Honoring Artists and Writers
Essay’d was formed to create a written survey of art as it is practiced in the Detroit area. The essays are intended for a general reader, and aim to broaden the audience for Detroit art. Having said that, even readers who consider themselves knowledgeable about art in the city will probably find much to interest them. The writers choose the artists they write about. There is no suggestion that this is a systematic attempt to identify the “best” or “most important” Detroit artists, or even to define what those terms mean. The position the essays take to their subject is not critical, but neither is it reverential. The objective is to create a platform for Detroit artists, not a pedestal. Essay’d is committed to promoting a diverse art writing community in the city, and to paying writers according to the principles of the National Writers Union.