What is the Null Point initiative?
It is a small fund available to creators for the publishing of Zines, stickers, prints and small press publications funded by the Curator of Null Point Zine.
If that interests you I suggest you keep reading.
Why are you doing this?
Curator: During my time at zine fairs and art shows the conversation I have most often with people is the cost of having stock to be able to actually sell and for many people this in an initial barrier.
Simply it is a risk to outlay money to bring an idea into the world.
Along side this many are simply not aware of how much it costs to produce a zine and often think it can be pricey to achieve what they want and thus become put off by ever printing their work.
I wanted to set up a fund to assist with that and so looking at my earnings I was able to set aside a fund which I would like to use to help small creators and new artists bring their project to life, as too many projects and ideas are hindered by the simple fact that the artist/creative cannot afford to start.
A common mantra I have is art does not have to be expensive and it definitely should not be left to only those who have the money to begin with to create.
How much is it?
As this is funded by a singular person the fund is currently limited up to £100 maximum per any one person or project.
So it’s free money?
Yes. Once an amount and project is agreed upon there is no obligation to pay us back – it’s yours. A gift if you will.
Don’t even have to mention us on your product, we’re not a fast food chain.
How do I get it?
Funds will be provided via PayPal, bank transfer or funded directly to the company printing your product.
There has to be a catch?
There are of course rules to this to try to maintain a level of honesty it is an amount of money and sadly there is dishonesty online so where possible we’ll try to verify it’s going to someone who needs it at the time.
Rules
- You can only submit an idea once a month.
- If an idea is not funded one month you will need to resubmit it the next if you’re still interested.
- You can only have one idea funded a year
- We want to help as many people as possible so to do that the limit per person/project is one a year.
- It must be a clear idea.
- Come to us with something finished, not “I’m thinking about maybe doing something” We want to take ideas from being bedroom and under desk notions into the real world we can’t fund anything which is a maybe.
- It must be a physical object which can be proven to have been printed.
- A lot of this is based on trust but we want people to have things they can sell, share or show off so you will be required to send a photo/video to demonstrate that it came to life!
You submit the idea and we’ll be in contact to find out more.
How do i sign up?
Simply fill in the contact form below with your name and e-mail and a bit about what you want to print and we’ll be in touch!
Examples
I recently created some illustrations and need to get some prints made so I cant take them to art fairs.
I want to produce my first zine to give away or sell online but cannot afford to get copies created from the hand drawn one I made.
I want to print my own zines but cannot afford the materials. I have scanned my current ones but don’t have access to a nearby printers or the right paper.
I want to table at a fair but cant afford the fee for the table or the price of producing things to sell.
These are just some examples.
We’re just hoping this helps.
Happy creating.