Weird Hope Engines: Critical Hits Zine Fair
Saturday 22nd March / 11am-5pm
Bonington Gallery, Nottingham

As we approach the launch of Weird Hope Engines at Bonington gallery, curated by David Blandy, Rebecca Edwards and Jamie Sutcliffe, under their new art games research moniker Dying Earth Catalogue, we're happy to announce a day of talks, tables, and screenings celebrating the cultures of tabletop roleplaying games.

Book your free ticket and join us at Bonington Gallery for the Critical Hits Zine Fair.

Marking the launch of our next exhibition Weird Hope Engines (22 March – 10 May) this event celebrates DIY publishing and tabletop gaming with vendors from Nottingham and around the UK including Melsonian Arts Council, Copy/Paste Co-op, Warp Miniatures, Ramshackle Games and others. Critical Hits Zine Fair brings together independent publishers, artists, and writers exploring themes of critical worlding, resistance, and alternative futures.

Alongside a diverse range of zines and collectables to purchase, the Fair also features a programme of talks and conversations with artists from the exhibition including Zedeck Siew and Angela Washko, and panel discussions on fantasy illustration, game design and miniature fabrication with Andrew Walter, Amanda Lee Franck, Scrap World, and Alex Huntley.

Critical Hits Zine Fair also features gaming sessions with David Blandy, Angela Washko and Andrew Walter, as well as a film screening programme delving further into the narratives, aesthetics, and communities that shape these immersive worlds, including the documentaries World of Darkness (2017) and Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons (2019).

Image: Still from the film World of Darkness, 2017