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Art Practical

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Art Practical
Available inEnglish
Founded2009
HeadquartersSan Francisco,
OwnerCalifornia College of the Arts
URLArt Practical.com

Art Practical is an online arts magazine based in San Francisco producing arts criticism, essays, quarterly issues, and programming related to contemporary art and visual culture in the Bay Area and beyond.

History

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The magazine was established in 2009 by Patricia Maloney,[1][2] who served as director and editor-in-chief until 2015. In 2013, the publication acquired and incorporated the events website Happenstand[3] and the arts publication Daily Serving,[4] which maintained its independent site with Maloney as director. Beginning in 2015, the California College of the Arts became the publisher of Art Practical and Daily Serving with Maloney transitioning to executive director and with Kara Q. Smith and Bean Gilsdorf, respectively, as editors-in-chief.[5][6] In March 2015, Maloney resigned and took the position of executive director of Southern Exposure.[7] Michele Carlson was named as the new executive director in May 2016.[8][9]

Publication

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The magazine has produced over 1,000 reviews,[10] hundreds of columns,[11] and more than a dozen thematic issues organized by staff and guest editors.[12] The publication also hosts a user-submitted events calendar for arts and cultural events in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Programming

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The magazine has organized programming and partnered with numerous organizations including The Lab,[13] San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[14] Ratio 3,[15] and the Asian Contemporary Arts Consortium.[16]

The publication was awarded a residency in 2011 in Kansas City via the Charlotte Street Foundation and Spencer Museum of Art[17] and a residency in 2012 in Miami via Cannonball (formerly Legal Art Miami).[18]

From 2013-2016, the magazine co-sponsored an artist residency with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The recipients of the three residencies were Chris Vargas (2013), Nomi Talisman and Dee Hilbert-Jones (2014), and Jerome Reyes (2016).[19]

References

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  1. ^ Maloney, Patricia (25 July 2012). "On Art Practical". Temporary Art Review. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ del Pesco, Joseph (21 February 2010). "Interview with Art Practical". SFMOMA's Open Space. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Happenstand Archive". Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Preview: Art Practical Year Five". Art Practical. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. ^ Bliss, Chris (12 February 2015). "California College of the Arts to Publish Art Practical and Daily Serving". California College of the Arts. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ^ Kirsch, Corinna (23 February 2015). "Art Blogs Daily Serving and Art Practical Find a Permanent Home at California College of the Arts". Art F City. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. ^ Burke, Sarah (25 February 2016). "Art Practical Founder Patricia Maloney Leaves to Lead Southern Exposure". East Bay Express. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ^ "DSAP Welcomes New Executive Director Michele Carlson". Art Practical. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Michele Carlson". California College of the Arts. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Reviews Archive". Art Practical. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Columns Archive". Art Practical. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Issues Archive". Art Practical. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Critical Sources at the Lab, Part I". Art Practical. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  14. ^ Stein, Suzanne (7 March 2011). "Open Space Thursdays: Shop Talk". SFMOMA's Open Space. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  15. ^ Santo, Dorothy (19 December 2013). "Art, Tech, and Gentrification in San Francisco". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  16. ^ "ACAW San Francisco 2012". e-flux. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Winner announced for Rocket Grants Call for Experimental Critical Writing". Rocket Grants. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  18. ^ "ART PRACTICAL: RESIDENCY PERIOD: AUGUST-OCTOBER 2012". cannonball.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  19. ^ "2016 YBCA Artist Residency". Art Practical. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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