The Handstand Press Magazine is a bi-annual print publication dedicated to promoting and elevating the art of handbalance in Ireland and worldwide. Since its inaugural issue 01 Common Ground in 2021, it has since grown to be distributed to over 30 countries. On 112 pages, and in collaboration with up to forty contributing artists per issue, each periodical offers a unique space for profound topics that concern not only handbalance artists and practitioners but society as a whole.

We believe in handbalance as an art form, a form of self-expression and self-exploration. We believe that everyone can learn handstands, and that community is invaluable – for support, inspiration and guidance. We believe that there are as many right approaches to training handstands as there are bodies, and that our practice provides infinite learning possibilities. We believe in a place for everyone within the handstand community, whether you are just beginning or a seasoned athlete and performer, no matter where you come from or where you want to go.

While we closely align ourselves with handstands as a circus discipline, we also celebrate handbalance as a distinct artform in its own right, allowing for broad cross-pollination with other physical and artistic cultures. In this sense, the Handstand Press magazine embodies ambitious interdisciplinary exploration that ultimately benefits contributing artists as well as a diverse readership in Ireland and throughout the world.

The Handstand Press is curated in collaboration with a diverse range of contributors from the community for the community.

ITS CONTENT RELIES ON YOUR VOICE. We want to fill our pages with insights into your practice, your approach to teaching handstands, your artistic process for creating handbalance performances and your anecdotal stories of your life as a handbalancer. We want to hear from total beginners and seasoned athletes, from life-long performers and retirement hobbyists, and everything in between.

We accept submissions for written work, photography, poetry, art and illustration.