Bridge Magazine — Online @ bridge-chicago.org & Print Magazine

Overview
Bridge operates as a dual-platform publication, maintaining both an online edition and a print counterpart that is distributed to select cultural destinations in New York, through subscriptions, and to curated outlets in Chicago and throughout the Midwest. Following distribution, the print edition is released in stages as flip books within the members' area of the Bridge website, extending the life of each issue beyond its initial circulation. This structure positions the magazine as both a physical object of cultural transit and a digital archive, with contributors reaching readers across institutional, subscription, and member-based contexts. The editorial scope is deliberately broad but anchored in critical engagement. Bridge seeks book reviews, interviews, timely exhibition reviews, and coverage of new art and cultural releases, alongside original visual art and visual poetic "drop-ins" intended for placement throughout each issue. A special comics end section and large-scale page prints—whether serving as story illustrations or dynamic visual interventions—further signal the magazine's interest in hybrid and sequential forms. The print edition is not a secondary venue but a complement to the online edition, and contributors should understand their work as participating in a publication with a distinct material and geographic footprint. For artists and writers, this call represents an opportunity to place work within a publication that circulates through cultural destinations and subscription networks rather than relying solely on algorithmic distribution. The magazine's interest in timely reviews and interviews suggests a responsiveness to current exhibitions and releases, while the inclusion of visual poetic drop-ins and comics indicates a curatorial openness to work that resists conventional genre boundaries. Contributors may query submissions for review and interview ideas by emailing bridge.editors1@gmail.com.