{"id":69,"date":"2011-01-29T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-29T18:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:23:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/?page_id=69","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Art Journal Open<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>AJO<\/em>) is an open-access digital journal for the visual arts, which presents artists\u2019 projects, conversations and interviews, scholarly essays, and other forms of content from across the cultural field.&nbsp;With a commitment to fostering fresh intellectual exchange,<em> AJO <\/em>publishes original work by artists, scholars, teachers, archivists, curators, critics, and other cultural producers and commentators. Contributions focus on post-1945 material, with an emphasis on the contemporary, although topics from throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries may be considered. As an online publication,&nbsp;<em>AJO<\/em>&nbsp;prioritizes material that makes meaningful use of the web by employing multimedia formats and techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initiated in 2011 as an open-access affiliate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeart.org\/publications\/art-journal\"><em><span style=\"color:#ec008c\" class=\"tadv-color\"><\/span><\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeart.org\/publications\/art-journal\"><em>Art Journal<\/em><\/a><\/em>, <em>AJO <\/em>has been independently edited since 2014. Each quarter, select material from <em>Art Journal<\/em> is published in <em>AJO.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creation of <em>Art Journal Open<\/em> was supported in part by a generous grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The journal is also made possible by CAA&#8217;s members and contributions from individuals and institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat\" valign=\"center\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-decoration:none; background-color: #00b5d1; color: #ffffff; font-size:15px; padding:10px;\n\" href=\"http:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/?page_id=17387\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MISSION&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;STATEMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat\" style=\"text-decoration:none; background-color: #00b5d1; color: #ffffff; font-size:15px;\n\" href=\"http:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/?page_id=4798\">SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO <i>ART JOURNAL OPEN<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat\" style=\"text-decoration:none; background-color: #00b5d1; color: #ffffff; font-size:15px;\n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeart.org\/publications\/preparation\">PREPARE AN ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat\" style=\"text-decoration:none; background-color: #00b5d1; color: #ffffff; font-size:15px;\n\" href=\"http:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/?page_id=15381\">MESSAGES FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6><span style=\"color: #9f428f;\">EDITOR-IN-CHIEF<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color: ec008c;\"><a href=\"\"><strong>Andy Campbell<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Professor, Critical Studies, USC-Roski School of Art and Design<br><a href=\"mailto:art.journal.open@collegeart.org\">art.journal.open@collegeart.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6><span style=\"color: #9f428f;\"><em>ART JOURNAL<\/em>\/<em>AJO<\/em> EDITORIAL BOARD<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<em>Art Journal<\/em>\/<em>AJO<\/em>&nbsp;Editorial Board advises the editors-in-chief of <em>Art Journal<\/em> and <em>AJO<\/em> and guides the journals\u2019 editorial programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6><span style=\"color: #9f428f;\">MEMBERS<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<strong>Erin Silver<\/strong>, University of British Columbia, Chair, Art Journal\/Art Journal Open<br><br>\n<strong>Anna Arabindan-Kesson<\/strong>, Princeton University<br>\n<strong>Eugenia Bell<\/strong>, CAA Editorial Director, ex officio <br>\n<strong>Sandra Esslinger<\/strong>, Mt. San Antonio College <br>\n<strong>Jocelyn E. Marshall<\/strong>, Emerson College <br>\n<strong>Derek Conrad Murray<\/strong>, University of California, Santa Cruz, Editor-in-Chief, <em>Art Journal<\/em><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6><span style=\"color: #9f428f;\">PAST EDITORS-IN-CHIEF OF <em>ART JOURNAL OPEN<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grace Aneiza Ali (2023\u201326)<br><strong>Nicole Archer (2020\u201323)<br><strong>Rebecca K. Uchill<\/strong> (2017\u201320)<br><strong>Gloria Sutton <\/strong>(2014\u201317)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Journal Open&nbsp;(AJO) is an open-access digital journal for the visual arts, which presents artists\u2019 projects, conversations and interviews, scholarly &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/?page_id=69\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":121,"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19812,"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/19812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}