Bee the Change Foundation Presents
The Work of Art
A free quarterly journal of visual art and writing by emerging artists. Free to read, free to submit, and every accepted contributor is paid.
Read Issue 2: ConnectionNew: Issue 2 (Connection) is out now, free online, in print and as an ebook. Read it free or order a copy · Issue 4 (Glow) is open for submissions until January 15, 2027. Submit your work
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Issue No. 02
Connection
26 artists and writers from around the world explore connection: to another person, to a place, to the things we keep. Poetry, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, creative nonfiction and more.
Read Issue 2 Order in Print · $17.99Ebook, $4.99: Kindle · Apple Books
Submissions Open · Closes January 15, 2027
Issue No. 04
Glow
Winter brings short days and long nights, and the lights we keep on through them. Show us what glows for you: a porch light left on, a candle in a window, a face across the table, whatever keeps you warm when it gets dark. Free to submit, no fees ever, and accepted contributors share an honorarium pool.
Submit Your WorkIssue 3 (Roots) closed October 15 and is in the works. Looking for an earlier issue? Read Issue 1: Care or browse all issues.
What is The Work of Art?
The Work of Art is a free quarterly journal of literary and visual art, published by Bee the Change Foundation, a San Diego 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Each issue is organized around a single theme and features original work from emerging artists: poetry, fiction, essay, painting, sculpture, illustration, photography and more.
We believe art is essential to community and social change. This publication exists to give artists a platform, readers a window into new voices, and the foundation a way to live its mission on the page.