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Check out these photos from the Small Press Fest

Serenity Stanton Orengo
a close up shot of various zines on display
Art Coop on Facebook

This year’s Small Press Fest took place last week. As I wrote in Five things for October, the Small Press Fest is a celebration of small press publications and DIY artists from Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding area. Here is a round up of some of the photos that were shared from the various events.

This year’s events included a zine exhibit at Art Coop:

A room with white walls has two chairs and lettering reading "local zines" zines on display on the wall
Art Coop on Facebook

A keynote, workshops, and talks by local artists:

people sit around a table during a workshop making something
Will Arnold on Facebook
An artist stands in front of a large projection with the audience listening to them speak. The screen reads "transformation and storytelling" with various photos of people
Will Arnold on Facebook

And of course, the expo at Lincoln Square Mall which featured 40 vendors and artists:

Attendees look at tables set up at small press fest
Small Press Fest on Facebook
Creators stand behind their display tables at small press fest
Small Press Fest on Facebook
Two women sit behind a table at small press fest, one wearing hot pink and a white cowboy hat
Small Press Fest on Facebook

You can see more photos from the Small Press Fest on their Facebook page.

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