Marcella Hackbardt, Momentos. Courtesy of the artist.

The Inheritance Issue

In Full Bleed 9, writers and artists from around the world examine the complex dynamics of inheritance. Familial recipes, colonial legacies, homes lost and found, freedom papers, prairie grass, atomic blasts, and a duffel filled with cash are just some of the inheritances that surface in this new issue. Inside you'll find a stimulating mix of art, poetry, essays, and fiction from over two dozen contributors plus a special MICA Bicentennial roundtable discussion on the past, present, and future of art schools. 

About Full Bleed

Full Bleed exists to cultivate that fertile ground where the visual and literary arts intersect. Published annually in print and online by the Maryland Institute College of Art, our journal strives to inspire, critique, and inform the pursuits of contemporary artists and writers. We do so with the belief that aesthetic experience—those intuitive stirrings, intimacies, and insights engendered by concentrated encounters with works of art and literature—is favorable to the cause of human dignity, within individual lives and within our politics.

FEATURED WORK FROM PAST ISSUES