This Friday feminists and local artists at the University of Minnesota will be gathering at the Women’s Center in Appleby Hall to romp like monsters and celebrate one of the counterculture’s favorite formats: the zine! A time-honored tradition among fandoms, dissidents and the marginalized, the “zine” (short for magazine for fanzine) is a DIY, not-for-profit booklet fueled only by the creator’s passion for a subject. What mainstream media fails to represent often ends up in a zine, whether that be raunchy fanfiction, sexual health education, or underground punk rock.

Although the Weisman Art Museum (WAM) is best-known for its works in American Modernism, there are several unique features of the permanent collection that make WAM a special treasure. One of my favorites is the Edward Reynolds Wright Collection of traditional Korean furniture, the largest collection outside of Asia.

Chris Cloud is an artist, curator, culture maker, and a fixture in Minneapolis’s creative milieu. He is the co-founder of MPLS.TV, an online Do-It-Together video network, MPLSzine, a submissions-based digital publication, and Pizza Camp, an overnight camp for pizza loving adults. Below he shares 11 things all students should be doing in the Creative Economy.

As we focus on sustaining our established relationships, projects and goals, we also make room for growth, welcoming in new ideas and fresh perspectives. This fall the WAM Collective has grown by 6 members. Please help us in welcoming Natasha, Anya, Rae, Kaitlyn, Caleb and Melissa.