The archive contains many kinds of objects that are created as part of social movements by the participants themselves: posters, flyers, publications, zines, books, T-shirts and buttons, moving images, audio recordings, subject files, and other materials.
Through our programming, we use this cultural ephemera to animate histories of people mobilizing for social transformation. We consider the use of our collection to be a way of preserving and honoring histories and material culture that is often marginalized in mainstream institutions.
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Walkout: A Brief History of Student Organizing
Online Only
June 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
May 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Kent State and Jackson State massacres, which set off a historically large-scale student strike across the nation. With the anniversary as an entry point and frame of reference, this exhibition uses archival material from the Interference Archive collection to examine the broader scope of student movements that both led up to and followed in the wake of May 1970.
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Drawn Together
Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Join us for a night of drawing and mark-making! Please register on Eventbrite. At Drawn Together, we provide prompts and materials for you to experiment and explore with your visual art-making practice, all without the pressure of having to do it well. Because of this one-night partnership, we’ll also have access to Interference Archive’s materials, […]
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Dark Side of Goth
Friday, April 18, 2025 @ 6:30 PM
As the goth subculture enjoys a renaissance thanks to social media, we’ll be reflecting on the subculture’s longstanding issues using fascist imagery and Nazi uniforms, ongoing issues of racism, and its growing objectification of women in digital spaces. We’ll begin with a lecture on the history of the issues within the subculture and move into […]
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Zine Club
Monday, April 21, 2025 @ 6:30 PM
New month, new zine club! This is an informal gathering with some materials provided (paper, scraps, scissors) but anything you want to bring to work with is very welcome. We’ll be making mini one-cut zines around topics of your choice with a bit of brainstorming built in. Come make friends, make a zine, trade a […]
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Audio Interference 88 – Archiving Stop Cop City: This Is Not A Local Struggle
Hear from one of the organizers behind the Stop Cop City exhibition currently on view at Interference Archive (Sep 2024 – Jan 2025). We learn about the goals of the show, how it came together, and the important role that archiving has in the movement. This episode was written, narrated and co-produced by Rob Smith. […]
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Exhibition Catalog: Walkout: A Brief History of Student Organizing
May 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the Kent State and Jackson State massacres, which set off a historically large-scale student strike across the nation. With the anniversary as an entry point and frame of reference, this 96-page full color publication uses posters, buttons, pamphlets, flyers, zines, and more—to examine the broader scope of student movements that both led up to and followed those of May 1970.