ABOUT GYST INK’S ARTISTs* AT WORK BLOG
 
ARTISTs* AT WORK is an informative, professional practices blog for the arts published by GYST Ink, an artist run company for artists that provides software, support services and information for contemporary artists. You can find it at www.gyst-ink.com/blog.

Contact the editors if you have further questions via email at editors@gyst-ink.com.

MISSION STATEMENT
GYST Ink is dedicated to providing artists and arts organizations with an integrated mix of software, services and information in support of their personal, professional and creative goals.  The mission of the ARTISTs* AT WORK blog is to highlight key information and topics specific to professional practices for artists and arts related organizations in a format that is easily digested and shared.

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Guidelines for Submission

INITIAL INQUIRIES:
Please send a story pitch or brief description or your article in a Word document or in Rich Text Format. ARTISTs* AT WORK editors review content once a month. 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
New contributors should provide two short writing samples, a resume, short bio (35 words maximum) and complete contact information, including a physical mailing address.  Unsolicited submissions sent by mail will not be returned. There are no academic or professional credentials required of contributors. Contributors are accepted solely on the merit of their writing samples. New contributors must read our STYLE GUIDE and sign and return a WRITER’S AGREEMENT before payment can be issued.

The editors reserve the right to approve or reject submissions. On rare occasions, ARTISTs* AT WORK will run previously published articles.  Such decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, and fees will be negotiated at the time of inquiry.  Please read our STYLE GUIDE before making a submission. If you have additional questions, please contact the editors directly at editors@gyst-ink.com.

BOOK REVIEWS
Book reviews may be up to 500 words. We will only consider books that are written about professional practices or in some way support the work of artists.  The editors may solicit a review copy of a book from its publisher and have it sent directly to the reviewer by mail.

WHAT WE DON’T DO
VISUAL ART REVIEWS
At this time, we do not publish art reviews because this newsletter’s focus is to encourage the business of being an artist.

EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Paid ads only, please.  Please contact tucker@gyst-ink.com.

Image Guidelines

FEATURE IMAGES
Images must have an original resolution of 150 dpi and must be 450 pixels on the shorter side.  ARTISTs* AT WORK prefers PDF, EPS or JPEG files. Please do not send images that have been enlarged to meet our image specification – they are not suitable for publication.  We do not accept slides, negatives or prints. Send images and captions via e-mail to editors@gyst-ink.com.

Captions for artworks must include:
Artist name
Title of piece
Date
Dimensions
Materials

Captions for other images should clearly define the visual information presented.  Photo credits must be included in the caption. Submissions will not be published unless image and caption information is complete.  GYST retains the right to refuse images.

PAYMENT
Please contact the editors at editors@gyst-ink.com/

STYLE GUIDELINES
Refer to the Chicago Manual of Style and Webster’s 19th Collegiate Dictionary. Use open punctuation: i.e., a minimum of commas, quotation marks and other punctuation, as well as a minimum of italics and capitalization.

Footnotes
• If citations are necessary, write them into the body of your text.

DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION

ADS
Please visit our web site for ad guidelines or e-mail our Marketing Manager, Tucker Neel at tucker@gyst-ink.com

Thank you for your interest in ARTISTs* AT WORK.