Art Block Zine is a DSTL Arts program that produces monthly, community-based zine-making workshops, and a biannual print-zine anthology by the same name. Our Art Block Zine–Editorial Board also manages our e-zine.
The Art Block Zine–Editorial Board meets on a weekly basis and reviews all submissions for content, theme, and artistic quality. The work our student-led editorial board seeks to publish should activate our five senses while inspiring us with a sense of vulnerability: a sense of realness. We hope to connect with well-developed stories and artwork.
Twice a year, our editorial board chooses a new theme for the zine. The current theme, and submission period, can be found below.
Please note: submissions are open year-round, but there are deadlines for being featured in the upcoming issue. Please review our submission period section below for upcoming deadline information. Submissions accepted online and in-person at workshops only, and must follow our guidelines.
For any questions regarding the biannual Art Block Zine, feel free to contact us by email at ArtBlockZine@DSTLArts.org.
The Art Block Zine–Editorial Board meets on a weekly basis and reviews all submissions for content, theme, and artistic quality. The work our student-led editorial board seeks to publish should activate our five senses while inspiring us with a sense of vulnerability: a sense of realness. We hope to connect with well-developed stories and artwork.
Twice a year, our editorial board chooses a new theme for the zine. The current theme, and submission period, can be found below.
Please note: submissions are open year-round, but there are deadlines for being featured in the upcoming issue. Please review our submission period section below for upcoming deadline information. Submissions accepted online and in-person at workshops only, and must follow our guidelines.
For any questions regarding the biannual Art Block Zine, feel free to contact us by email at ArtBlockZine@DSTLArts.org.
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Submission period: Ongoing, year-round
Publication Deadlines Winter Issue: November 1st Summer Issue: May 1st Submissions accepted online and in-person at workshops, and must follow our guidelines. Submission GuidelinesWe accept:
Submission is FREE, and if selected, contributors will receive one (1) FREE contributor's copy of the new issue of Art Block Zine. Contributors must be ages 16 or older, and reside in Los Angeles County. Individuals may submit up to two (2) submissions in each category. |
Volume 6; Issue 1 (Fall/Winter Issue, 2020):
Word on the Street We seek visual art, stories, poetry, photography, and comics that demonstrate a strong sense of the "Word on the Street" or better said, work that represents the stories, memories, and/or rumors from your experience on the streets. If you need inspiration, feel free to create art in response to the following quote: “I think the large part of the function of the internet is it is archival. It's unreliable to the extent that word on the street is unreliable. It's no more unreliable than that. You can find the truth on the street if you work at it.” – William Gibson What were/are the stories your neighbors gossiped about? Was the word you heard not entirely true? Was it all a bit of an exaggeration? What's the real word on the street? As always, share the word on the street by creating art through either photography, comics, poetry, flash fiction/creative nonfiction (500 words or less), or fine art/illustration. We look forward to reviewing your work. |
All-Ages Mini-Zine Workshops
Please note: Due to COVID-19 closures, this program is currently postponed. It will resume in Program Year 2021-2022.
Our Editorial Board conducts a community-based, mini-zine making workshop series offered in partnership with several libraries and community spaces throughout Northeast, East, and South Los Angeles.
Individuals from various neighborhoods in our community come together and work with our Editorial Board to develop stories, poetry, comics, and illustrations in mini-zines. This workshop series is ongoing, and meets once a month (except for holidays) at various locations in Los Angeles, and these workshops are open to people of all ages, regardless of background. Participants in this workshop are also invited to submit longer works of art to the either our biannual Art Block Zine, Aurtistic Zine, and/or our e-zine.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for frequent updates about time and location for our upcoming All-Ages Mini-Zine Workshops! Below, you’ll find our current All-Ages Mini-Zine Workshop sites where you can join us on a regular basis.
For any questions regarding the All-Ages Mini-Zine Workshops, feel free to contact us by email at Info@DSTLArts.org.
Our Editorial Board conducts a community-based, mini-zine making workshop series offered in partnership with several libraries and community spaces throughout Northeast, East, and South Los Angeles.
Individuals from various neighborhoods in our community come together and work with our Editorial Board to develop stories, poetry, comics, and illustrations in mini-zines. This workshop series is ongoing, and meets once a month (except for holidays) at various locations in Los Angeles, and these workshops are open to people of all ages, regardless of background. Participants in this workshop are also invited to submit longer works of art to the either our biannual Art Block Zine, Aurtistic Zine, and/or our e-zine.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for frequent updates about time and location for our upcoming All-Ages Mini-Zine Workshops! Below, you’ll find our current All-Ages Mini-Zine Workshop sites where you can join us on a regular basis.
For any questions regarding the All-Ages Mini-Zine Workshops, feel free to contact us by email at Info@DSTLArts.org.
Workshop Locations and Dates
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