printed artist directory
printed artist directory
Printed is a
Louisville, KY
based collective
building community
through print.
2023
edition two
2022
edition one
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For creatives of all kinds
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No fees, limitations, or barriers
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Approved by & made for our community
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Locally designed & made by artists
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Zine philosophy, high quality
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Forwarding profits directly to artists
printed faqs
printed faqs
printed’s values
CONNECTION
Printed is on a mission to create a zine where emerging students, established professionals, and longtime hobbyists can coexist in one creative space, without barriers, and without categories. Through the union of different mediums, messages, disciplines, and backgrounds we believe that this unified curation of work will inspire readers and contributors. Painting, writing, music, sculpture, photography, culinary arts, you name it, through a multi-disciplinary and holistic approach Printed aims to foster connection and build relationships. It is our hope that through print, we can create lasting impact and encourage creative collaboration.
REPRESENTATION
Art is born in the community and time from which it’s created, and to rightfully represent the current cultural ecosystem, we must also rightfully represent a diversity of experiences, feelings, and realities. We welcome and want to give a platform to creative projects that tackle personal and societal subject matters emerging from every kind of background. We hope to share pride, empathy, and distinct perspectives with our readers and contributors.
ACCESSIBILITY
We feel strongly about the longstanding gatekeeping practices surrounding art. Barriers like overly-technical texts, limited access, paywalls, coded art-world jargon, and other “norms” have often kept talented voices from sharing their work. By combining all forms of creative perspective into one printed collection, without charging a submission fee, we hope to diminish barriers and inspire future entrants, many of whom may not have felt comfortable sharing their work before now. Through these community zines, art will be shared directly and transparently.
PATRONSHIP
Printed will always offered at an affordable price that maintains a profit for our contributing creators. All funds made through the direct sales of Edition One of Printed will go directly to participants. Through this project, we want to make clear that art is worth paying for, and that artists are valued members of our community, whose contributions are nothing short of essential. In a period that, for many, has put art on the backburner, we hope that this project will encourage our creative community to continue the necessary work of responding to and forming connections within our ever-changing collective moment.
OUR COMMITMENT
Printed is committed to developing a creative space that actively opposes oppressive actions, behaviors, and language. Printed takes seriously the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity of all artists and their submissions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military service, color, religion, creed, nationality, age, disability, genetic information, or any other non-merit factor.
We are committed to creating a zine that fairly reflects the diversity of maker and medium in our community.
If you require any assistance or accommodation in the submission process due to a disability, please contact us at printedzinelou@gmail.com
