
Bizoo book contributor to come along and facilitate the creation of
the 3550 CULT-ure Map zine and launch it and the Bizoo Zine book the
following night as part of the ‘End of the World Exhibition’!
You know those boring
tourist guides found at backpackers and bus interchanges that show
only the money spinning attractions and restaurants that have paid to
be on the map? We want to reclaim the streets by highlighting the
real events, attractions, cheap eats, artist-run spaces and
affordable or free events that only locals would know about. In short
– we want you to add your secrets to the map.
Bizoo is coming with
your help to create and compile, print and distribute the 3550
CULT-ure Map. We’ll bring along all the resources and creative
tools - you need to add your story, insights and secrets.
If the ‘End of the
World’ exhibition on the 21st of December wasn’t
enough, Bizoo and the 3550 CULT-ure Map will be officially launched
as well as The Covers of Bizoo exhibition with highlight all the
artists who created covers over the past twenty-five issues. Some
have gone onto working at Disney, some have helped to make our street
walls shine and others have gone on to create their own zines and
start their own DIY collectives. ‘The Covers of Bizoo’ exhibition
will highlight all the amazing talent that wrapped around the little
zine and made it stick out from the rest. Come along and checkout
what Ken Taylor - the now house hold name for rock posters, movies
and art design, Rowan Tedge whose work was featured in Vice mag as
well as his own zine collections, Simon Degroot whose iconic pieces
breathe life into Brisbane’s traffic signal boxes, Sam Mackenzie,
an illustrator and well known Brisbane poster and graphic designer
and so many more. These artists weren’t in it for the coin, which
is great, because Bizoo had no money to pay them, but we thank them
for getting on board to kick off a DIY community across Australia.
If we haven’t sold
you yet! For one night which could very well be our last! Come learn
and print your very own souvenir Gocco postcard. Originating from
Japan which mixes the elements of screen printing and pressure
printing together. Its easy and simple, even your five year old
sister could do it.
If you’re interested
in attending or have any questions, please don’t hesitate in
getting in contact. You can reach Jessica Cola on
info@viewpointgallery.com.au
