Issues of The Work of Art
Each quarterly issue of The Work of Art gathers visual art and written work around a single theme -- a shared prompt that invites artists and readers to sit with an idea together. Browse current and past issues below.
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Issue No. 2
Connection
August 2026
Accepting Submissions
Issue 2: ConnectionWhat does it mean to connect -- to another person, to a place, to a part of yourself you've been avoiding? Issue 2 invites visual art and written work that explores connection in any direction.
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Published — April 30, 2026
Issue 1: CareOur inaugural issue gathers visual art and written work on the theme of care -- how we tend to ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Featuring 17 contributing artists.
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A Quarterly Practice
The Work of Art is published four times a year. Each issue is organized around a single theme -- a prompt that gives artists, writers, and readers something to gather around. Past themes stay on the page; the invitation stays open.
Want to be part of a future issue? Submit your work or review the guidelines.
Help Us Keep Paying Artists
The Work of Art is free to read and free to submit -- and we're building toward paying every contributor an honorarium. Starting with Issue 2, accepted artists receive a share of a $500 honorarium pool. That only happens because people who believe in this work choose to fund it.
Bee the Change Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your donation is tax-deductible and goes directly toward publication costs and artist honoraria.
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Issue No. 01 — Care
Bee the Change Foundation · 34 pages · Published May 8, 2026
Seventeen artists and writers explore what it means to create with intention — poetry, painting, sculpture, essay, illustration, and more, all centered on a single theme: Care. The publication is always free to read online, but a printed copy lets you hold the work in your hands and support the artists and the foundation's mission.
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