Submissions

Rules for contributors

• Do not assume specialist knowledge. Provide sufficient context when referring to theory, historical references, or industry terminology. Before submitting, read your text aloud as if to a friend who has never studied art history. If they would need to stop and ask what something means, explain it within the text itself.
• Present complex ideas in an accessible and engaging manner without oversimplifying them.
• Support analysis with observation and informed opinion. A distinctive point of view is welcome: this is not neutral reporting, but opinion should be earned through evidence and observation, not asserted on its own.
• Explain not only what something is, but also why it is relevant within a wider cultural context.
• Balance research with a distinctive authorial voice.
• Structure with the reader's time in mind. Our readers often encounter the magazine standing in a gallery. Open with the idea that matters most and keep paragraphs short enough to follow in a single sitting.
• Verify your facts and attribute your sources. Quotes, dates and claims about living artists or institutions should be accurate and, where possible, sourced directly rather than repeated secondhand.
• Treat visual material as argument, not decoration. If you are submitting or suggesting images alongside your text, choose material that adds meaning rather than simply depicting what the words already describe. Where possible, propose visual references as part of your submission: archival material, installation views, working documents, rather than leaving image selection as an afterthought.