Saturday, December 31st 2022
Their website says,
“Our mission is threefold: to re-imagine critical writing about the arts; to
make American art and art history more accessible and discoverable; and to help
artists build sustainable careers. Pitches for these two columns are fee-free.
-- Critical Read: “Critical Reads are artwork biographies. They combine
research, reporting and analysis and use a specific work of art as a lens to
tell a broader story about art history, culture, and society. Artwork
biographies are generally assigned to experienced arts reporters. They are
assigned at approximately 5,000 words. Approvals for art should be considered
before pitching.” The pitch deadline is 31 December 2022.
-- Profile: pitch an artist for Open Canon: “For our new series, Open
Canon, we're looking for stories of underappreciated American artists. We are
particularly interested in those writers, artists, and performers whose work
has been unfairly overlooked or forgotten because of their race, ethnicity,
gender or sexual orientation. We want short, informative profiles of these
American artists whose work hasn't historically been considered canonical but
maybe should be. What was their most important contribution to American art
history? Was it a particular way of working, an idea, a style?
Please note: This is not the space for contemporary artists. Those interested
in pitching stories about contemporary artists should look at our Pitch a
Reported Story form.” There’s no pitch deadline for this column. Details here.
Deadline: December 31st, 2022
Friday, October 15th 2021
This is a
nonprofit organization supporting the promotion of the arts (nonprofit arts including but not limited to
ballet, drama, classical music, opera, jazz, performance, installation, visual
art) and culture in the US. “We have a particular interest in deserving works
of art that are not (yet) considered canonical. Our priority is works of art by
American artists. We are very interested in pitches about works of art by
American artists whose legacies have not been adequately protected.” They are
accepting pitches for two series: Artwork Biographies (for which there is a
pitch deadline), and artist profiles for their Open Canon series (for which no
pitch deadline is given).
-- Artwork Biography: These are their deep dives. “These stories are
fact-based and narrative-driven. They balance opinion with research and
reporting, but their emphasis is on storytelling. You can think of them as
non-academic criticism aimed at the general interest reader ... For these
stories we are particularly interested
in non-canonical American artists whose legacies have not been adequately protected. We will
consider pitches for stories that touch on works of obscure or vintage pop
culture and Americana.” These are typically assigned at 4,000-5,000 words. The
pitch deadline is 31 December 2021.
-- Artist Profiles for Open Canon: They want stories of underappreciated
American artists. “We are particularly interested in those writers, artists,
and performers whose work has been unfairly overlooked or forgotten because of
their race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
We want short, informative profiles of these American artists whose work hasn't
historically been considered canonical but maybe should be. What was their most
important contribution to American art history? Was it a particular way of
working, an idea, a style?” They do not want pitches on contemporary artists
for this column. Details here.
Deadline: December 31st, 2021
Saturday, August 21st 2021
Critical
Read brings the true stories of the American fine, literary and performing arts
to a wide readership. They publish artwork biographies (pitches for these will
be read from September to December – see guidelines), reported stories,
profiles, cultural history, essay, interviews and first person stories. They
are accepting pitches for a new series, artist profiles for Open Canon. Their
guidelines say, “we're looking for stories of underappreciated American
artists.
We are particularly interested in those writers, artists, and performers whose
work has been unfairly overlooked or forgotten because of their race,
ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
We want short, informative profiles of these American artists whose work hasn't
historically been considered canonical but maybe should be. What was their most
important contribution to American art history? Was it a particular way of
working, an idea, a style?” They
are also currently accepting both submissions and pitches for reported stories,
scenes, interviews, and cultural history essays. Details here.