Brandon Zech, Jessica Fuentes, and Nicholas Frank discuss takeaways from the Art Papers Art Writing + Publishing Symposium and issues in the field of arts writing.

“We focus on the larger impact of the field of art criticism whenever an art critic gets cuts from their post but the reality of the situation is that one person is able to impact not just an artistic community but an arts-interested public in such a significant way that it's kind of absurd.... The real world impact of journalism, or of losing just a single critic or arts writing position, is weirdly a part of the conversation that gets left out a lot of the time.”

Related readings link: https://glasstire.com/2025/10/03/art-dirt-reflecting-on-the-art-papers-symposium

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