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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.

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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.

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Dec 9

Dec 9 IN CONVERSATION: DON MARSHALL: ‘CURATING WITH A TO-DO LIST’

Terrence Sanders-Smith

Contemporary Art

"How do we increase grants to visual arts in this community? We have a musicians' clinic, but not an artists' clinic. Can we broaden their scope so that artists can get that type of help? How can we look at affordable housing and rents?"

"This is a history lesson," Don Marshall says of Refreshing America, his recent exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. "Our city and our country is built on immigrants," he explains while surveying the exhibition space teeming with art made by approximately eighty-five local artists born outside of the United States. "I wanted to say something positive about how important immigrants are to the future of this country."

Read Full ARTICLE by Shemsi Frezel in the WINTER issue.

Street Date: Tuesday December 9th 2025