Last month, we posted about a collaboration between The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (CMP) and Pittsburgh’s Public Source inviting Pittsburgh-region folks of all ages (kids included) to create “zines” — small, self-made booklets about any people, places or experiences that interest you — and have the chance to share them with the Pittsburgh community.

As planned, Public Source and their partners (including SLB Radio and CMP’s Museum Lab, among others) are now launching a series of workshops and events (many of them free) where you can make a zine, learn a new skill or get some inspiration.

Here’s the schedule and details: 

Zine workshop, Aug. 21, 5–8 p.m.: Join artist John Peña and Public Source for a free, hands-on zine workshop hosted by Artists Image Resource. Make your own zine and learn more about submitting work to the zine storytelling exhibit.

Where: Artists Image Resource, 518 Foreland St., Pittsburgh 15212
Registration: Sign up through Artists Image Resource

Bookbinding workshops + AmaZINE Educator Workshops, Aug. 29–30: All are invited to learn bookbinding techniques at MuseumLab that can be put to use in making your own zines. And for the educator workshops, learn basic zine-making techniques, explore ways to help your kids follow their curiosity and tell their stories, and see ways to use zines in your classroom.

Hosted by: MuseumLab, 6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, 15212
Details: See the MuseumLab calendar for details and to register

Papermaking workshops, Sept. 5–6: Make paper by hand at MuseumLab and consider turning what you create into a zine of your own.

Hosted by: MuseumLab, 6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, 15212
Details: See the MuseumLab calendar for details and to register

Making Red String Zines, Sept. 12, 12:30-1 p.m.: Picture a cork-board with a bunch of scraps, pins and red string. Deep theories, wild ideas – what would be on your board? We’ll create zines and recordings based on your passionate rants and fixations. This free event is open to all youth ages 12-18.

Hosted by: Youth Media Center with SLB Radio, co-located inside the Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way
Details: Visit ymc.slbradio.org or email alexa@slbradio.org for more information.

Almost Perfect: An Introduction to DIY Photobook Binding, Sept. 19 and 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Have you ever wanted to make a photobook but didn’t know where to start? Join artist Brent Nakamoto of Almost Perfect Press for a hands-on workshop that guides participants through creating a photobook from concept to completion, leaving with a designed and handbound chapbook.

Hosted by: Silver Eye Center for Photography
Details: The two-day workshop registration and materials fee is $150.00. Register by 5 p.m. on Sept. 11. More information here.

Reporting your world: Turn what you notice into a zine, Sept. 20, 3 p.m.: You don’t need to be a journalist to report on the world around you. Pittsburgh’s Public Source will share simple techniques journalists use — observing closely, asking good questions, gathering details and talking with neighbors — and help participants turn what they discover into a mini-zine about a place, person or issue that matters to them.

Participants will leave with the start of a handmade piece of journalism that captures something about their community through their own eyes. Finish it at home and keep it for yourself or submit it to our zine storytelling exhibit.

Hosted by: MuseumLab, 6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, 15212
Details: Part of Screen Free and Slow Tech Sunday. Sign up for free here

Zines 101 – Make your own DIY mini-magazine with Dana Mendieta, Sept. 20, 7-9 p.m.: Curious about zines or interested in making your own? Join local zine maker Dana Mendieta (“Everything In Neon”) for a beginner-friendly workshop covering the history and basics of zine making, different formats and DIY techniques. Participants will experiment with collage, text, drawing and mixed media and create a mini zine.

Hosted by: War Streets Art Salon, 502 W. North Ave., Pittsburgh 15212
Details: Get tickets here

Learn more about this ongoing project right here.