Newark Zine Fest 2025

Dense is pleased to announce NEWARK ZINE FEST, coming to The Newark Museum of Art on Dec 6, 2025! NZF will feature over 80 zine-makers as well as a full day of zine-making, exhibits about paper, tunes by Bunkr, and a dedicated lounge and zine library for soaking in our vibrant artistic community. ABOUT ZINES A zine (pronounced zeen) is most commonly a handmade publication that's often produced in small circulations, printed and bound using various methods and sizes, and based on every topic imaginable. Zines have historically been a platform for marginalized and underrepresented people to engage, express ideas, document experiences and explore alternative DIY methods of making, sharing and community building. Zines continue to provide a space of inclusion and belonging – to question, record and distribute alternative perspectives and approaches to topics that are often missing in mainstream media. ABOUT THE ORGANIZER DENSE began as a zine back in 2020. We've evolved into a non-profit studio, concept bookshop and community space opening its doors in 2026 in downtown Newark. Our hearts are also full of love for the Brick City – our home and our muse who continues to inspire us as she builds her legacy in the arts, design and literary and justice movements. We strive to make Newark Zine Fest a space of radical belonging for EVERYone. ABOUT OUR HOST The Newark Museum of Art (NMOA) was founded with the belief, radical among museums in 1909, that art and learning are for everyone. Today, New Jersey’s largest fine art museum is a vibrant center for the arts and community and places special emphasis on public programming that engages local artists and audiences. As a leading cultural institution for more than a century, NMOA stewards collections of more than 300,000 artworks and artifacts in science and natural history – the 12th largest museum collection in the nation. Known as the first institution to give sustained support to modernism in America, NMOA continues to pursue new definitions of cultural innovation and is among the 3% of U.S. museums that are nationally accredited.