A Literary & Visual Arts Quarterly
Issue No. 01 — Care
Creating as an Act of Self-Care
April 2026 · 17 Contributors · 9 Mediums
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Support the Publication →Care shows up differently in everyone's practice. It can be the quiet act of picking up a brush after a hard week, the discipline of returning to the page, or the vulnerability of sharing something you made. This first issue of The Work of Art brings together 17 artists and writers from across the country who responded to that theme — each in their own form, their own voice, their own understanding of what it means to create with intention.
What follows is not a single definition of care, but a collection of perspectives. We hope something here stays with you.
Contributing Artists & Writers
- Joshua WalkerPoetry
- Cody MarbyPoetry
- Courtney Nichelle CobleSculpture
- Cobie SiskDigital Art
- Keefer SchoonEssay
- Christina AdamopoulosPainting
- Elara GibbonsPoetry
- Abigail GavoraPoetry
- Jingxi LiIllustration
- Kiely WatsonDigital Art
- Jimmy LisottoPoetry
- Karen Cadiero-KaplanCeramic
- Jennifer Freya HelgesonPoetry
- Sally Moluf HossDigital Drawing
- Geraldine CannonPoetry
- Yvonne JaynePoetry
- Annika ConnorOil Painting
Issue 2 Is Open — Theme: Connection
Submissions for Issue No. 02 are open now through July 15, 2026. Free to submit — no fees, ever. Issue 2 is the first paid issue, with a $500 honorarium pool for accepted contributors.
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