Visual Arts News is pleased to announce our new Editor, Ross Nervig. As we enter our 50th year as a publication, we’re thrilled to have Ross join us to help us keep moving forward on our journey.

Ross is a writer, editor, and communications strategist with more than a decade of experience in journalism, arts writing, and non-profit communications. In his work, he has been honoured to help make space for the voices of those in equity deserving communities. He served as Associate Editor at Lion’s Roar magazine, and currently, he is Communications Officer at Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre, developing strategic messaging grounded in Mi’kmaw perspectives and working closely with artists, educators, and knowledge holders. Earlier in his career, Ross co-founded Revolver.mn, a literary arts organization, collaborating with the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and numerous other artists, writers, and creative organizations on literary installation projects. Ross earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans, receiving both the Svenson Prize for Fiction and the prize for Best Thesis. His writing has appeared in Kenyon Review, Southwest Review, and Bayou Magazine, and in 2018 he was a writer-in-residence at the Lemon Tree House residency in Tuscany. He lives in Truro with his wife, Erinn Beth Langille, and their son.

From Ross:  “I’m thrilled to be joining Visual Arts News as its next editor. The magazine has long been an essential platform for reflecting and shaping the conversations that matter in Atlantic Canada’s arts community. I believe any act of creation is, at its foundation, an invitation to connect — with each other, with place, and with possibility. I feel deeply honoured to help carry that spirit of connection forward.”

We welcome Ross to this new role and can’t wait to get started on our first issue with him as our Editor — Spring/Summer 2026 issue. Watch for the call for pitches to come out later in October.

Our Fall issue is on newsstands and in subscriber mailboxes September 15th, 2025.