Zines are cool, creative handmade publications to express ideas, emotions, and images in a short, accessible form. Students will learn about the history of zines and make their own mini-zine. Students can pick their own zine topics or this class can work with the current curriculum to be about a specific topic. This is a single session, but can also be made into a double session (in the second session, students will get photocopies of their zines to hand out and be able to share zines with the class and critique.)

Single session

Sam Wrobel

Sam Wróbel is a multidisciplinary artist based in SW Louisiana, specializing in the Polish papercutting folk art of wycinanki. Sam grew up in the Chicago area, where he learned wycinanki from artist Doris Sikorsky. Together they received two Master/Apprentice grants in Ethnic Art from the Illinois Arts Council.

Sam spent 10 years as a commercial chalkboard and sign artist for Trader Joe’s, while doing freelance illustration, painting, and design. He has been living in Acadiana since 2017, has been teaching in ACA programs since 2019, and runs the Student Art Markets at ACA’s Student Art Expos.
See more about Sam at samwrobel.com