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I sure am. Creative workers are tired, and our subscriptions have expired. Your access to the tools you depend upon for sustenance and fulfillment erodes. You end up paying more over time. A-S-C is a public resource made by the creative community for the creative community. We advocate for equitable public access to digital tools through open-source, co-operative, and collective ownership models using software that is free, open-source, and a one-time fee—instead of subscription-based.
A-S-C seeks to grow regionally and globally in third spaces, schools, libraries, archives, tables, booths, parks, and websites — in the form of workshops or ways of self-learning together. We promote a creative diversity of tools, software, websites, and sovereign ad-hoc strategies.
We ask that you share A-S-C widely, and consider using this public resource in your creative process, collaborative workshops, and libraries (online and off). Perhaps you could promote a diversity of tools, software, websites, and approaches. Like, share, and unsubscribe! Say no to creative rent! Just A-S-C instead.
Currently stocked at:
- Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, Québec. Open 30+ years!!!
- Play De Record, 411 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON. Canada. Open 25+ years!!
- The Silver Snail, 809 Queen St W, Toronto, ON. Canada. Open 48+ years!!!!
- Eyesore Cinema, 1176 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON. Canada. (thank you for your support. all proceeds go back into the project, from printing to domain name costs.)
A-S-C has appeared at the following events:
- Zine Dream #14 at Parkdale Hall, Toronto, ON. Canada
- Zine Shine Annual #2 at Issues Magazine Shop, Toronto, ON. Canada
- Bealart Art Program, London, ON. Canada
- Do West Fest: Music Art Food Culture, Dundas St. W, June 7-9, 2024, Toronto, ON. Canada (thank you)
A-S-C has been organically (mostly) linked by:
- Buckslip #148: Go through life being strong
- Issues Magazine, Newsletter Issue #58: It's About Balance, I Guess > Community News
- Monoskop > Resources
- are.na
- Hackernews
- Reddit r/macapps (thank you)
Credits:
Thank you to @XdanielArt for starting an initial list of non-subscription software tools — and to all who have contributed to this catalogue.
Printed Editions (#1-3) by: Colour Code Printing, Toronto, ON. Canada. Open 12+ years!!! Established in 2012. Colour Code is an independent print studio and publishing platform based in Toronto, Canada. They specialize in high quality, artist friendly printing for local, US and international customers.
Typefaces:
- Canister by Jonathon Yule.
- CMU Typewriter Text by Donald Knuth (package compiled by Christian Perfect from the Computer Modern Unicode fonts created by Andrey V. Panov.)
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