Afterimage is a bimonthly publication that covers visual arts, photography, independent film and video, new media, and alternative publishing. They cover issues and debates within art history, visual and cultural studies, media studies, and related fields. They have features, essays, reviews, reports, news, media noted sections for writers, and double exposure, which are collaborations of photography and prose. The magazine is partly funded by New York State Council on the Arts. They pay $0.05/word for articles, max $300 for features, $150 for essays and $100 for news, reports and reviews. When I last checked, it was not clear whether their funding was still able to support paying writers. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Western Art & Architecture is the magazine for art collectors and art aficionados in the United States. They pay around $400-$600 an article. They accept submissions in a variety of categories, including artist profiles, home features, “illuminations”, “In the Studio”, and “Collector’s Eye.” To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Artlink is a quarterly magazine devoted to art in the Asia-Pacific. Each issue is themed and covers the cutting edge of contemporary art. They pay 35 cents (AUD) per word (roughly $130 for a 500-word article). To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Ceramics Monthly is dedicated to studio ceramics and clay-based art. Writers are welcome to submit to any of the magazine’s numerous departments, which cover everything from studio visits to craft tips. They pay $0.10 per word, while Techno File and Glaze articles are paid a flat fee of $250. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Pastel Journal is the only national publication that covers the pastel medium. Addressing both professionals and hobbyists, the magazine publishes everything from how-to guides to detailed interviews. They accept queries and prefer them to be snail-mailed. They pay up to $600 for features. To learn more, request their writer’s guidelines via email here.
First American Art Magazine's goal is to foster a "critical dialogue about Native art. " They aim to bridge the gap between academia and the general public. They present the arts from an indigenous perspective. A recent report on Litworth showed a payment of $525. They only want submissions from established experts in the field. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Smashing Magazine covers web design and programming. They want valuable tips, tricks, ideas, and techniques for the web development and design community. Payment is negotiated with the editor. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Watercolor Artist is a bi-monthly magazine for water color artists of all skill levels. They seek queries for features or columns. Writers are paid depending on length and completeness of the article submitted. For features
about artists, they like to match the artist with the writer, but also accept queries for articles about any specific artist whom the writer is in contact with. Writers should be able to write specifically about the artist’s techniques, from the artist’s
viewpoint using the language of art. Payment usually does not exceed $600. To learn more, request their writer’s
guidelines via email here.
An old copy of their guidelines is available here.
99Designs, the site for crowdsourced visual design, hosts a blog that pays for articles from individual authors. They "love articles on that give tips, offer practical advice, espouse opinions, teach, explain and inspire." To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Hyperallergic is an art blog, covering visual artists from around the world. According to their guidelines "while we're technically an art publication, we’re not interested in speaking only to an art crowd." They publish art reviews, reported stories, interviews, photo essays, opinion pieces, and more. Expect payment around five to fifteen cents per word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.