 Dear readers,
On May 1, Sightlines will cease publication.
This isn't a decision arrived at easily or hastily, but one the Sightlines board and I made after deep reflection.
It has been an honor to cover the dynamic artists and arts organizations that call Austin home – and to provide a platform for new and established writers to contribute to our cultural conversation. I am proud of the nearly 1600 articles we published and of the 60+ writers whose voices we amplified.
Sightlines has thrived over the last five-and-a-half years thanks to the generous and sustaining support of our readers, donors, advertisers, and followers, and the backing of a conscientious and supportive board.
Yet the intensity of running an online magazine and a nonprofit organization leaves little time for other projects that call to me now.
In considering the shifting landscape of independent journalism, the mutability of the arts landscape, and the flexibility inherent to artistic practice, one thing is clear: Change is inevitable. The current moment is right to make a space for new ways of seeing and reporting on the arts in our dynamic city.
Although publication of new content will cease, Sightlines will remain online as a resource and archive.
We are so grateful for our readers such as you. Thank you for joining in the conversation with us.
All the best,
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin |
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