The Drama was a quarterly arts magazine for contemporary art, design and illustration. It was founded by publisher Joel Speasmaker in 2000 and ran nine issues with the last being published in 2007. Each issue of the magazine revolved around a particular theme or topic. The Drama is notable for being a part of the independent press The phrase underground press is most often used to refer to the independently published and distributed underground papers associated with the counterculture of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It also refers to illegal publications under oppressive governments, for example, the samizdat and bibuĊa and DIY The DIY ethic refers to the ethic of being self-reliant by completing tasks oneself as opposed to having others who are likely more experienced complete them. The term can indicate "doing" anything from home improvements and repairs to health care, from publication to electronics movements of the 2000s. The majority of the magazine's readers were individual issue purchasers, with subscription The subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites. Rather than selling products individually, a subscription sells periodic use or access to a product or rates for The Drama being 10% in 2005 [1], compared to 50-60% for many mainstream publications. The publishers estimate a readership of 20,000 per issue.
The Drama also ran an online store Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the Internet. An online shop, eshop, e-store, internet shop, webshop, webstore, online store, or virtual store evokes the physical analogy of buying products or services at a bricks-and-mortar retailer or in a shopping mall at thedramastore.org and a series of gallery exhibitions Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" (the French word) or " under the moniker 'The Drama Presents'. Both included artwork and merchandise from artists featured in the magazine. Originally, the collective began creating under the umbrella the The Drama You've Been Craving and it is unknown when or why the name change occurred.
References
- Forest - A multi-purpose design studio founded by Joel Speasmaker
External links
- The Drama Official Website - Past issues of 'The Drama' can be purchased
Categories: American magazines For magazines from the United States. See also Category:American journals (peer-reviewed periodicals for a specialized audience) | Art magazines | Quarterly magazines
