Yuck ‘n Yum are delighted to announce that our new cover artist for 2012 is Helen Flanagan.

Helen is a photographer based in Birmingham, returning there after graduating from Falmouth University of Arts in 2010. Her photography captures human fragility with a delicacy in framing and slightest of touch. She has exhibited across the UK and has been featured in multiple photographic publications including Dazed and Confused magazine. She is also cofounder of Books & Others, a project aimed at promoting photographic works, with visual artist Alex Bailey. 

We at Yuck ‘n Yum are very excited to have Helen as our first photographic cover artist and are curious to see what direction Helen takes YNY in 2012. Helen has been featured twice in Yuck ‘n Yum in our summer and winter editions of 2011. You can view these works amongst others by heading to our zine archive.

You can read a nice interview about Helen’s project ‘No Strings Attached’ courtesy of It’s Nice That magazine here and view her photography and other projects at 
 www.helenflanaganphotography.co.uk, www.booksandothers.org and www.whenimsleepy.blogspot.com

We would also like to say a big thank you to Ross Hamilton Frew who is handing the baton over to Helen. Ross produced four stunning covers for us last year and we wish him all the best for the future.

The deadline for the Spring 2012 issue is the 24th of February.


Yuck ‘n Yum are proud to announce our two commissioned Guest Zine Projects: Valerie Norris with Steven Myles and Michael Lacey.

Val Norris is a Dundee based artist who works within the medium of drawing. She has exhibited extensively with her most recent work featuring alongside Alex Frost and David Shrigley.Steven Myles is a musician also based in Dundee, they share a an interest in song-poems, and will be creating a zine dedicated to the musical phenomenon.

Song-poems peaked in popularity between the 1950s and 1980s in America, originating from the slightly dubious commercial enterprise whereby music publishing companies would place adverts in magazines, soliciting lyrics from the general public and for a nominal fee arrange, record and press the “song-poem”. The basic premise is “We’ll set your song, your poem, even your goddamn shopping list to music; we don’t care what you give us, so long as your checks don’t bounce.” The undiscerning, democratic nature of the genre allows the opportunity for the full spectrum of the imagination to be expressed – from the banal to the transcendent, to the downright weird. Val and Steven will explore this rainbow of eccentricity through a collection of essays, experimental texts, cartoon strips, drawings and photographs.

Michael Lacey is an artist, illustrator and writer based in Glasgow and Liverpool. He graduated from Glasgow Art School in 2009. Michael’s work has been described as bold fragmented filmstrips. His most recent commission sees Michael join treasured Scottish artist Alasdair Gray as the only other artist to create a mural for Ubitqitious Chip. Michael will create a comic from a body of work he is currently working on.
He describes it as ‘A mess of drawings and lies concerning giant birds, dying ghosts, haunted boats, dogs carved into cliff faces, enormous brains in glass spheres, waterfalls of pianos, mutilation (self and general), rivers of blood, flooded hotels, dangerous playgrounds, accidental murders, magical circuses, abandoned mazes, pointless rituals, headless swordfighters, ballet-dancing goats, endless staircases, cavernous graves and deserted hotels pitching themselves into the sea.’

These projects will be developed by the artist over the next few months, Yuck ‘n Yum will then produce, launch and distribute the zine. We will be keeping you updated with progress and key dates along the way through the usual channels.

Yuck ‘n Yum would like to thank the Hannah Maclure Centre for their generous support in making this project happen.

Love from all the Yuck ‘n Yum team.

HOHOHOHO HAHAHA Merry Christmas from Yuck ‘n Yum!
Since we think you’re all pretty great, we’ve given you the best present of all: Yuck ‘n Yum’s Winter 2011 issue!
Check it out online (see that big picture at the top of the page), or find it at any of our stockists (see that list of suppliers on our “The Zine” page). If you’re really festive, you can download the PDF, print it off, roll it up and use it as a prize in a christmas cracker.

Wednesday 14th of December
6-8
Hannah Maclure Centre
Dundee

Join Yuck ‘n Yum for a wee festive soiree to launch the winter 11 edition. Expect mulled wine, creepy santas and a mexican treat!

That’s right,
NO you didn’t just dream it.

If there’s one thing Yuck ‘n Yum really likes, then it’s zines. Our own particular effort has featured a lot of fantastic art over the years, but now we think it’s about time that YOU had a go at zine production for yourself. We want to hear from anyone out there with a proposal for a zine, and the content is entirely up to you: black and white or colour, text or image, photos or drawings… as long as your ideas are good.

We require a 300-word proposal along with a CV, 6 example images and any specifications such as the rough budget, the size and the colour required. Send this to us at zine@yucknyum.com and you could be seeing your zine being published and distributed by Yuck ‘n Yum.

The deadline for your proposals is the 11th of November!

We’re going to be presenting a collective Yuck ‘n Yum manifesto at the third AHM symposium this Saturday! The talks start at 11am in the DCA Cinema.
You can book a place to see the talks here: http://www.dca.org.uk/Whats-on/talks-and-events/state-of-play-art-and-culture-in-scotland-today.html

Thanks so much to everyone who attended the AGK! Super special special big time thanks to all who sang and made videos! Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Video: “You Can Call Me Al” by Joe Howe and Lachlan Rattray
Runner Up Video: “Roll With The Punches” by Ali Smith

Best Performance went to Stuart McAdam and runner up performance went to Morgan Cahn. Andy Sim won the Fleet Collective prize and Catrin Jeans and Sarah Messenger won the Hannah Maclure Centre mini micro residency.

We look forward to doing it all over again next year – so get planning your video now! Check back over the next few days as we add all of this year’s videos – in the meantime, here’s this year’s winning video:

Tomorrow is our second Annual General Karaoke!

Since the original Yuck ‘n Yum Annual General Karaoke a year ago, the event has taken on an almost mythological status. Did it really happen? Were you really there? Shut up, you’re just trying to look cool. And anyway, all that’s in the past.

September 2011 is here so that means it must be time for AGK 2. Bigger and better, with even more spectacular karaoke performances. Prizes! Dancing! Art! Bonnie Tyler, possibly! Yes, it’s all here, and we sincerely hope that you are too. This Saturday, the AGK 2 is going to make all your art and karaoke dreams come true.

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