So what exactly is art? Your guess is as good as mine, perhaps even better. IMG Magazine aims to help define art, and to tear apart it's definitions. IMG will be a forum for artists, art lovers, critics, and Joe from down the street. The magazine will feature the work of illustrators, painters, photographers, writers, designers and any one else involved in the art scene, whether they work in digital or traditional mediums, students or working professionals. IMG doesn't care about names, it cares about talent. The content is 100% submission driven. All types of work will be welcomed regardless of style, medium, artists history, or the price of eggs in China. This makes it the perfect medium by which emerging talents can establish themselves and those already established can show why they got there. The format is to be modern and fun but clean enough so as to not distract from the works it features. Contributors are given space to include their biography, statement, random essays of whatever they wish alongside their works and are given considerable linkage to their homepages and emails so viewers can contact and learn more about those they admire.
The goal of IMG is to build a community, not a profit. Issues are distributed freely on-line in Adobe PDF format which is universally viewable world wide on all computer platforms with free software. As such it is the perfect medium for budding talents to grow and get to know others who share common interests. Benefit to the artists and art community are paramount and as such no artist is asked to give up rights to their works. IMG is protected under a variation of the Creative Commons License which allows for free verbatim copies of the magazine to be made and distributed maximizing exposure, but the license forbids commercial uses or alterations in any way and requires that the work always be credited to the creator. A copy of the license can be viewed at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Anyone with any interest in IMG, whether as a contributor, a reader, or in some other form, is encouraged to contact Brandon McGregor by email at brandon@imgmagazine.net. If you wish to be included in electronic mailings keeping you up to date on the latest developments at IMG, fill out the form below or send a message to brandon@imgmagazine.net.
Please pass the word on to anyone with any interest in the arts and let the community grow.