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LURCH magazine is a graphic design and contemporary art publication that highlights emerging artists from Portland and the broader Pacific Northwest creative communities.
Founded in 2022 by Emma Wiseman and Anna Volk, LURCH began as a project aimed at bringing together different corners of Portland’s arts communities.
Each issue is built around an open-ended theme and features a vibrant and wide range of contributors.
From punk poets and sappy chapbook writers to experimental musicians, film photographers, designers, and sculptors, LURCH’s goal is to provide space for likeminded individuals to share their work.
In addition to publishing our magazine, we host art events, and shows, as well as actively engage in Portland’s zine and arts community.
We’ve taken part in the Independent Publishers Panel through Literary Arts and the Small Press Publishing: In an Interconnected World panel through the Portland Small Press & Art Book Fair.
We’ve tabled at the Portland Art Book Fair, Portland Zine Symposium, Portland Small Press & Art Book Fair, Reed Zine Fest, and Seattle Art Book Fair. And members of our team have also helped organize the annual Portland Zine Symposium and the Portland Small Press & Art Book Fair. We’re also involved in an ongoing Independent Publishers Research Project with BERM magazine