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Hello and welcome to Occhi Magazine, part of Occhi Arts and Entertainment.

Many have inquired about the origin of Occhi. It’s pronounced OH-KEE. It means eyes in Italian. Our tagline is ‘Our Eyes on the Arts.’

We designed Occhi to be a hybrid of a digital magazine. We publish frequently, to keep our content fresh. Our site is content-driven. We want to keep you entertained by releasing new features and sections as they’re completed. Our focus is on people – who they are, what they do, and how they do it. We feature up and coming rising stars to critically acclaimed award-winning artists. Our interviews highlight the interviewee’s career, projects, and interests. Our reviews are honest, with emphasis on film/song analysis and critique.

We started as a digital platform based in New York, with reporters in Arizona, California, Canada, Illinois, and Ohio. The team currently includes writers in Toronto, Minnesota, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, and London. Our website is accessed globally, and it is available 24/7. We cover arts and entertainment, as well as fashion and beauty. Anything related to art, we showcase it. We’re always adding new features, so expect to see new sections periodically added to the website. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We would love to hear from you!

Testimonials

‘It was an absolute pleasure to collaborate with Occhi. They have successfully introduced a refreshing new and forward-thinking perspective to the creative world, by looking beyond just the status quo, to showcase the arts as a total community, while unbiasedly recognizing all artists and disciplines, with a focus on individual excellence.’

Tim Warfield– Award Winning Saxophonist, Composer., New York

‘The Ealing Club Community Interest Company works with like-minded organisations to inspire new opportunities to accentuate music heritage, live music, and added vitality for emerging artists. We have worked with Occhi Arts at local level in West London while starting to work building cross-over between both our international audience following. This activity we hope to keep building. ……’

Alistair Young- Ealing Club Community Interest Company, London

‘As an actor, Occhi provides a great space to connect with other artists in the film industry!’

Shaun Ray – Actor & Director, New York

‘Without the support and encouragement from Occhi over the years I wholeheartedly would not be in the place I’m in now! Occhi published the first article about me ever written! No one knew who I was before then and for them to support me so selflessly with love and support over the years has given me the inspiration to keep on keeping on! If you’ve been lucky enough to feature in Occhi… Consider yourself lucky! You won’t find the support they give anywhere else.’

Neal Ward – Actor, London

‘Occhi Magazine is an excellent platform that provides artists across the spectrum of the arts an opportunity to shine! It opens up the world literally with its wide reach, excellent communications, and its diverse coverage in such an exemplary standard to all artists regardless of their status. As an artist who is self-taught and self-represented I find it a great challenge to hold the stage for long let alone with a large audience on a no-fee platform. I was astounded at the readership level and the number of shares my story received, ‘Creative Mind in Lockdown ’ and for the duration, it remained on top of the most-read articles. Thank you!’

Kerry Zacharia – Visual Artist, London

Occhi Contemporary Art Gallery

We exhibit an eclectic variety of artists, with an integrated program of exhibitions, including solo and group exhibitions, introducing innovative perspectives in the execution of painting, sculpture, photography, performance, video, and works on paper. Please visit our gallery website for further information

Occhi Store

We now provide a selection of uniquely branded clothing, bags, and accessories. Your purchase will contribute towards us providing products and services including written and recorded online features, interviews, and reviews of creatives working in visual arts, film, music, literature, and dance across Occhi Arts and Entertainment platforms, including our Youtube and Podcast. Please visit the link for further information Occhi Store