Event Programming 2026
Panel Talks & Discussions
In the Gallery Room
The Magical Unmagical: New Experiments in Risograph Printing
Presenters: Travis Shaffer,
Anouk Beckers, & Louise Sandhaus
Moderated by Louise Sandhaus
11AM
Curious about new work that pushes Riso in experimental directions? This panel features three artists, some joining remotely, who will share their practice through short, snappy Pecha Kucha–style presentations showing how inventive technical skill becomes artistic magic. A lively discussion will follow on Riso as both know-how and playful serendipity.
Attendance is offered both in person and virtually via Zoom.
Zoom location: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89157875324?pwd=pOgKS2e09HMFPn0ua5t45fW5TSpqGh.1
Passcode: 3DAE3j
Tactile World of Printmaking
Cheri Owen, Stephanie Dotson, & Jasmine Delgado. Moderated by Jenni Sorkin.
In our very visual world, touch is often still an afterthought in responding to artwork, and in the practice of making it. This panel discussion centers tactility as formative to printmaking processes, such as carving, mark making, and embossment. Moderated by art historian Jenni Sorkin (UCSB), three printmakers Jasmine Delgado (CSUCI), Stephanie Dotson (SBCC), and Cheri Owen (independent) will be in dialogue regarding issues of vision, touch, pedagogy, and accessibility.
1PM
Zines are for Everyone! A Crash Course in the Radical History of Zines and Zine Making
Honey Boy Press / dez alaniz
Zines are DIY, mini-magazines with a rich history in radical print culture and social justice movements. This workshop will trace a history of zines and zine-type-things, and explore how zines have been used as tools for community and creative empowerment. Participants will also be invited to create their own minizine!
2PM
dez alaniz (he/they) is an archivist, educator, researcher and zinester living and growing on coastal Chumash land in Santa Barbara. dez has been creating zines and facilitating zine workshops for nearly a decade in academic, public and community spaces, and founded honey boy press, a zine distro and education hub, in 2019. Their zines can be found in the collections across the country including the Santa Barbara Public Library, Cal State University- Fullerton, Rio Hondo College, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, and the National Gallery of Art.
Margins Press & For the Birds Trapped in Airports in Discussion
Presenters: Jeremy Rendina &
Matt Austin
Moderated by Alex Lukas
Matt Austin is an artist and bookbinder who has been working collaboratively with artists in publishing and book design for the past 14 years. He currently lives and works in Mendocino, California.
3PM
Special Projects:
MISC Workshop will be mounting their "Paper Towel Printer" in the bathroom hallway with accompanying zine. Make sure to check it out!