Articles, Essays & Critical Writing Publication
Author-Prepared Essay Publication
A flexible publication format for contributors with a finished text, with options that expand from simple publication into image support, linked presentation, and DOI-ready visibility.
No Fee to Submit. Offered on a selected basis.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Grant & fellowship applications
Residency & academic programs
O-1, EB-1A & global talent visa cases
Portfolio & press development
A stronger editorial feature, interview, or published text can give institutions, curators, and selection panels a fuller understanding of your practice, its direction, and the context in which the work is developing.
Publication, critical framing, and a more durable public-facing record can also become meaningful supporting materials across grants, residencies, academic opportunities, and international artist visa pathways.
These formats help artists build stronger language, more usable links, and clearer editorial materials for galleries, curators, collaborators, and future opportunities.
Overview
This format is designed for artists, writers, curators, and cultural practitioners who already have a completed text and are seeking publication through STRATUM.
It works as a low-barrier entry into ELSEHERE’s editorial system, while also allowing contributors to choose a more expanded format depending on how they want the text to appear and what kind of public-facing value they need around it.
For some writers, a simple published text is enough. For others, the text needs to sit alongside images, connect to an artist presentation, or carry stronger citation value through DOI support. This format is built to accommodate those different needs without forcing every contributor into the same model.
Best for
artists and writers with a finished text ready for publication
contributors seeking a more formal public-facing context than self-publishing alone
artists building written portfolio materials for grants, residencies, academic use, and visa-related documentation
contributors who want publication options that can expand into image support, linked presentation, and stronger citation structure
About this format
This format keeps the threshold low without collapsing everything into one flat publication model.
Some contributors only need a text published cleanly. Others need the text to sit beside visual material, connect to a stronger public-facing profile, or carry a more formal citation framework. By structuring this format in tiers, the publication can stay accessible while still offering meaningful expansion where needed.
That makes it especially useful for artists and writers who are building a more serious long-term record, whether for gallery submissions, grant applications, residency proposals, academic use, or visa portfolio documentation.
WHO CAN APPLY
This program is open to international artists and cultural practitioners whose work aligns with ELSEHERE’s editorial scope.
We work across media, including visual art, performance, moving image, installation, text-based practice, and interdisciplinary forms.
Applicants should have at least a basic public-facing presence, such as a website, portfolio, or relevant online materials.
SELECTION & REVIEW
ELSEHERE works through a curated editorial model.
There is no fee to submit for review.
Only selected artists receive a publication offer.
Publication fees apply only after selection.
This allows us to work with greater editorial care and to build a stronger, more durable public-facing record for the artists and texts we choose to publish.
HOW IT WORKS
01
Submit the Intake Form
Share your practice, materials, intended use, and interest in this format. There is no fee to submit.
02
Editorial Review
We review your submission and determine which format may be the strongest fit based on scope, materials, and editorial alignment.
03
Recommendation & Next Step
If selected, we will follow up with the proposed scope, publication fee, and timeline.
04
Writing & Publication
Once confirmed, we begin the editorial process and move toward publication, feature development, or commissioned writing depending on the selected format.
RIGHTS AND USE
Artists retain copyright to their original work and materials. By participating, artists grant ELSEHERE a non-exclusive right to publish, circulate, and promote the resulting feature through STRATUM Journal and related ELSEHERE channels, with full credit. Artists may continue to use the published text and excerpts across portfolios, websites, press kits, grant and residency applications, academic materials, and artist visa documentation.
What's Included
Option 1 — Text-Only Publication
completed author-submitted text
light editorial review
formatting for STRATUM publication
Option 2 — Text + Images + Linked Presentation Entry
completed text
images
linked artist / author presentation entry
stronger public-facing archive value
Option 3 — Text + Images + Linked Presentation Entry + DOI Support
completed text
images
linked presentation entry
DOI support / DOI application handling
Selection & Fee
All formats are offered on a selected basis. Publication fees vary by format and scope, and are outlined within each format page.
A PUBLICATION FEE APPLIES ONLY TO SELECTED ARTISTS.
If cost would otherwise make participation difficult, you are welcome to note this in your submission. ELSEHERE offers a limited support option for artists who are unable to cover the full publication fee. Depending on individual circumstances, support may be offered at a reduced rate or, in select cases, at full support.
Publication fees support editorial development, review, design, formatting, and long-term publication maintenance across ELSEHERE and STRATUM.
This format is offered on a selected basis.
There is no fee to submit for review.
If confirmed, the current publication fee (selected artists only) is:
Text-Only Publication $45
Text + Images + Linked Presentation Entry $85
Text + Images + Linked Presentation Entry + DOI Support starting at $150
A limited number of supported placements may be considered where cost would otherwise prevent participation.
