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: : : : BORING. PEOPLE. LOVE. DRILLS.
A Carousel Magazine Special Project

Featuring: Michael Deforge, Drazen Kozjan, Mark Laliberte, Aaron Linton, Victor Romao, Fiona Smyth and Magda Trzaski

DATES: 03.05.10 - 03.28.10
Opening Reception: Fri Mar 05 > 7-10pm

@ LE Gallery/ 1183 Dundas St W / Toronto, ON

More info: here


 

: : : : CAROUSEL 25: in stores now!

Featuring: Hollie Adams • Katie Bethune-Leamen • Michael DeForge • Nicholas Di Genova • Leah Jane Esau • Diane Elizabeth Hill • Kristan Horton • Jim Johnstone • Evgeny Kiselev • Drazen Kozjan • Liisa Ladouceur • Mark Laliberte • Aaron Linton • Angela Long • Tor Lundvall • gustave morin • Patrick M. Pilarski • Sandy Pool • Ethan Rilly • Dan Siney • K.V. Skene • Fiona Smyth • Ann Walters 

• 72pgs | perfect-bound w/ bleeds
• $10 CAN/USA | ISSN 0835-7994


More info: here

 

 

: : : : CAROUSEL 25: featuring QR CODES

a QR Code is a “quick response” two-dimensional bar code that allows for its content to be decoded using a scanning device.

Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can ‘scan’ a QR Code by taking a picture of it; the phone’s browser converts the snapshot of the code into a message, or redirects to a mobile address.


More info: here

 

 

: : : : CAROUSEL representatives will be attending the following event:

The Buffalo Small Press Book Fair (03.27.10, 12-6pm) brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together in a venue where they can share ideas, showcase their art and peddle their wares.

This event is FREE and open to the public!

@ Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Porter Hall, located at 453 Porter Ave / Buffalo, NY

More info: here

 

 

: : : : CAROUSEL representatives will be attending the following event:


Kazoo! Festival is a five day arts festival happening Apr 21-25, 2010 in the heart of downtown Guelph. The festival will feature some of the best independent music at venues across town. Kazoo! Festival is way more than just music and will include a small press fair, a ball hockey tournament, art galleries, film screenings and public art projects.

The Kazoo! Zine Fair happens Sat Apr 24 from 11am - 3pm at Ed Video (40 Baker St). There will be guest speakers, lots of zines, workshops, cupcakes, and hopefully some hula-hooping.

More info: here

 

 

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: : : : Download a CRSL Mixtape.
Enjoy a suggested soundtrack with each issue.

- C24 Mixtape here
- C23 Mixtape here
- C22 Mixtape here
- C21 Mixtape here

 

: : : : CAROUSEL 24 (2009)

C24 features work from the following amazing writers and artists:
Holly R. Appling, John Wall Barger, Ahima Timoteo Bodrán, Lydia Conklin, FASTWURMS, Nicole Fong, Jennifer Footman, Fred Gaysek, Julian Gobert, Ariel Gordon, Gillian Harding-Russell, Kate Hargreaves, Jesse Harris, Kathryn Henion, Ryan Heshka, Claire Horsnell, Drazen Kozjan, Mark Laliberte, Alicia Nauta, Marc Ngui, ORLAN, Timothy Ormond, Kaitlin Tremblay, Vanessa Vaughan, Julie Marie Wade, Elana Wolff

: : : : See more of the issue (including our T.O.C.) here

 


 

: : : : CAROUSEL 23 (2008)

C23 features work from the following amazing writers and artists:
Anne Baldo, derek beaulieu, Clara Blackwood, Michael DeForge, Amy Dennis, Alex Eddington, Adrienne Gruber, Jesse Harris, J. Hiemstra-van der Horst, Claire Horsnell, Louisa Howerow, Erik Jerezano, Mark Laliberte, Robert Malinowski, Jason McLean, Kathryn Mockler, gustave morin, Ben Murray, Leigh Nash, Katrina Nicholson, Michael Paulus, Seth Perlow, Luke Ramsey, Andy Rementer, Victor Romão, Michael Rytz, Bradley Somer, Douglas Walker

Highlights
• this issue features an amazing zombie-crowd cover illustration by Toronto artist Michael DeForge, and is available in 3 variant colour schemes: dawn, day and night!
• for our lead feature, we look at the creative entity known as Islands Fold, a home-based artist residency and zine-making project established on Pender Island, BC, created and operated by Angela Conley and Luke Ramsey; interview conducted by Mark Laliberte.
• our 2nd feature, "Deadwalk", by Claire Horsnell, is a (sub)cultural analysis of the growing phenomenon known as the 'zombie walk', accompanied by a range of stunning photos taken at various the Toronto Zombie Walk events over the years (by local photographers John Maynard and Brad Clarke).

: : : : See more of the issue (including our T.O.C.) here

 


 

 

: : : : CRSL23+
A Carousel Magazine Special Project

Featuring: derek beaulieu, Michael DeForge, Daniel Erban, Jesse Harris, Erik Jerezano, Mark Laliberte, Jason McLean, gustave morin, Ed Pien, Luke Ramsey, Victor Romao and Douglas Walker

DATES: 09.02.08 - 09.14.08
OPENING RECEPTION: Thu Sep 04 > 7-10 pm

@ INDEXg / 50 Gladstone Ave / Toronto, ON

More info here


 

: : : : CAROUSEL 22 (2008)

Highlights
• our lead feature delves into the impressive and often difficult public environment known as the Heidelberg Project (a bizarre urban collage-zone located in Detroit, MI)
• a lush, full colour 8-page portfolio by Toronto artist Douglas Walker, painter of extraordinary scenes!
• a feature on Elizabeth Haidle (New Mexico), the winner of the 1st Annual Carousel Asterisk Postcard Competition (— this issue comes with a free postcard)
• 'Try to Sleep', a 3-page comic work by John Dermot Woods (Brooklyn, NY)
• an introduction to Carousel's upcoming 'T-Series' project: an ultra-limited edition series of art t-shirts.

: : : : See more of the issue (including our T.O.C.) here

 

 



: : : : CAROUSEL announces the winner of its first Follow the Asterisk [*] Postcard Competition:

Thanks to everyone who entered our first contest — congratulations to artist Elizabeth Haidle from Questa, New Mexico ... her winning entry 'Tree of Knowledge' was printed as a special artist-multiple that was inserted into every copy of CAROUSEL 22 (our Oct 2007 issue).

ehaidle.com
minutiaelabs.com

 

 

In C19, we printed a long interview with internationally renowned Guelph cartoonist Seth, conducted by Toronto comics auteur Marc Ngui (which features wonderful sketchbook-style illustrations by Seth made specifically to accompany this text)

 

Download this special 8-page excerpt from our previous issue here (PDF, 946k)

Purchase a copy of CAROUSEL 19 in our back-issue section

 

: : : : limited edition CAROUSEL POSTER SERIES

No.001 /
by CAROUSEL 19 artist Michael DeForge

• four-colour hand-screened serigraph print
• 14" x 19.5" on heavy-weight archival Somerset
• numbered edition of 100
• signed by the artist
• stamped with red foil-embossed logo (at bottom right)


 

: : : : CAROUSEL Archive:
An historical archive of previous issues, including cover scans & contributor lists is accessible here ... come see who-did-what-when!

REQUEST: while our archive is nearly complete, we have no copies of CAROUSEL 05 in our collection. If you have a copy of this issue in your personal library, please consider lending it to us so that we can scan the cover & photocopy the contents. Email and arrange to let us borrow it ... we'll cover the shipping and offer a free 4-issue subscription in return!

 




AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

 

: : : : the National Magazine Awards Foundation awarded C18 an Honourable Mention (at the 29th Annual National Magazine Awards) in the following category:

Art Direction for an Entire Issue (2005):
CAROUSEL 18 / Mark Laliberte

   
: : : : our Managing Editor/Designer won GOLD for a pagework project completed Prefix Photo

Still-life Photography (2005):
'Record (In Memoriam)' by Mark Laliberte in PREFIX PHOTO Issue 12
   

: : : : C18 on the 2005 EXPOZINE AWARDS SHORTLIST /

CAROUSEL 18 was shortlisted for Montreal's 2005 Prix Expozine Award in the Zine Category.

   

: : : : the N.M.A.F. awarded C16 an Honourable Mention (at the 28th Annual National Magazine Awards) in the following category:

Art Direction for an Entire Issue (2004):
CAROUSEL Issue 16 / Mark Laliberte