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PUBLICATIONS- Toby Room
Toby Room is a quarterly arts
publication featuring work by emerging and established
artists who are doing engaging work in their field.
Frequently, one might find a rock star interviewing
a filmmaker or photography collective writing about
riding greyhound busses. Although we have been lucky
enough to have contributions from professional writers
such as acclaimed fantasy writer Robin Hobb and NPR
commentator/author Andrei Codrescu, the majority of
those who have written or contributed to Toby Room do
not come from a journalist background, but are interested
in talking about the things they know, that they might
not otherwise have an opportunity to explore or share
with the public.
Each issue features an Artist in Residence who is encouraged
to develop a theme and project in print. Along with
these in-print residencies we have featured the work
of many artists, often times working outside of their
media—filmmakers drawing comics and the like.
The visuals in Toby Room are at least as important as
the articles themselves, and we have at times abandoned
the printed word in favor of exploring a narrative in
visuals.
Over the last 3 years of publishing Toby Room, we have
been lucky enough to branch out of the traditional role
of ‘indie-media’ or ‘weekly-press’
and abandon items like calendars and listings which
make such printed materials too time-specific. As ArtRod
continues to grow, Toby Room has the unique opportunity
to evolve into a printed outlet for art, media, and
cultural observation that is not only adaptable to its
contributor’s requirements but also a format that
works for the community and the reader/viewer. |
