EVENT: Zine-Making Workshop at Sketchy Beats Cafe

Coin-Operated Press presents this 2 hour zine-making in collaboration with Sketchy Beats Cafe. This zine-making workshop is on Saturday the 9th of April 2022The workshop runs from 5pm to 7pm We will be situated within Sketchy Beats Cafe206 Great Junction StreetLeithEdinburghEH6 5LW In this workshop, you will be creating an 8-page mini-zine folded from one […]

HALLOZINE Making Workshop with Coin-Operated Press

SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS CALL YOU FORTH TO JOIN COIN-OPERATED PRESS FOR AN AFTERNOON OF SPOOKY ZINE-MAKING!!! Grab your broomstick, sharpen your fangs, carve your pumpkins, and channel all of your spookiest energy to make creeptastic Hallozine zine pages! What is a zine? A zine is a booklet-style artwork that you make yourself, and give away, […]

Virtual Festivals Events Calendar

The Edinburgh Festivals might be cancelled this year, along with countless other wonderful arts events around the world… and we are all feeling super bummed out by this blow to the arts community… but I am here today to list a bunch of awesome virtual art happenings that you can check out to help support […]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Festivals!

Coin-Operated Press Festivals Zine! Applications are now open! We were so gutted to learn that the Edinburgh Festivals were cancelled this year – and so many other wonderful festivals throughout the world – due to Covid-19! This is a massive blow to the art community, so we wanted to celebrate our love for festivals, music, […]

Coin-Operated Press MANIFESTO

Welcome to Coin-Operated Press!

Coin-Operated press is an artist-led organisation established in 2020. We are based in Scotland and run by zine-makers Katie Mayes and Chloe Henderson. We host workshops, run zine fairs, create educational online content, produce, publish, and distribute zines. What is a zine? A zine is a booklet-style artwork that you make yourself, and give away, […]