Speakers
RISOLANA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Co-founders Michael Lopez and Karl Orozco started Risolana in 2021 to fill the need for a publicly accessible risograph studio in the state of New Mexico. They prioritize empowering their community by teaching the process and uses of the risograph over simply providing printing services. They aim to: cultivate an artmaking space as accessible as the risograph itself, establish a network of socially engaged artists and designers, organize a printed archive of Albuquerque’s artistic and social movements.
Read their most recent writeup in Hyperallergic.
A IS A - WORKSHOP
Vicente Velázquez III and Juan Karlo Muro founded Arroz is Arroz (A is A) in 2023, an independent publishing project.. They began A is A by offering their print and design services to friends, various artists, and local establishments—people and places that they’re ultimately fans of. They’ve found immense value in these stories and lived experiences and seek to amplify the voices of the Central Valley while advocating for one another. Through the production of zines, artist’s books, and other forms of editions, Vicente and Juan Karlo highlight the importance of self-publishing and having complete creative autonomy over one’s work.