''Artvoice'' is an American web based publication covering arts, business, and general editorial news nationally and internationally. Artvoice began in Buffalo, New York, in 1990 as a free weekly print publication with a 65,000 circulation. ''Artvoice'' covered arts, theater, music, food, sports, politics, urban development and environmental issues in the Buffalo region. Artvoice first published content online in 1996. It was founded by Jamie Moses in 1990. It had an ownership change in 2015. In 2010, ''Artvoice'' celebrated its 20th anniversary in its June edition with a time frame of the history of the publication. It also celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015 with a party celebrating performing and visual arts. The 2015 change in ownership also signaled a change in the editorial direction of the newspaper. ''Artvoice'' releases its content at its website, Artvoice.com. For many years, it was the only professional print competition to ''

The Buffalo News ''The Buffalo News'' is the daily newspaper of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, located in downtown Buffalo, New York. It recently sold its headquarters to Uniland Development Corp. It was for decades the only paper fully owned by W ...

'' distributed throughout the Buffalo metropolitan area. For 26 years ''Artvoice'' hosted the "Arties" Awards, an event created by its theater editor Anthony Chase to celebrate excellence in local theater and to raise funds for AIDS organizations. Along with the Arties, the Give For Greatness campaign, and other Artvoice events, the paper raised and donated over $1 million to local charities. The Arties theater awards ceremony moved to the public NPR stations WNED/WBFO in 2017 but still retains the title "The Arties". ''Artvoice'' also ran an annual "Best of Buffalo" competition where readers were able to nominate and vote for their favorite individuals, groups, or companies in dozens of categories including food, people, theater, fine art, and retail. In 2014, many of the staff of ''Artvoice'', including Editor Geoff Kelly, left ''Artvoice'' to launch a competing weekly newspaper, ''

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''. For nearly three years, both publications competed and existed side-by-side. The Public ceased printing in April 2019. In 2015, ''Artvoice'' merged ownership with the ''

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''. The papers combined certain business services editorial control. In May 2017, Artvoice ceased their print publication to focus on national and world news and arts. Among the columnists associated with Artvoice are educator, Dr. John O. Hunter,

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and convicted felon

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. Frank Parlato,a convicted felon, is publisher and editor in chief.

Coverage of NXIVM Scandal

In 2017, ''Artvoice'' made national headlines for its reporting on the

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scandal. Its coverage of the scandal has been hailed as instrumental in informing both the public and authorities about the cult's activities, which included a number of sex and financial crimes. The HBO miniseries '' The Vow,'' released in 2020, prominently features ''Artvoice'' editor in chief Frank Parlato.

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*{{Official website, http://artvoice.com/ Newspapers published in Buffalo, New York Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States 1990 establishments in New York (state) Publications established in 1990