The Autoptic Festival Returns Saturday, August 17th, 2024

We’re excited to announce that The 2024 Autoptic Festival will be held on Saturday, August 17th, 2024 at The Coffman Memorial Union on the beautiful campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

As in year’s past, the Autoptic Festival will be a juried exhibition. So, we are also happy to announce that Exhibitor Applications will be open from March 1st – April 30th, 2024. You can use this link to apply: https://airtable.com/appZWEpfged7Y8UyX/pagi0DH53kXs42QSV/form

We will have more specific jury and application information for you later this month. Watch this space!

For those who might not know, The Autoptic Festival is an independent biennial festival celebrating the best of DIY print culture, with an emphasis on comics, zines, posters, and other printed materials. The Autoptic Festival will include panels, workshops, interviews, book signings, parties, and a day-long floorshow where over 120 artists can display their art, sell their work and meet the public.

We will be monitoring public health developments in the coming months and adjust our plans and event specifications as needed. At this time both the Autoptic Foundation and our venue partners are confident that we will be able to hold a safe, responsible, in-person event in August. Should that change, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Again, the 2024 Autoptic Festival will be held on Saturday, August 17th, 2024 at The Coffman Memorial Union on the beautiful campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Admission is free and open to the public.

Please mark your calendars, follow Autoptic on social media and stay tuned for more information later this month.

We hope to see you soon!

Volunteer for Autoptic

The Autoptic Foundation is an all-volunteer run organization devoted to supporting independent creative culture of all kinds locally, nationally and internationally. We are always in need of talented, driven and self-directed people who are willing to help out, both in advanced preparation for and onsite during our events. If you are interested in volunteering with Autoptic in any capacity, please e-mail volunteer@autoptic.org