GAZE Risograph Feminist Arts Zine

We devised this project to publish work exclusively made by local women and other marginalised genders. To say: it’s OK to make illustration, typography, graphics, prints, crafts. In fact it’s amazing. Make the work that you want to make, for the reasons you want to make it. That’s a radical act of feminism in itself. 24 artists were invited to risograph printing workshops at Paper Rhino. During the sessions they created a portfolio of spontaneous, intimate work that we curated into a series of zines. Funded by Arts Council England, the intention of GAZE is to give a platform to artists from diverse communities and disciplines, particularly those who feel creatively uninspired, unexpressed or excluded. By offering the zine for free, Paper Rhino aimed to reach audiences who might feel excluded from traditional galleries or theatres, opening up access to local and community artists whose work may resonate more closely with them.