The Curator launched on August 29, 2008 as a web publication of International Arts Movement (IAM), which announces the signs of a “world that ought to be” as we find it in our midst, and seeks to inspire people to engage deeply with culture that enriches life and broadens experience.
In keeping with IAM’s belief that artistic excellence, as a model of “what ought to be,” paves the way for lasting, enduring humanity, The Curator seeks to encourage, promote, and uncover the artifacts of culture—those things humans create—that inspire and embody truth, goodness, and beauty.
The opinions presented in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of The Curator or IAM, but represent a continuing commitment to wrestling with the culture that is and looking toward what might yet be.
Is The Curator an arts magazine? Is it a religious magazine?
In a word, no.
Though we believe that our goals are those that people of faith, as well as people in the fine arts, should and do embrace, the common factor in our audience is not a specific vocation or religious persuasion, but the desire to help create “the world that ought to be”. The Curator provides a way for people who are interested in human dignity and responsible creativity to discover people and products that are contributing positively in our culture, or that raise important questions about the nature of humanity. We claim no singular affinity toward “highbrow” art or “pop” culture.
Who are your contributors?
Our writers are people interested in many aspects of culture—fine art, food, video games, opera, literature, film, and a whole lot more. They are spread out across the country (and hopefully someday across the world). We hope to eventually be able to pay them what they’re worth!
How can I write for The Curator?
The Curator publishes three essays per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday; each in the range of 800-1200 words) that evaluate or reflect upon contemporary culture. Our goal is to consider, as cultural makers and participants, how the world is now and what it might mean to create the “world as it ought to be.”
We are always looking for new voices and perspectives, so, no matter your political or religious alignment, if you have an idea we’d love to hear from you.
How to Submit
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Read The Curator. If you want to write for us, get to know our style and content.
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Send us a pitch (200-250 words) of the yet-to-be-written article. Tell us where the piece is heading, and make your opinion known. If this is your first submission to The Curator, please also provide at least two writing samples.
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If your pitch is accepted, be your own proofreader. The first paragraph should get right to the point, and we like subsequent paragraphs to be shortish and organized by snappy topic sentences. If you use names, dates and places in your piece, double-check all facts and spelling. Use one space between sentences. Please note that we are tired of the words literally, obviously, clearly, unique, seems.
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Send your proposal to editor@curatormagazine.com.
We prefer submissions as Word attachments. The Curator pays (a very small sum) upon publication. All articles will be edited for length, grammar, content and style.
The Curator retains first publication rights for six months from publication date; after that, reprints may be permitted with written permission. Email editor@curatormagazine.com for more information and reprint requests.
Responses
Have something to say about an article? Want to respond to an idea? Have something to add? We’re interested in publishing well-formulated responses that fit with the mission of The Curator. Send an email to editor@curatormagazine.com.
Poems
We’re interested in poems that make us want to read them more than once, and we try to publish a new poem every Thursday morning. If you have a poem or poems for us to consider (no more than three), send them to poetry@curatormagazine.com.
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I love what you’re doing and I’d like to get involved.
We’d love that, too. Send an email to editor@curatormagazine.com and we’ll chat.
