About

Informality Blog was originally established and run by Mel Mitchell-Jackson and Blair Schulman in Kansas City. From 2014 to 2021 the contributing editors, interns, local writers and artists submitted their thoughts on the art within their communities. The spaces focused on were mostly Artist-Run. The writing was informal and informative, embracing the infinite ways in which we could write about the creative happenings around us. What consistently and primarily contributes to bringing the community together is the cool crevices of the art world. Senior editor Julia Monté began as an intern for the publication in 2016, with an eagerness to be a part of the conversation, eventually taking over fully in 2019. Then the world changed the following year (as it does) and the project followed suit. Monté was conducting virtual studio visits, critique sessions, and workshops on how to write about art. As the momentum slowed, in search of new horizons Monté relocated herself and this project to Seattle, WA, where it will continue to uphold the integrity set by the originators, writers, and artists that made INF what it is. 

This project is now accepting submissions from local writers in Seattle and abroad. Check out the Kansas City page to see the archives of the original Informalityblog.com.