Submissions
As creative fanatics scouting for artists working in photography, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, illustrations, graphic design, theatre, dance, music, cinematography, short stories, poetry, comedy, humor, satire, interviews, exposés, essays, narratives, opinion articles, commentaries, start-up ventures, fiction, nonfiction, flash, activist pieces, historical pieces, research, infographics, and more!
GROUND RULES & GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS:
The Artkive LLC (“Artkive”) connects creative communities through our publication sharing the voice and vision of artists. Your piece should apply beyond the scope of your city and state. We cultivate and curate a community of rising out of box thinkers to inspire and connect creatives like us.
We reserve the right to publish your Work(s) on any of our website and social media platforms and in issues and books.
Only completed works are accepted. We review all submissions and will contact those which are a good fit for The Artkive. It may take some time, roughly two weeks, to respond to your submitted piece. We appreciate your patience, kindness and understanding. We will not respond to any aggressive or mean-spirited emails. It just wouldn’t help :-)
We DO NOT accept hate speech, degrading or hateful “Work(s)”. We DO accept and publish curse words when used in an enriching, humorous or artistic fashion. We DO NOT print sexually abusive or degrading “Work(s)”. If in doubt about the subject matter of your piece, please ask us to review it and we will let you know your idea or topics for our publication.
We reserve the right to edit your written “Work(s)” according to our house style, aesthetic and layout needs. All contributors will receive notification of any changes or edits via email and will be required to give approval of these changes via email communication. We reserve the right to make minor adjustments to visual “Work(s)” such as modifying a color or crop part of a piece for publishing purposes. All contributors will receive notification of any changes or edits via email and will be required to give approval of these changes via email communication. We reserve the right to include story titles over visual “Work(s)” if your image is selected to be paired with a story or written work. The Artkive is not responsible for any color, cropping, folding, or marking on published “Work(s)” made because of machinery or equipment failure during the printing process. We reserve the right to pull “Work(s)” at any time due to spatial issues or lack of approved edits.
Submissions are only accepted via this form or email to our founder unless previously established by an Artkive representative. If you have an issue submitting, please contact our support via our Instagram @theartkiv3
—VISUAL—
FORMAT: All visual content must be submitted in the following format:
JPEGs.
NO Watermarks or Signatures or social media handles on the art.
All physical artworks must be photographed or scanned as 300dpi once selected for publishing.
***Note, artwork does not need to be formatted as 300dpi upon initial submission. It would be neat if it was! If your work is selected for publishing, we’ll ask you to send us a high-resolution version at 300dpi. ***
Label each file as the following: JaneDoe0_Title (Name should be the name you want to be published).
Include your name, email and phone number in the body of your email.
EDITING: We will not edit your image without written permission. If we need to make minor adjustments such as modifying a color or cropping part of a piece for publishing purposes, we will always consult with you first. We do reserve the right to include story titles over art images if your image is selected to be paired with a story or written work.
—–WORDS ——–
FORMAT: All written content must be submitted in the following format:
Pages, Doc, Docx or Google Docs.
NO PDF or Watermarked versions of written content.
All works MUST include your First and Last Name as you would like to be printed as, phone number, email, word count and title of your piece.
Word Count: Aim for shorter pieces: 250-1,500 words. However, feel free to send longer stories too (1,500-2500.) We accept submissions up to 3,500 words.
EDITING: We use a combination of AP Style and house Style for edits. Contributors will be sent a style guideline sheet per request or per the suggestion of the Editor-In-Chief.
All pieces are edited via Track Changes in Pages or Docs or Suggested Edits in Google Docs. Written approval via email or accepted changes via Google docs are legally binding.
Edits will be returned ONCE to contributors for approval unless otherwise specified by the Editor-In-Chief.
We reserve the right to make minor grammatical changes without the contributor’s consent during the final stages of production. We reserve the right to pull a piece at any time due to space issues or lack of approval for edits.
PRO-TIP: Multiple submissions are highly encouraged. Including your social media handle and sites that show your portfolio or work is also highly recommended.
Now that you’ve read all that, you’re ready to submit 🙂