ELSEHERE EDITORIAL PROGRAM
Artist Interview
& Publication
Some practices need more than a short bio or a press quote. They need language that can hold the work, and a public-facing record that keeps working across portfolios, gallery introductions, grants, residencies, academic opportunities, and artist visa pathways.
Why？
Artists are often expected to produce the language around their work on their own, while also making the work, applying for opportunities, maintaining portfolios, and preparing materials for institutions, grants, residencies, or visa cases.
This program was built to ease that pressure. Through ELSEHERE’s editorial process, selected artists develop a stronger written or multimedia public-facing record that can continue to support portfolios, gallery submissions, grant and residency applications, academic opportunities, O-1 / EB-1A / global talent visa documentation, and long-term international career development.
Choose Your Format Path
Our editorial formats are organized across two main paths, depending on whether you are building a public-facing artist record or publishing through text, criticism, and editorial writing.
Artist Profiles, Interviews & Features
For artists building a stronger public-facing record through editorial presentation, interview, feature, and multimedia publication.
Cross-Platform Circulation
Depending on scope, selected multimedia outputs may circulate across platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Rednote, WeChat, Bilibili, Facebook, LinkedIn, and STRATUM Journal. Not every project will include every platform. Circulation is shaped according to format, fit, and editorial scope.
Publication/ Citation Value
Published in STRATUM Journal, selected features enter a U.S. ISSN-registered publication context that can continue to support portfolios, grants, residencies, academic programs, curatorial introductions, and artist visa materials. This program is designed for artists seeking not just visibility, but stronger editorial framing, longer archive value, and more usable public-facing materials over time.
Articles, Essays & Critical Writing Publication
For artists, writers, curators, and cultural practitioners publishing through essays, criticism, contextual writing, and editorial text development.
Extended Support Options
Depending on scope, selected formats may also be extended through additional support such as:
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press list starter
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portfolio language refinement
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application-facing usage guidance
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O-1 / EB-1A / international pathway support
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bilingual adaptation
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broader editorial positioning
These extensions are discussed separately based on fit, scope, and intended use.
APPLY for Editorial Review
We welcome submissions from international artists and cultural practitioners working across media, with a basic website, portfolio, or public-facing materials.
Each submission is reviewed individually. If your work feels like a strong fit for one of our editorial formats, we will follow up with the next step.
This is a selective paid program. A publication fee applies only to selected artists or contributors. If cost would otherwise make participation difficult, you are welcome to indicate this in the intake form. A limited number of supported placements may be considered case by case.
Why Publish with ELSEHERE
ELSEHERE is not built around mass open-call exposure. It is built around editorial fit, longer archive value, international circulation, and stronger professional framing. The goal is not only to publish the work, but to help artists build a public-facing record that can continue to support portfolios, applications, institutional introductions, and long-term career development.
ABOUT STRATUM
ELSEHERE's official journal
All selected features are published in STRATUM, a bilingual journal registered with a U.S. ISSN and held in the Library of Congress. Publication here carries weight beyond visibility — it creates a durable, citable record.
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 can function as supporting material when selection panels need more context around the work, its direction, and the artist’s public record.
A published interview, feature, or essay can help institutions understand the logic of the practice more clearly than a short bio or statement alone.
Publication evidence, critical writing, and a stronger public-facing record can become meaningful supporting materials within international artist visa and long-term career documentation.
These formats help artists build stronger language, more usable links, and clearer editorial materials for galleries, curators, collaborators, and future opportunities.
Who can apply
The 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
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ELSEHERE works through a curated editorial model.
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There is no fee to submit for review.
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Only selected artists receive a publication offer, and publication fees apply only after selection.
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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.
1 / Submit the Intake form
You share your practice, current materials, intended use, and the format path you are most interested in. There is no fee to submit. Publication fees apply only after selection and confirmation of fit.
2 / Editorial review
We review your submission and determine which format may be the strongest fit based on scope, materials, and editorial alignment.
3 / Track recommendation
If selected, we follow up with the recommended format, current publication fee, and the next step for moving forward.
4 / Feature development & 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 in the program, 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 feature link and excerpts across portfolios, websites, press kits, grant and residency applications, academic materials, and artist visa documentation.
Selection & Pricing
All formats are offered on a selected basis. Publication fees vary by format and scope, and are outlined in each format page. A limited number of supported placements may be considered where cost would otherwise prevent participation.
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 50% of the fee or, in select cases, at full support.
Publication fees support editorial development, review, design, formatting, and long-term publication maintenance across ELSEHERE and STRATUM.