TradeArt
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TradeArt is an underground art
magazine first published by TradeArt Incorporated in March 1999. TradeArt began in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC just as artists were demanding more arts coverage in mainstream
newspapers. With The Washington Star out of publication, a public not yet won over by The Washington Times
, and USA Today
offering mainly snippets of national news, The Washington Post
was the area's leading news source. Artists had to compete for limited coverage of the arts and cultural events.
advertising, a tool of the trade
for commercial illustrators, photographers and designers offering creative services to advertising agencies, design studios, and publishing companies. Unlike sourcebooks, TradeArt mainly targeted classically trained artists. Poets, painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians and actors were encouraged to express their arts ideas without the judgment of art critics and without censorship
.
With its barter ads allowing artists with limited financial resources to acquire products without exchanging money, its no holds barred
editorial
content, and its free diffusion in public spaces, it was an irreverent voice in the conservative political capital. The Washington Post quickly hailed it as a "chance for artists to showcase and barter
their work." News about the bimonthly art magazine spread across the nation. The Fort Wayne-The Journal Gazette noted that "TradeArt opens doors for artists." Other newspapers focused their headlines
on TradeArt's barter ads, which allowed artists to trade art for professional services.
led artists on an international solidarity project with children.
In 2005, TradeArt Incorporated transferred the publication rights to TradeArt Abroad, an international association established in France in 2004. TradeArt Abroad aimed to extend TradeArt to artists in countries where poverty is an issue. The international recreated TradeArt, The voice of the international artist community as a bilingual quarterly. The bilingual version, edited in English and French, was published in Paris in January 2007. With a seed grant from the European Commission
, its first objective was to open doors for artists affected by the persistent socioeconomic crises in France.
Association TradeArt Abroad relinquished the publication rights to TradeArt Incorporated in 2008.
TradeArt
ISSN 1523-4347
Founded: 1999
Format: 7 x 10.75"
Colors: Black and white
Circulation: 2000 bimonthly
Publisher: TradeArt Incorporated
Underground art
Underground art, as with underground music and underground film, is a term that seeks to describe art forms that are aloof to the mainstream art world, are illegal, taboo, unconventional, rebellious or revolutionary...
magazine first published by TradeArt Incorporated in March 1999. TradeArt began in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC just as artists were demanding more arts coverage in mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
newspapers. With The Washington Star out of publication, a public not yet won over by The Washington Times
The Washington Times
The Washington Times is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was founded in 1982 by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, and until 2010 was owned by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate associated with the...
, and USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
offering mainly snippets of national news, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
was the area's leading news source. Artists had to compete for limited coverage of the arts and cultural events.
Free creative expression
TradeArt allowed artists to design their own news source. It was based on sourcebookSourcebook
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advertising, a tool of the trade
Trade
Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...
for commercial illustrators, photographers and designers offering creative services to advertising agencies, design studios, and publishing companies. Unlike sourcebooks, TradeArt mainly targeted classically trained artists. Poets, painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians and actors were encouraged to express their arts ideas without the judgment of art critics and without censorship
Censorship
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.
With its barter ads allowing artists with limited financial resources to acquire products without exchanging money, its no holds barred
No holds barred
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editorial
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
content, and its free diffusion in public spaces, it was an irreverent voice in the conservative political capital. The Washington Post quickly hailed it as a "chance for artists to showcase and barter
Barter
Barter is a method of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. It is usually bilateral, but may be multilateral, and usually exists parallel to monetary systems in most developed countries, though to a...
their work." News about the bimonthly art magazine spread across the nation. The Fort Wayne-The Journal Gazette noted that "TradeArt opens doors for artists." Other newspapers focused their headlines
Headlines
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on TradeArt's barter ads, which allowed artists to trade art for professional services.
From underground to overseas
In 2000, TradeArt's publisher reorganized as a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Publication was interrupted between 2001 and 2004, when the public charitable organizationCharitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
led artists on an international solidarity project with children.
In 2005, TradeArt Incorporated transferred the publication rights to TradeArt Abroad, an international association established in France in 2004. TradeArt Abroad aimed to extend TradeArt to artists in countries where poverty is an issue. The international recreated TradeArt, The voice of the international artist community as a bilingual quarterly. The bilingual version, edited in English and French, was published in Paris in January 2007. With a seed grant from the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, its first objective was to open doors for artists affected by the persistent socioeconomic crises in France.
Association TradeArt Abroad relinquished the publication rights to TradeArt Incorporated in 2008.
TradeArt
ISSN 1523-4347
Founded: 1999
Format: 7 x 10.75"
Colors: Black and white
Circulation: 2000 bimonthly
Publisher: TradeArt Incorporated