''Constance'' is an annual arts and literature
journal
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based in
, founded in 2006 by
graphic designer
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Erik Kiesewetter and writer/edito
Patrick Strange who is also the ex-managing editor of Los Angeles-based ''
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''. Exploring the "fragmentary life that is New Orleans," ''Constance'' publishes many forms of
visual art
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and creative writing with a focus on New Orleans and the ongoing crisis following
Hurricane Katrina
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About the magazine
The magazine is named ''Constance'' after the street in New Orleans where Kiesewetter lived before Hurricane Katrina.
It also refers to the resilience of those who live in New Orleans, and the spirit of art.
[ The magazine features a wide range of art, including painting, writing, ]illustration
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, graphic design
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, graffiti
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, poetry, sculpture, photography and collage
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Proceeds from the sale of the magazine go towards printing costs and the cost of developing future volumes.][
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Issues
The first issue, "Replicas and Replacements", was published in December 2006 and featured 40 New Orleans artists and writers in a 96-page color publication. The issue had a limited run of 1,000 hand-numbered copies and included works by Christopher Chambers, editor of the ''New Orleans Review'', Michael Patrick Welch, author of the novel ''The Donkey Show'', and Samia Saleem, editor and creator of ''Degrees of Separation''.
The second issue of ''Constance'', entitled "Delicate Burdens", was published on February 15, 2008. "Delicate Burdens" contains the work of over 45 New Orleans-based writers and artists, including Lee Crum, Frank Relle, Bud Faust, Andy Young, and Tim Best.
References
External links
Official Website''Constance'' at WorldCat
Visual arts magazines published in the United States
Annual magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 2006
Magazines published in Louisiana
Mass media in New Orleans
2006 establishments in Louisiana
Contemporary art magazines
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