DATE: Saturday, January 24, 2026
TIME: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Sede do Coletivo Artisterium

VACANCIES: 12 participants
AGE RANGE: 15 to 75 years old
PRICE: €40

PROMOTERS:
Edições UV
Auroque
Associação Cultural

TRAINER:
Miguel Correia

Born in 1979 in Aveiro.
He graduated in Communication Design from the Escola Superior de Artes e Design in Matosinhos, Porto. He has had a professional and academic career in branding since 1997. He currently serves as Senior Designer at the communication agency Gula Visual in Aveiro, of which he is a managing partner and co-founder.
He is also the editor of the artistic fanzine Ultra Violenta and Coordinator of the Fanzineteca of Aveiro. He is one of the three founding members of the Artisterium Collective.

CONTEXTUALIZATION:
The term fanzine combines “fan” (as a follower or enthusiast of something) and “zine” (from magazine). It refers to non-commercial publications with a more underground attitude, often flourishing in music and comic book communities. Fanzines are self-published and produced with simple resources. This type of publication was very popular in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, although it originated earlier. Today, there is renewed enthusiasm for this editorial practice.

DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to the concept of independent publications will be provided.
Some examples of small press publications will be shown.
Various printing techniques commonly used in fanzines or artist books will be presented.
Participants will be invited to create illustrations based on a theme to be defined, and the resulting illustrations will later be edited and reproduced as a photocopied A5 fanzine, which will be sent to each participant.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
Photographs; Photocopies; Magazine or newspaper cutouts; Transfer letters; Stamps; Papers; X-Acto knife or scalpel; Scissors; Glue stick, tube, or spray; Letter and shape rulers/templates.

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Some of the required materials will be provided by the organizers; participants may also bring their own.
At the end of the training, each participant may request their personalized Certificate of Participation.