Toby Room

Toby Room is a quarterly arts publication founded in 2001 and a project of ArtRod. Toby Room features work by emerging and established artists who are doing engaging work in their field. Frequently, one might find a rock star interviewing a filmmaker or photography collective writing about riding Greyhound_Lines buses. Although Toby Room features contributions from established writers such as fantasy writer Robin Hobb and NPR commentator/author Andrei Codrescu, the majority of those who have written or contributed to Toby Room do not come from a journalist background, but are interested in talking about the things they know, that they might not otherwise have an opportunity to explore or share with the public.

Each issue features an Artist in residence who is encouraged to develop a theme and project in print. Along with these in-print residencies, Toby Room has featured the work of many artists, often intentionally working outside of their medium. The visuals in Toby Room are at least as important as the articles themselves, and the project has at times abandoned the printed word in favor of exploring a narrative in visuals.