PART is produced and edited by students in the Ph.D. Program in Art History at the City University of New York's Graduate Center. It was established in 1997 by two students, John Angeline and Alan Moore, as an independent student venture, to promote the scholarship of CUNY students in the democratic form of on-line publishing. The title refers to the "aspiration of students to add their fragments of scholarship to an increasingly diverse and far-reaching discourse."

Today PART also includes the work of outside scholars, art historians, art professionals and artists, and we welcome submissions from scholars and professionals from outside of the City University. PART is produced twice annually (we are hoping to increase this in the near future) and is free to anyone who can access the Internet. Our mission is to create a professional, informative, and scholarly art and visual culture journal which advances the understanding of such cultures and their contributions to world societies.

PART is supported by a grant from the Doctoral Students Council of the Graduate School and University Center.