Our MagsBC’s Non-traditional Newsstands pilot project is well underway!
The pilot project’s aim is to test out alternative distribution channels for BC magazines, focusing initially on the abundance of theatres, performing arts venues, and festivals we have in the Metro Vancouver area.
Since May, we have worked with members to source magazines old and new, and have partnered with venues across the Lower Mainland, from Vancouver to Coquitlam.
In June, we began setting up free newsstands in venue lobbies, and in September, began to host pop-up shops selling the latest magazines our members have published.
As we head into Fall, we’re continuing to pitch the project across the Lower Mainland and keep spreading the word about our fantastic BC-made magazines. We have given away 1,050 copies of the 1,300 magazines donated by our members in six different venues in just four months, increasing the outreach of the magazines and putting them in the hands of hundreds of new readers across the Metro Vancouver area.
Currently, we have newsstands set up in six venues:Â
Studio58 (Langara College)
Vines Den (The Vines Festival’s new venue)
Massey Theatre
Evergreen Cultural Centre
Presentation House Theatre
Vancouver Writers Fest at Festival House on Granville Island
And we are running pop-up shops at three venues:
The Dance Centre
Evergreen Cultural Cent
Presentation House Theatre
Thank you to all the MagsBC members who have been a part of this project so far. If you haven’t yet signed on and are interested in joining, please contact the pilot project organizers Aniana and Sun Woo at ntnewsstands@magsbc.com!
All photos courtesy of Aniana and Sun Woo
