Artvoice

Artvoice was a free weekly newspaper based in Buffalo, New York, distributed on Thursdays. Artvoice covered arts, theater, music, the legal troubles of publisher Frank Parlato, food, sports, and alt-right politics in the Buffalo region. It was first published in June 1990 as a liberal-left alternative weekly, remaining such until an ownership change in 2015. In 2010, Artvoice celebrated its 20th anniversary in its June edition with a time frame of the history of the publication. It also celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015 with a party celebrating performing and visual arts.

Artvoice releases its content at its website, Artvoice.com. Some content is available online only. For many years, it was the only professional print competition to The Buffalo News distributed throughout the Buffalo area. Each year Artvoice awarded the "Arties", celebrating excellence in local theater, until the local theater awards ceremony moved to WBFO in 2017.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.

In 2014, many of the staff of Artvoice, including Editor Geoff Kelly, left Artvoice to launch a competing weekly newspaper, The Public. For nearly three years, both publications competed and existed side-by-side. Today, The Public serves as the region's liberal left weekly alternative. In 2015, Artvoice merged ownership with the Niagara Falls Reporter. The papers will combine certain business services editorial control. In May 2017, Artvoice ceased their print publication.

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