Art Journal Open

A project of College Art Association (see other related projects).

About

Art Journal Open (AJO) is an open-access digital journal for the visual arts, which presents artists’ projects, conversations and interviews, scholarly essays, and other forms of content from across the cultural field. With a commitment to fostering fresh intellectual exchange, AJO publishes original work by artists, scholars, teachers, archivists, curators, critics, and other cultural producers and commentators. Contributions focus on post-1945 material, with an emphasis on the contemporary, although topics from throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries may be considered. As an online publication, AJO prioritizes material that makes meaningful use of the web by employing multimedia formats and techniques.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2011

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published on a rolling basis

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Lengths:

Interview: No specific word count limits known.
Article: 2,000 - 4,000 words.
Essay: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Critical.

Topics:

Education/Pedagogy: General, Educational theory and methods.
History: Art history.
Visual Arts: General, Theory/Analysis/Criticism.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

History: See guidelines.
Visual Arts.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2026

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