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Fuse Commentary: Arts Criticism Isn’t Free — Support The Arts Fuse!

Fuse Commentary: Arts Criticism Isn’t Free — Support The Arts Fuse!

Those who care about the future of American arts and culture should financially support this magazine and other valiant efforts to articulate the significance of the arts.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged: Artery, Arts Fuse, arts-criticism, criticism, fundraiser, Summer, The Arts Fuse, The Boston Globe, wbur, WGBH

Arts Fuse Year-End Fundraiser: Once More unto the Breach, Dear Friends, Once More

Arts Fuse Year-End Fundraiser: Once More unto the Breach, Dear Friends, Once More

Please send tax deductible dollars to “The Arts Fuse” so the magazine can continue to serve its mission — we need funds to pay our writers, to continue to grow our readership, and to raise our visibility around the region.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Fuse News, Video Games Tagged: Arts Fuse, fundraiser

Arts Fuse Editorial: The Magazine Heads into its Seventh Year — The State of the Fuse is Strong

Arts Fuse Editorial: The Magazine Heads into its Seventh Year — The State of the Fuse is Strong

It turns out that budding arts writers are anxious to learn how to master the demanding nuts and bolts of reviewing, especially given how few examples of first-rate criticism can be found in the increasingly all-thumbs mainstream media.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured Tagged: Arts Fuse

The Arts Fuse Turns 5: The Future of Arts Journalism is Now. Help Us Make it Happen.

The Arts Fuse Turns 5: The Future of Arts Journalism is Now. Help Us Make it Happen.

As a long time arts critic for print, broadcast, and the Web, the potential for cultural coverage online strikes me then and now as exhilarating. The challenge for The Arts Fuse is to foster dialogue that articulates the value of the arts in our lives.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Arts and Sciences, Featured Tagged: Arts Fuse, IndieGoGo

Fuse News: March Preview Newsletter, Hot Off the Presses

The March Arts Fuse Preview Newsletter is out, bursting with news of the magazine’s impressive growth, future plans, and, of course, invitations to support (via tax deductible donations) this vital cultural enterprise by becoming a member.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Fuse News Tagged: Arts Fuse, cultural-coverage, New England

Welcome to the Newly Upholstered Arts Fuse!

Welcome to the Newly Upholstered Arts Fuse!

The Arts Fuse began as my blog after the untimely end of NPR/WBUR Arts Online. But, as more writers and critics wanted to make their voices heard, the blog became a magazine. So, I decided to make it a New England focused magazine modeled on other pioneering efforts to cover the news online, such as […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Judicial Review, Webmaster News Tagged: Arts Fuse, arts-criticism

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