Past events

Join us for an evening of creativity and activism at Lyth Arts Centre, hosted in collaboration with Caithness and Sutherland Women’s Aid (CASWA).

Discover how craftivism can amplify voices, share important messages, and create meaningful impact. You will also have the opportunity to donate a copy of your zine to our growing collection for others to discover.

This event is part of CASWA’s 20th Anniversary celebrations. Donations welcome on the night for CASWA. Come along, get creative and support a great cause!

Join us for a comic zine workshop led by Evie McCutcheon, a Highlands-based character designer and comic illustrator ✏️

During this session, you will learn how comics and zines intersect, exploring their succinct yet unique storytelling potential. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, this interactive session will guide you through the creative world of sequential art, and inspired you to tell your story in just three frames: beginning, middle, and end.

Browse the bothy to gain inspiration from our collection of around 300 zines (and yes, we have a comic category!) and even donate your zine to the collection if desired. 

Join us an online session hosted by Evie McCutcheon, where she'll be teaching you how to make a mini zine using Microsoft Word.

With tech at our fingertips, it has never been easier to produce your own zine! The options are endless on how you can design, format and print your own work to distribute freely, how you’d like, and in any quantity.

No design experience? No problem. This workshop is beginner-friendly and accessible to all. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped to make and share a digital zine, plus have the skills to create more in the future.

Join us for a special workshop at Glasgow Zine Library exploring the connections between creativity, language, and nature through the art of zine-making. We’ll express our own interpretations of this connection by creating zines relating to our personal experiences of the world. No prior experience with zines or Gaelic is needed – this workshop is open to everyone, regardless of skill level. 

Thigibh còmhla rinn airson bùth-obrach sònraichte aig Glasgow Zine Library a’ rannsachadh ceanglaichean eadar cruthachalachd, cànan is nàdar tro shaoghal nan zine. Cuiridh sinn an cèill ar beachdan fhèin air a’ chonaltradh seo le bhith a’ dèanamh ar n-eisimpleirean zine fhèin. Chan fheum thu eòlas ro-làimh air zines no Gàidhlig – chaidh an obair-lann seo a chruthachadh airson a h-uile duine aig gach ìre. 

Join us for Re:Zine, a free month-long series of zine-making workshops where creativity meets sustainability! Hosted by Cut Out Club, this project celebrates the art of zine-making using exclusively salvaged, recycled, and upcycled materials.

The dates for our Re:Zine series take place every Sunday throughout February.  You can come to one or you can come to all! Explore your creativity, connect with like-minded crafters, and contribute to a greener planet – one zine at a time ✂️

This workshop series has been made possible through the generous support of the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub's Climate Action Fund.

Join Cut Out Club for a creative workshop that turns the gloomiest day of the year into something vibrant and inspiring. 

Known as "Blue Monday", this day has a reputation for being the most depressing of the year, marked by post-holiday blues, cold weather, and those New Year’s resolutions starting to fade ...but instead of letting the blues win, we’re flipping the script with a hands-on zine-making session where you can connect with others in the community while getting crafty in our cosy space! 💙

Open to all experience levels, and all materials are provided. Workshop is free to attend, but booking is required (using the link below) as spaces are limited to 18 people. Any donations are gratefully received and will go towards maintaining the Highland Zine Bothy.

Generously supported by Scotmid Community Grant.

Join us for our first ever online session, where we'll be teaching you how to make a mini zine using Canva. 

Unleash your creativity and express yourself through the art of digital zine-making in this fun, interactive, beginner-friendly online session. You will also receive exclusive access to a mini-zine template on Canva, which you can use and reuse for your future zine-making projects 👀

No design experience? No problem. This workshop is beginner-friendly and accessible to all. By the end of the session, you’ll have a digital zine ready to print and share, plus the skills to create more in the future.

Swing by the bothy to meet the Glasgow Zine Library team and browse a pop-up of some of the unique zines from their incredible collection of around 4,000. 

This is an exclusive and exciting opportunity for the Highlands community to explore a number of zines and artists books that are otherwise housed exclusively in Glasgow, including some *rare* riot grrrl and punk zines from the 90s!

On the day, you will also be able to browse the Highland Zine Bothy’s own collection, tap away on our working typewriter, and inquire about volunteering opportunities, upcoming workshops, and events – and who knows, you might even get to make a zine of your own. 

There is plenty of evidence that zines have a rich history as a medium for alternative voices, niche interests, and grassroots activism within populated cities. But what purpose do zines serve in remote areas?

​Join the conversation online with Iona (from DeZiners) and 64 Million Artists, all about how zines can have a transformative impact on rural communities by fostering creativity, preserving local culture, and promoting social engagement – and how you can start your own community zine projects, too!

This webinar is happening as part of the #Zinetober takeover by Cut Out Club. Follow this link to watch the full recording of the conversation.

Design and print your very own mini zine in this limited edition workshop collaboration with Isle of Riso. This two-part workshop is designed to dip your toes in the wonderful zine-making world through Risograph printing.

Any copies of your zine made on the day are yours to keep. You will also receive one copy of the other participants’ zines as a keepsake from the workshop. One of each copy will be donated to our growing collection.

The workshop is designed for all skill levels, and all necessary materials are provided; participants are only required to bring their enthusiasm and an open mind!

Kindly supported by the Arnold Clark Community Fund.

'Hopeful Futures' will be a weekend public gathering that seeks to make visible and celebrate hopeful initiatives across the Highlands. 

We will offer a zine-making workshop amongst other creative workshops hosted by local initiatives, which respond to the questions: 

1. "How do we plant the seeds of hope, possibility, and solidarity in our communities?" 

2. "How can we support each other to gather and cultivate conviviality?" 

3. and "What is in our power?" 

A community meal will be the centrepiece at 6pm, with local food and music for all to enjoy throughout the weekend period. 

Join us in an informal group discussion about our everyday invisible impact on the planet, then turn everyone’s collective responses into a collaborative craftivism zine ✂️

*This session is inspired by a Green Tease x Boom Saloon workshop which was hosted earlier this year at the Glasgow Zine Library.

This workshop is taking place as part of the Highlands & Islands Climate Festival 2024, taking place from 1st-30th September. Kindly supported by the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub.

Join the Cut Out Club for an uplifting Sunday afternoon filled with zine-making. Make your very own upcycled 'eco zine' from otherwise landfill-destined materials, and engage your senses in a radical act of artivism to inspire an accessible means of exploring climate change as a community ✂️

Open to all experience levels, and all materials provided. Workshop is free to attend, but booking is required to secure your spot! 

This workshop is taking place as part of the Highlands & Islands Climate Festival 2024, taking place from 1st-30th September. Kindly supported by the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub.

Join us on the 'Local Information' day of UHI's Freshers Fayre 2024, where we will be hosting an all-day drop-in zine and badge-making station for you to engage with for FREE, as well as learn more about our zine collection, future workshops, and volunteering opportunities.

No bookings needed, and all materials will be provided at the workshop space on the day. You will find us outside of the VisComms classrooms on the 3rd floor.

Many thanks to the Highlands & Islands Student Association (HISA) for having us along.

As part of Doors Open Day, we will be hosting an open studio alongside the artists at Telford Artists Studios. 

Come along to meet local creatives for an informal chat about work in progress, see our shared studio space and gather inspiration to create artworks of your own - in zine or badge form!  

There will be materials provided for you to create your own collage badge.  Browse our collection of over 150 zines to gain inspiration. All ages welcome. No booking required.

Join us for a relaxed Sunday session. Try your hand at a variety of different zine-folding techniques, inspired by innovators in the zine community. From petal folds to Victorian love tokens, we've got you covered. Browse the bothy to gain inspiration from the collection, then indulge in making your very own zine ✂️ 

Open to all experience levels, and all materials provided. Workshop is free to attend, but booking is required to secure your spot! 

Kindly supported by the Arnold Clark Community Fund.

Exciting news: we have a few open days coming up this month! 🤩

This is part of a trial period where we open our collection of over 150 zines to the public to browse and enjoy at leisure.  

If you've been wanting to plan your visit, then you will be able to drop by on Tuesday afternoons to start exploring the bothy.

Unwind with the Cut Out Club for a relaxing evening of mini collage zine-making ✂️

Whether you've just finished work or are simply visiting the Highlands on a whirlwind holiday, this zine-making workshop is sure to get you into the creative flow and help you unwind mid-week. 

Browse the bothy to gain inspiration from our collection of over 150 zines, then indulge in making your very own collage-filled mini-zine in response to your favourites! 

Kindly supported by the Arnold Clark Community Fund.

Everyone is invited to the Highland Zine Bothy launch party at Circus Artspace. From concept to end, the journey has been a rewarding labour of love. We can't wait to share the Highland Zine Bothy with you 🎊

Not only will you get a first look at our collection, but there will also be music, refreshments, and a drop-in workshop where you will get the chance to make your very own zine. 

No need to book – just drop in when you can to soak up the atmosphere, meet new people, explore the bothy together! 

We are delighted to be collaborating with Highland Pride to host this drop-in zine making session during our launch - a chance to unleash your creativity in zine form! 

Booking not required, just come along when you can and grab a seat. All materials will be provided on the evening, but feel free to bring along any extras you feel would enhance your zine-making experience. Open to all experience levels.

There will be an opportunity to donate your finished zine to the collection on the evening. Will we see you there?