The Original Magazine: Difference between revisions

| title = The Original Magazine

| frequency = semi-annual

| founder = Elana Schlenker<ref name=chronicle />

| firstdate = 2006<ref name=chronicle />

'''''The Original Magazine''''' (also known as '''''The Original''''') is a semiannual magazine covering the arts scene in [[Pittsburgh]].<ref name=supportorscontact>{{Cite news | title = Supporters Contact| newspaper = The Original| publisher = | date = | url = http://www.originalmag.com/supportorscontact.html}}</ref> Founded in 2006 as a nonprofit organization, '''The Original''' is supported by the [[Sprout Fund]], and grants from various departments at the [[University of Pittsburgh]], and [[Essie's Original Hot Dog shop|The Original Hot Dog Shop]].<ref name=supportorscontact /> Printed copies are distributed free of charge throughout the [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]] neighborhood of Pittsburgh, including coffee shops, art galleries, and bookstores.<ref name=adkit>{{Cite news | title = The Original Magazine - 2008/09 Advertising Kit| newspaper = The Original | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.originalmag.com/original_2009_adkit_lowres.pdf}}</ref> The staff, mostly students, numbers around 50.<ref name=chronicle /> The magazine publishers hold an annual "Arts and Crap Fair," allowing local artists to showcase and sell their work.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Original arts, crafts and crap to buy and sell| newspaper = [[The Pitt News]]| date = April 10, 2008| url = http://www.pittnews.com/node/19170}}</ref>

Over 300 people attended the magazine's 2007 issue's release party.<ref name=commons>{{Cite news | last = Ginsburg| first = Sam | title = The Other “O”| newspaper = Pitt Magazine| date = Spring 2008| url = http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/spring2008/commonsroom.html}}</ref> The magazine's cover and table of contents design has received awards from the [[College Media Advisers]].<ref name=chronicle>{{Cite news | last = Moore| first = Anthony M.| title = The Original Magazine Showcases Local Artists| newspaper = Pitt Chronicle| date = January 14, 2008| url = http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/?p=1109}}</ref><ref name=adkit /> The magazine was displayed by the Pittsburgh [[AIGA]] during ''CONTEXT 2007,'' its annual graphic design showcase.<ref name=adkit /> In 2007, the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Student Government named ''The Original'' the "Best New Student Group."<ref name=adkit />

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