DIRECT ART MAGAZINE, VOLUME 16 The Annual International Publication Competition for publication in Volume 16 of Direct Art Magazine, Fall/Winter 2009 issue. Direct Art is distributed in the US by COMAG Marketing Group, the distributors of Art News and Art in America, to bookstores throughout the US including Barnes and Nobles and Borders. The competition is open to all artists working in any media. The twenty six awards include the covers of magazine, feature articles and full page displays.