{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox website | name = Artvoice | logo = File:ArtvoiceLogo.png | logo_caption = Artvoice logo | screenshot = | caption = Homepage of Artvoice.com | url = {{URL|https://artvoice.com}} | type = Politics<br />News and opinion<br />Art News | registration = None | language = English | owner = Jamie Moses, Frank Parlato, Jr. | founder = Jamie Moses | current_status = Active }} '''Artvoice''' began in Buffalo, New York, in 1990 as a free weekly print publication and quickly grew from 10,000 circulation to 65,000 circulation. A national newspaper auditing company gave the paper an audited monthly readership of 250,000, the readership is greater than the circ because as a weekly it gets passed around for days. ''Artvoice'' covered arts, theater, music, food, sports, politics, urban development and environmental issues in the Buffalo region. Artvoice first published content on Artvoice.com in 1996 and was one of first newspapers to include video on its website. It was founded by Jamie Moses in June, 1990. In 2010, ''Artvoice'' celebrated its 20th anniversary in its June edition with a time frame of the history of the publication.<ref>Moses, Jamie, [http://artvoice.com/issues/v9n22/time_flies.html "AV 20th Anniversary: Time Flies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802041310/http://artvoice.com/issues/v9n22/time_flies.html |date=2017-08-02 }}, ''Artvoice'', June 2, 2010.</ref>
In 2015, Moses took on a partner, something he'd long resisted. The new partnership signaled a change in the editorial direction of the newspaper to include more conservative views alongside the paper's traditional art and liberalism. It also celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015 with a party that included music and dance performances and visual arts.<ref>Buckley, Eileen, [http://news.wbfo.org/post/artvoice-revamps-it-celebrates-25-years#stream/0 "Artvoice revamps as it celebrates 25 years"], ''wbfo.org'', September 25, 2015.</ref>
By 2017 the paper had to cease printing because of financial distress. ''Artvoice'' now releases its content at its website only, Artvoice.com. For many years, it was the only professional print competition to ''The Buffalo News'' distributed throughout the Buffalo metropolitan area.
For 26 years ''Artvoice'' hosted the "Arties" Awards, an event created by Moses and 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, its Mardis Gras Parade, and other Artvoice events, the paper raised and donated well over $1 million to local charities. When the print publication ceased and revenue shortfall threatened the existence of Artvoice, the Arties theater awards ceremony was given to the public NPR stations WNED/WBFO in 2017 to ensure its survival. Though the local NPR station produces it, the ceremony still retains the Artvoice title "The Arties".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artvoice.com/2017/03/02/artie-awards-move-wnedwbfo/|title=ARTIE AWARDS MOVE TO WNED/WBFO|website=Artvoice.com|date=3 March 2017 |publisher=Artvoice}}</ref> ''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.
== Coverage of NXIVM Scandal == In 2017, ''Artvoice'' made national headlines for its reporting on the NXIVM scandal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lyons|first=Brendan J.|date=2020-01-27|title=Lawsuit targets Keith Raniere and NXIVM associates|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Federal-lawsuit-accuses-Raniere-and-his-NXIVM-15007930.php|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Times Union|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Allison Mack's Marriage to Nicki Clyne Might've Been Orchestrated by NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/allison-mack-married|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Distractify|date=30 June 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-12|title=How Frank Parlato Helped Bring Down Keith Raniere And His Alleged Sex Cult NXIVM|url=https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/frank-parlato-keith-raniere-sex-cult-NXIVM|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Oxygen Official Site|language=en-US}}</ref> The HBO miniseries ''The Vow,'' released in 2020, prominently features ''Artvoice'' editor in chief Frank Parlato.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Hedy|date=2020-10-06|title=The Vow: Here's What We Know About Frank Parlato of the Frank Report|url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/47850632|access-date=2021-09-03|website=POPSUGAR Entertainment|language=en-US}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{Official website|http://artvoice.com/}}
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