Sticky Institute and State Library Victoria present:

TONERPALOOZA II ZINE FAIR

After three years, Sticky Institute’s zine fair TONERPALOOZA returns to State Library Victoria with over a hundred zine stalls across two days. 

Tonerpalooza II will take place in the Cowen Gallery to accompany the exhibition Self-made: zines and artist books, which runs until November 12 and will tour across the country through 2018 and 2019. Facebook event here.

Poster by Rachel Ang

Tonerpalooza II takes place on land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, to whom sovereignty was never ceded. Sticky Institute would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the custodians of the land, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and future.

Castles In The Sky II ZINE LAUNCH!
over 80 pages of the worlds best comic book art. 

SHOP 10 CAMPBELL ARCADE, DEGRAVES SUBWAY
(BELOW FLINDERS STREET) 
SATURDAY SEPTEMEBER 2ND. 3PM - 5PM.

Finally, after about 12 months, Guest Informant #10 is ready to be launched. Of course Plastic Rupert will be playing live at the launch (Plastic Knife + Rupert Ramon together on stage at last). Zines will be on sale on the night for $3

Guest Informant #10 Zine Launch
Friday 18th August 2017, 6pm to 7pm
Sticky Institute, Shop 10, Campbell Arcade, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
$0 entry. All ages. Free vegan muffins. Orange juice.

See you at the zine launch. Facebook event here.

Self-made: zines and artists books is a new exhibition showcasing the eclectic world of independent publishing, from exquisite handmade artist books to radical low-fi zines, opening at State Library Victoria on 11 August 2017.

Self-made is at the State Library Victoria from 11 August to 12 November 2017, and will then tour to the Mildura Arts Centre, Murray Bridge Regional Gallery, New England Regional Art Museum, Tweed Regional Gallery, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, and Latrobe Regional Gallery through 2018 and 2019.

Find out more here.

Image by Meg O’Shea

Dare you take… the Hallozeen challenge? 

It’s that time of year again! Hallozeen 2017 is coming to Sticky Institute to launch your spooky zines on spooky October, Friday the 13th, from 6pm. 

All are welcome! If you’ve got something Halloweeny in the works that’s gonna be ready by then, send a message here so you can be added to the list, or post in the Facebook event here.

Hallozinesters currently working on something spooky:
@emilyn3ver
Nara Butler
@lexlotl

Sticky will be at the Zine & Indie Comic Symposium 2017 taking place between 18-20 August at The Edge in Brisbane.
Find out more information here and here: @zicsaus

Poster by Benjamin Constantine

Copier Jam! has been a touring exhibition showcasing current zine and independent comic creators, collectives and distributors from across Australia. Exhibition curator Jeremy Staples will be at Sticky Institute to hand back all the Melbourne zines featured in the exhibition to the Melbourne zinemakers.

Jeremy will be travelling down from Queensland to host a Show and Tell with the Melbourne based creators and to talk about zines and zine exhibitions. Come along to hang out with the zinemakers and find out what it takes to organise a touring zine exhibition.

Saturday 22 July, 3-5pm, in Sticky. Free entry! 
copierjam.com

Facebook event here.

Poster by Ashley Ronning

Message from @karysmcewen:

Hello friends!

Please join me to launch my three new reading-themed zines, including Found in Books vol 2.

There will be snacks and book chats, plus a bookish playlist to enjoy (including the Belle & Sebastian song in the title of this event!)

The zines will be $2 each or $5 for all three, cash only.

Bring your friends! xxx

You issue #818 Zine Launch takes place on Friday at Thousand Pound Bend as part of Emerging Writers’ Festival 2017.

As part of Emerging Writers’ Festival 2017, Sticky Institute has curated an exhibition and associated series of zine launches / events at Thousand Pound Bend. It is called: 10,000 Staples.

Join us for the early evening exhibition opening where musical entertainment will be provided by space goth synth twiddler Meme Girls.

Facebook event here.

Sticky Institute acknowledges that 10,000 Staples is being held on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations, and that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded.

Colour Copy // 10,000 Staples

Sticky Institute is teaming up with Still Nomads and New Wayfinders to bring you Colour Copy, an afternoon dedicated to people of colour enjoying and creating zines together. 

Join us for walk-in zine making workshops with creator of Keep Brave and all-round zine-queen, Daisy Catterall. 1.00-2.30pm and 3.00-4.30pm. All materials provided.

Feel free to BYO zines, artworks, and ideas to show, share or trade with other makers! Stick around for the afternoon to soak up our selection of artworks, zines, books and tunes - for us, by us.

10,000 Staples will be at Thousand Pound Bend as part of Emerging Writers’ Festival, June 14 - 23. 

This event will take place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and becoming. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded, a treaty remains to be signed, and the fight for self-determination continues each day.

Sticky will be at Other Worlds Zine Fair at Marrickville Town Hall (NSW) on Sunday May 28, 12-4pm. 

Sydneysiders, we’ll also be at Rockin’ For Zines on Friday May 26, and Zines, Designs and Politics: a Dis/Conference at Frontyard on Saturday May 27.

Read a little bit about the history of Other Worlds here. 
Poster by @benjuers

To Here From Naivety #12 Zine Launch
Saturday June 3rd, 3-5pm, in Sticky 

Featuring…
petre out and the tyreslashers!
special guest zine readers, including Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen!!!
open ‘mic’ zine reading (bring your own or your favourite zine to read from)!

Three zines plus 7" for $12