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VW Sticker Contest!

We’re making stickers and want your art!

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Amelia Ketzel standing in the Jacob Lawrence gallery in front of a haint blue wall and window. She is an Asian-American woman with long black hair and a black puff-sleeve top. She is smiling in between laughs.

Introducing Amelia Ketzel, our spring quarter Editorial Apprentice

We are thrilled to announce that Amelia Ketzel is joining Variable West as the spring 2022 Editorial Apprentice.

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

Meet Jaelynn Walls: Variable West’s 2022 Editorial Apprentice

Thanks to a generous grant from Critical Minded, we expanded our Editorial Apprenticeship program to hire a new apprentice in 2022.

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Announcing the inaugural Stelo + Variable West Art Writing Residents

Stelo and Variable West are delighted to announce the inaugural cohort of art writing residents!

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Bold, colorful letters read CRITICAL MINDED on a white background

Variable West Receives $20,000 Grant to Expand Editorial Apprenticeship Program

Thanks to this generous grant from Critical Minded, we are thrilled to announce that we are hiring a new Editorial Apprentice for 2022.

January 20, 2022January 31, 2022

a moody black white photograph of Justin Duyao sitting on the ground with his arm propped up on a couch. The image has motion blur that obscures the detail in Justin's face.

Variable West Receives $3,000 RACC Grant

The Make | Learn | Build grant will fund Justin Duyao’s Editorial Apprenticeship position in spring 2022.

December 8, 2021February 17, 2022

Stelo + Variable West Art Writing Residency

Variable West is thrilled to announce an art writing residency in partnership with Stelo.

October 14, 2021October 25, 2021

Variable West Pitch Guidelines

Tips for sending us the perfect pitch.

March 11, 2021April 4, 2022

Introducing Sponsored Connections

We are very excited to announce a new model of sponsored content.

February 23, 2021May 4, 2022

Eden Redmond standing in front of a cement wall with light and dark texture. She wears a vibrant, tomato red blouse and has buzzed brown hair. She smiles at the camera.

Eden Redmond Joins Variable West as Partnerships Coordinator

Join us in welcoming Eden!

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021

Justin Duyao sitting at a small wooden table on a beach in the late afternoon. Justin has brown hair, and has his elbow propped on the table with his head resting in his hand. He smiles at the camera.

Announcing Variable West’s Editorial Apprenticeship

The VW Editorial Apprenticeship is a semester-long paid program that allows emerging writers and editors to learn how an online journal works while expanding their art writing practice.

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Introducing Variable Voice: Letter from the Editor

Introducing Variable Voice, our online journal featuring exhibition reviews, essays, interviews, Love Letters, and other series that try to find a balance between generous, accessible language, zealously researched topics, and experimental prose that challenges the conventions of each format.

October 27, 2020June 7, 2021

Variable West Receives Critical Minded Arts Writing Grant

The funds will go toward publishing exceptional reviews, essays, and interviews by West Coast art writers.

October 27, 2020

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