Cut Out: Colonization Catcher
Cootie catchers are an old pen-and-paper game, usually used amongst young friends at sleepovers to learn more about each […]
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Make Your Own Hermione Paper Puppet
This is Hermione. She has a very rare genetic condition called hypertrichosis, which causes excessive hair growth on portions of […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Good Thing
I WAS ON a bus, heading to Fort St. John, to visit the only good thing in my life – […]
Obsessive Pop Tendencies: Kalup Linzy on YouTube, soaps, and art world anxiety
Kalup Linzy straddles unexpected genres, media, and spaces. The Florida-born video and performance artist garnered considerable acclaim in the New […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: The Magpie
Magpies. That’s what my old man called ‘em. He worked in the coke ovens. Thirty-five years facing those gaping, lock-jawed […]
Make Your Own Staple Stanley
Meet Staple Stanley, a sweet little guy plagued with anxiety and existential dread. If there’s one lesson we can learn […]
A Bread Factory director Patrick Wang on the promises and pitfalls of community arts
Broken Pencil is proud to present a screening of A Bread Factory this Friday March 1st at 7pm at the […]
Folio: Clara Congdon
Folio highlights creators working with unexpected media and materials. This edition is by Clara Congdon. My Calendar Series Project is […]
Zine Philosophy: Community Zines as a Response to Exclusion
The Downtown Eastside Women’s Art Collective (DEWAC) is a volunteer-run, arts-based organization that serves trans and cis women, two-spirit, and […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Disguises
It was after that long, sweaty afternoon down in the Gassett’s basement. That day when Billy finally managed to pick […]
Q&A with Hope Amico of Gutwrench Press
Hope Amico of Gutwrench Press is a printer based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. I met Hope Amico this past […]