O:JA&L’s FREE PRESSES
HIGH BUTTON PRESS: Contemporary Art, an O:JA&L imprint, presents free artist portfolios, chapbooks, spotlights, and creative-process features that bring contemporary visual art into vivid public view. Showcasing painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, printmaking, and related studio practices, the imprint connects serious artists with readers, collectors, teachers, and international audiences.
Portfolio Spotlight 2025
The Masters Series 2024
Video Series
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OJAL Art Incorporated, publishing since 2017 as OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L) and its imprints Buttonhook Press, HOT BUTTON PRESS Contemporary Issues, and HIGH BUTTON PRESS Contemporary Art, supports writers and artists worldwide.
O:JA&L’S BUTTONHOOK PRESS MASTERS SERIES
CLICK ON THE TITLES TO EXPLORE THE FREE PDF CHAPBOOKS IN THE MASTERS SERIES
The Buttonhook Press Masters Series: Brian Clements on Prose Poetry
With an Interview by Associate Editor Pamelyn Casto
The Buttonhook Press Masters Series: Mark Budman on Flash Discourse
With an Interview by Associate Editor Pamelyn Casto
The Buttonhook Press Masters Series: Ray Gonzalez on Prose Poetry
With an Interview by Associate Editor Pamelyn Casto
The Buttonhook Press Master Series: Michael Martone on Flash Fiction
With an Interview by Associate Editor Pamelyn Casto
The Buttonhook Press Master Series: Roberta Allen on Flash Fiction
With an Interview by Associate Editor Pamelyn Casto
The Buttonhook Press Master Series: Peter Conners on Flash Fiction
With an Interview by Associate Editor Pamelyn Casto
The Buttonhook Press Masters Series: Maxine Chernoff on Prose Poetry
With an Interview by Associate Editor Pamelyn Casto
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