Are You Zine Curious? A Short History of Zine Making, with Zygote Press

Since their inception, zines have been an important—and fun—way to communicate and spread information. Emerging in the 1930s among sci-fi fans, zines have been around for almost a century. The term “zine,” first used in 1946, comes from the word “fanzine,” a combination of “fan” and “magazine,” that was first used in 1942. In 1944, the first Xerox machine was […]

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Queer Histories: Zygote Press at the LGBT Center

If we don’t recognize our ancestors, we don’t know who we are. Stories and histories are the anchors of resilience in a turbulent river that can feel like a whirlpool. In Queer Histories, a collaborative exhibit between the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland and Zygote Press, tributes to and calls to action from the queer community resonate through the […]

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Zygote Presents The Affordable Print Fair: Collecting 101

Bringing art to everyone by breaking down barriers is at the core of Zygote’s mission. The Affordable Print Fair: Collecting 101 centers that mission by creating opportunities for emerging artists to exhibit their work, and by offering new collectors an affordable way to acquire art. “This exhibition and the accompanying free, public programs will demonstrate that print collecting is not […]

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Pressing Matters: Art and Activism at Zygote Press

The last thing artist, activist, and creative director Antwoine Washington expected at the end of the fall semester of Pressing Matters—an afterschool art program at Zygote Press—was to give financial management advice to a group of eager teenagers. And yet, it is precisely this sort of real-life problem-solving that is at the core of this unusual youth program. Pressing Matters […]

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Zygote Press Announces New PROOF Fellowship

Know someone looking to enhance their artistic practice while building community in the Cleveland area? Zygote Press is happy to announce that applications are now open for the Print Residency of Ohio’s Future (PROOF) Fellowship. Previously known as the BIPOC Fellowship, this adaptive program is intended to open doors for Cleveland Artists of Color by connecting them with a broader […]

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Zygote, Praxis, SPACES, MORGAN Group Holiday Sale

In case you haven’t heard, last year Zygote joined forces with Praxis Fiber Workshop and SPACES Gallery to have a group Holiday Sale – and just recently, the Morgan Art of Papermaking joined too! That’s right, all FOUR organizations will be holding a Holiday Members’ Showcase across all four locations! The exhibitions open Friday, December 1 and run through Saturday, […]

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Transmutations: Zygote Resident Artist Exhibition

Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, all of Zygote Press’s 2023 residency programs are fully supported, including our Black, Indigenous and Artists of Color Fellowship—which is now in its fourth cohort. Each BIPOC fellow participates in a ten-week program that gives them the opportunity to learn a variety of printmaking techniques, including silkscreen, etching, lithography, […]

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