Mini Printed Matter Fest

Every so often, an unexpected creative space pops up in Durham, leveraging untraditional locations for new artistic communities. Supergraphic Warehouse just established one of these spots at Durham’s Ample Storage Facility; the new alternative project space will open up on December 19 for the Mini Printed Matter Fest, a celebration of local innovation in physical media. Transforming a storage unit into gallery, Durhamite designer Matthew Tauch will showcase original screen-printed film posters crafted for Movie Loft’s monthly indie film screenings. The Concern Newsstand—a bookstore named by curator Orvokki Crosby for her concern over the state of printed media—will be on-site with books, comics, zines, and magazines. Add in Utilities Included (a Chapel Hill-based publishing program that centers around a Risograph machine), and you’ve got an unbeatable trifecta of creatives. If, for some reason, that isn’t enticement enough to attend, consider the space—who isn’t curious about an art festival in a storage container? —Rachel Rockwell