About

Momus is an online platform for art writing and criticism. Led by founding publisher Sky Goodden, Momus is headquartered in Montreal, with an international team based in Brussels, Los Angeles, New York, Newfoundland, and Dubai. We are committed to a model of discourse that is plural and rigorous.

Launched in 2014, Momus has published over 750 texts, many of them by emerging critics. Our editors provide sensitive and in-depth editorial support to writers at every stage of their career and across all stages of a text. Momus provides above-industry-average writer’s fees, while ensuring all of our content is available to readers for free. In 2017, we began Momus: The Podcast, co-hosted by Director of Programs Lauren Wetmore and Sky Goodden, in our effort to bring criticism into a conversational register.

In 2019, Momus established a series of mentorship initiatives for emerging writers, editors, journalists, and publishers. Momus Programs (including residencies and fellowships) are designed to support historically underrepresented art writers through professional development and peer networking, transparently charting new challenges and offering opportunities in the field.

In all of our activities, Momus strives to build an arts writing infrastructure that is responsive and collaborative. We’ve developed valued partnerships with other industry leaders including Forge Project, Eyebeam Center for Art + Technology, and Critical Minded, and continue to grow our network. 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. We value criticism as essential, imaginative, and a craft in itself.

Momus relies on the support of sponsors and individual readers. Please visit our Donate or Advertise pages for how you can contribute to Momus.

 

PUBLISHER Sky Goodden 

DIRECTOR of PROGRAMS Lauren Wetmore

MANAGING EDITOR Catherine G. Wagley

ASSOCIATE EDITORS Merray Gerges and Jessica Lynne

CONSULTING EDITOR Rahel Aima 

COPY-EDITOR & FACT-CHECKER Claire Voon

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER & ARCHIVIST Rose Bouthillier

 

SALES DIRECTOR Chris Andrews

DESIGNER Alexander Ferko

PROGRAMMER Kevin Whelan