A hands-on collage workshop at Dayroom where participants turn a personal archive of nearly 30 vintage magazines into original collage art and a piece of their own story, materials included at no cost.

Overlook, Portland. Address will be released upon signup.

The Portland Zine Symposium (PZS) is an organization that hosts, among other events, a yearly free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. This event has been held in Portland, Oregon every summer since 2001 and hosts over 150 zinesters from around the world each year, as well as many free workshops, panels, and discussions. (Pulled Form their website)

A hands-on collage workshop at Dayroom where participants turn a personal archive of nearly 30 vintage magazines into original collage art and a piece of their own story, materials included at no cost.

Overlook, Portland. Address will be released upon signup.

Step inside Portland State University's Graphic Design program for an afternoon of making, conversation, and behind-the-scenes exploration. Tour Rodeo, our in-house design studio, and Publication Studio, home to Flo the Risograph, where students create books, zines, posters, and other printed matter while learning through collaboration, experimentation, and real-world practice.

Times subject to change

A field walk for family, friends, and the creative-curious through a Portland garden (location TBD), paired with a two-part nature-based branding experience. We start by noticing: a community walk where we tune into the traits, textures, colors, relationships, and personalities alive in the plants and land around us (documenting what resonates most, what feels relatable, attractive, interesting) in a field guide as we go. From there, we turn our noticing inward with a Root System Map, translating what we witnessed in nature into what we recognize in ourselves: our own traits, values, and sense of identity, searching for where our self-perception and our perception of the natural world collide. We'll then share what surfaced in nature and in ourselves as a group, before moving into the final piece: a branding in your nature exercise that begins to map a personal brand (or one of your own invention) from everything gathered. This is something to take home, sit with, and keep returning to… because like the seasons, our branding, and our sense of self is never meant to be permanent.

Times subject to change

The Portland Zine Symposium (PZS) is an organization that hosts, among other events, a yearly free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. This event has been held in Portland, Oregon every summer since 2001 and hosts over 150 zinesters from around the world each year, as well as many free workshops, panels, and discussions. (Pulled Form their website)

Seattle-based illustrator and educator whose work reflects a thoughtful, contemporary approach to illustration and visual communication. His experience provides valuable insight for students and emerging creatives.

5:30 - 6:00 - Mingling and Conversation

6:00 - 7:00 - Art Talk

AIGA SIgnature Event

Time subject to change.

Take a walk, take a photo, make a concert poster infusing the two.

A hands-on event where attendees are actively playing in Make. Once the Makes are baked, one must win! Make-a-thons are generally low-stake events, we want people to have fun!