About

Momus (est. 2014) is an independent platform for art writing and criticism. Our activities encompass publishing, Momus: The Podcast, and mentorship programs including Residencies and Fellowships. In both the long and short term, we aim to serve underrepresented art writers and under-addressed readerships. 

Momus works with the conviction that art writing is integral to our cultural ecosystem, and that a better infrastructure for supporting and elevating art writers is one we need to make for ourselves. In all that we do, Momus works to foster a community for arts writing that is responsive and collaborative. In this effort, we’ve developed valued partnerships with other industry leaders.

Our platform continues to grow in momentum and reach—finding new audiences at a time when many legacy publications are losing trust and relevance and our editors and contributors are experiencing an increased sense of responsibility in a diminished field. We offer the kind of resources that have become increasingly rare and necessary to arts writing, criticism, and culture reporting, and have established an arts discourse that is multivocal, creative, and flourishing.

Momus is committed to the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), in line with our 2021 commitment to the Palestinian-led call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS). Momus will not participate in the ideological, cultural, and institutional scaffolding of Israel’s occupation, settler-colonialism, and apartheid against the Palestinian people.