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ARTVOICES MAG is more than a cultural arts magazine. It is a witness. A historical record. A living archive documenting America's collective achievements, struggles, and aspirations through the lens of contemporary art.

At a time when culture is increasingly shaped by spectacle, commerce, and distraction, ARTVOICES remains committed to the artists, writers, curators, and thinkers whose work challenges, questions, and expands our understanding of the world. We believe art is not a luxury. It is evidence of who we are, what we value, and what we choose to remember.

The role of ARTVOICES is to document the conversations that matter. To amplify voices that deserve to be heard. To preserve the ideas, movements, and creative expressions that will define this moment for future generations.

For too long, artists and cultural producers have been expected to ask for permission to participate in the national dialogue. That time has passed.

We are not waiting to be invited into the conversation.

We are the conversation.

ARTVOICES is building a platform where contemporary art intersects with politics, history, culture, identity, and the human condition. A place where artists serve not only as creators, but as witnesses, critics, visionaries, and custodians of our collective memory.

We want to be on your radar. Not because we seek validation, but because what is happening here matters.

The artists matter.

The ideas matter.

The culture matters.

And history is being written in real time.

ARTVOICES is here to document it.

Dec 9

Dec 9 REVIEW: 'OVERTONES and EXTRACTIONS: ART IN THE WAKE OF CHANGE' at the FRONT

Terrence Sanders-Smith

Contemporary Art

Louisiana is rooted in our intertwined connection with the land, but that is at risk of being cut off as the landscape erodes through the effects of climate change. Art has always been a tool to grapple with tragedy and make sense of what is happening in our lives. Overtones and Extractions: Art in the Wake of Change is an exhibition that examines material, decay, waste, and shifting coastlines of the American Gulf South. Elliot Stokes, artist and curator, looked to challenge what it means to use petroleum materials like packing tape within a climate conversation.

Read Full REVIEW by Caitlin Deosbry in the WINTER issue.

Street Date: Tuesday December 9th 2025