Darklight Digital is an online platform featuring fresh voices in photography culture. They welcome feature pitches from both new and established writers. They like stories that have a strong photographic lean. As per this post, their rates begin at £125. For details, refer to their pitch guide.
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Abundant Artist (TAA) offers online courses and training to artists on how to
sell their art online. They are looking for skilled writers and/or video
creators. They are interested in articles/videos about what’s working in sales right
now, stories of artists transitioning from offline to online sales, how to sell
on Instagram, emerging platforms (e.g. Clubhouse, TikTok), etc. Rates are $150-$300/article.
Rates for videos are on a per-project basis. For details, refer to this page.
Momus is an art publication and podcast
that stresses "a return to art criticism." According to their associate editor,
they pay around $400 for 600 to 1,200-word reviews or 1,500 to 2,000-word features. If
interested, send your pitches to pitches@momus.ca.
For more contact information, refer to this page.
Cornelia Magazine is “a visual arts review magazine for Western New York, USA and Southern Ontario, Canada.” They want piecemeals (300 words), exhibition reviews (600 to 800 words), and features (1,500 to 2,000 words). They pay $0.25 per word at the maximum word count per article (for example, for exhibition reviews, they pay $200). For details, visit this page.
Painting World is a magazine for decorative artists, mixed media artists and crafters. They want articles about “products, techniques, art theories, art business information or other interesting content.” The articles should be of 1,000 words or less and should have images or diagrams. Pay is $30 to $100 for editorial write-ups, stories, and features. Details can be found here.
Photography Ethics Centre is a social enterprise aimed at raising awareness about photography ethics. They are looking for self-reflexive pieces and new voices. They pay $50 per article. To learn more, refer to this Twitter post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is a nonprofit organization that is a leading platform for critical thinking on contemporary jewelry. They are accepting proposals for articles and reviews. They pay $100 for shorter essays (about 500 to 1,000 words), $200 to $250 for longer reviews and articles (about 1,000 to 2,500 words), and $300 for research projects (about 2,500 to 5,000 words). To submit content, visit this page. To view their website standards, visit this page.
Critical Read is a New York-based nonprofit publishing company that supports the promotion of arts and culture in the United States. They are looking for artwork biographies of 4,000 to 5,000 words. They pay up to $1.00 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Elephant is a magazine about contemporary art and visual culture. They welcome submissions by writers and artists. According to one payment report, they paid $0.14 per word. To contact them, visit this page.
Clip Studio Paint is a software for drawing and painting. They are looking for artists who can create text tutorials with explanatory images (or video tutorials) using their software, Clip Studio. They want tutorials on the following art styles: “concept art, watercolor, oil painting, matte painting, landscape, scenery, graphic design, editorial illustration.” They pay around $700 per written tutorial (at least 800 words), and $1,000 per video tutorial. Details here.