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Pressing Matters Afterschool Program Continues at Zygote Press This Fall

Pressing Matters (PM) is a free afterschool program for Cleveland area teens that introduces students to printmaking as a tool for expression, interpretation, activism and self-advocacy. Founded in 2022 by Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) professor Dr. Erin Benay, Pressing Matters utilizes an interdisciplinary curriculum that brings history to life for young Clevelanders through the experiential practice of printmaking. Since […]

14(3) Fall 2025

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

Jackie M. Blanc Leave a comment

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 […]

13(4) Winter 2024/2025

d.a. levy: Subversive Printmaking in 1960s Cleveland

Bree Bodnar Leave a comment

The Cleveland poet d.a. levy (Darryl Alfred Levey, 1942-1968) was among the most prolific publishing poets of the mimeo revolution of the 1960s, which evolved into what is now called underground or outlaw poetry: small presses independent of the Academy. Of less renown yet as fascinating as his publications are levy’s prints and the methods he used to make them. […]

13(4) Winter 2024/2025

Queer Histories: Zygote Press at the LGBT Center

Jo Steigerwald Leave a comment

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

Zygote Press Staff

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 […]

13(3) Fall 2024

Pressing Matters: Art and Activism at Zygote Press

Erin Benay, PhD Leave a comment

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 […]

13(2) Summer 2024

Zygote Press Announces New PROOF Fellowship

Nell Simons Leave a comment

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 […]

13(1) Spring 2024

Zygote, Praxis, SPACES, MORGAN Group Holiday Sale

Zygote Press Staff Leave a comment

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, […]

12(4) Winter 2023/2024

Zygote’s BIPOC Residency Now in Its Third Year

Nell Simons Leave a comment

In May 2021, Zygote Press hosted its first cohort of BIPOC residents in what was initially a one-month program, designed to give local artists of color the opportunity to expand their artistic practice into the printmaking realm. Now, two years later, the program has evolved from a one-month residency to a three-month fellowship, with pending funding for a year-long fellowship […]

Zygote’s Queer Print + Zine Fair Now in Its Second Year

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Thanks to a grant from Neighbor Up CLE, Zygote will again be hosting the Queer Print + Zine Fair on Saturday, August 26. This year we are partnering with the Phoenix-based Wasted Ink Zine Distro to hold a national call for participation. Local, regional, and national queer printmakers and zinesters will be setting up booths in Zygote’s parking lot for […]

12(2) Summer 2023

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