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Art-i-facts Deadlines

Art-i-facts Magazine, the cultural arts publication of the Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance. It is published online, and is distributed to subscribers via mail, through cultural arts locations, venues, chambers of commerce, libraries and visitor centers in Polk County, and through hotels/motels in the region.

DEADLINES for submission of articles, images, potential cover shots, event calendar entries, and advertisements will be posted closer to the deadlines. Deadlines are typically 6-8 weeks before publication.

Fall 2023 – Summer 2024 Deadlines

Sep-Nov 2023 (Fall/Season Preview) issue deadline: Jul 27, 2023
Dec 2023-Jan 2024 (Winter/Holiday) issue deadline: Oct 26, 2023
Feb-Apr 2024 (Spring/Snowbird) issue deadline: Dec 28, 2023
May-Aug 2024 (Summer/Summer Camp) issue deadline: Mar 28, 2024

View, print and/or download pdf file at: Specs-deadlines-rates Fall 2023-Summer 2024

The magazines are typically distributed the last week of the month prior to issue publication dates. Reasonable deadline adjustments are made around holidays.

Ad Specs

Please do not include printer marks or registrations. The magazine is trimmed to 8.375”w x 10.75”h. Artwork should be CMYK and 300dpi. Preferred method of digital delivery is PDF with fonts embedded, or jpg. No Publisher files.

Full Page (With bleeds)
Please include a minimum .25” bleed
8.875”w x 11.25”h is full size w/bleeds
Trimmed size is 8.375”w x 10.75”h
Consider live area to be 8”w x 10.375”h

Full Page (Without bleeds)
Ad Size: 7.625”w x 10”h
The magazine has .375” margins and is trimmed to 8.375”w x 10.75”h

Half Page
3.625”w x 10”h [vert] 7.625”w x 4.8125”h [horiz]

Quarter Page: 3.625”w x 4.8125”h

Eighth Page: 3.625”w x 2.25”h (business card size)

Ad Rates

Full Page: $400 member / $800 nonmember
3 ads paid in advance: $1000 member / $2000 nonmember

Half Page: $250 member / $500 nonmember
3 ads paid in advance: $625 member / $1250 nonmember

1/4 Page: $150 member / $300 nonmember
3 ads paid in advance: $375 member / $750 nonmember

View, print and/or download pdf file at: Specs-deadlines-rates Fall 2023-Summer 2024