Artwork: Ioana Simion
Price: Free, book via link
Free Creative Workshop with Artist Ioana (Artizine)
Join us for this collaborative workshop focused on turning your creative insights into a lasting community resource. This session is dedicated to developing the Zine-Making Toolkit—a tangible legacy for the local area.
Legacy and Community
This is a community-led initiative rooted in the local history of the Tate Institute. By co-designing the Toolkit, you directly contribute to the "Living Archive" and help build a resource that encourages others to document their memories long into the future.
We will work together to shape the toolkit's content, look, and usability, ensuring it captures the spirit of creating archives that are messy, handmade, and emotional.
What to Expect
Collaborate: Share your favourite techniques and tips learned during zine-making.
Design: Help decide what materials, prompts, and instructions are included in the final guide.
Contribute: Secure your place in the project's legacy as a co-creator of this community resource.
The final toolkit will be housed at REinsTate and in local libraries.
Who Should Join?
You do not need to have attended Session 1 to join Session 2, but basic familiarity with zines is helpful. This session is ideal if you are passionate about:
Community building and local history.
Sharing knowledge and empowering others.
Creating a tangible legacy project.
No art experience needed! Please book your ticket at the top of the page and email any questions to hello@respacealliance.org.
This is a FREE event but please book using the button above.
About Ioana Simion (Artizine)
Ioana Simion is an artist, educator and facilitator based in Forest Gate. She runs community workshops under the artistic identity of Artizine. Her socially-engaged practice explores the use of zine-making as a vehicle for encouraging individuals to share their stories, develop imaginative skills and practice well-being in a social setting. Ioana’s practice centres the intuitive quality of play and participation to amplify community spaces where individuals receive support to expand on their lived-experience and document it through a creative, radical outlet.
About The Living Archive
The Living Archive project is a collaboration between artist Ioana Simion and the communities of REinsTate. It was commissioned through Culture Within Newham’s East London Creative Communities project.
About REinsTate projects
REinsTate is a social facility for Silvertown, created and managed by local people by reusing wasted resources and building shared community wealth.
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