Issues of The Work of Art

Visual & Literary Arts Quarterly

Each quarterly issue of The Work of Art gathers visual art and writing around a single theme, a shared prompt that invites artists and readers to sit with an idea together. Every issue is free to read online. Browse current and past issues below.

Cover of The Work of Art Issue 2: Connection, showing The Observer by Jack Hansen, a dark silhouette standing in a field of glowing line-drawn flowers
Published · October 2026

Issue 2: Connection

Our second issue gathers 26 artists and writers around the theme of connection: to another person, to a place, to the things we keep. It is the first issue where every contributor was paid.

  • 26 contributors, 50 works of art and writing
  • Cover: The Observer by Jack Hansen
  • Free to read, digital edition
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Cover of The Work of Art Issue 1: Care, showing an oil painting of orange and yellow orchids against a dark, layered background
Published · April 30, 2026

Issue 1: Care

Our first issue gathers visual art and writing on the theme of care: how we tend to ourselves, each other and the world around us. It features 17 contributing artists and writers.

  • 17 contributors
  • Print edition available through MagCloud
  • Free to read, digital edition
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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, and the invitation stays open.

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The Work of Art is free to read and free to submit. With Issue 2, every accepted contributor was paid for the first time, from a $500 honorarium pool. Keeping that going, and growing it, depends on people who believe in this work choosing to fund it.

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The Work of Art - Issue 01: Care

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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