Exhibition Title: “Alma y Raíces: A Home Made of Us”

Location: City Hall, Houston, TX: City Hall Rotunda and Annex Building 

Exhibition Dates: August – November 2025

Deadline to Submit: June 30, 2025 

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and the diversity of our US Latino communities, we invite local Latino artists to submit work for “Alma y Raíces: A Home Made of Us”, a group exhibition at Houston City Hall running from August through November 2025.

This exhibition will explore the ideas of home, refuge, and belonging—how we create, protect, and preserve spaces of safety and identity. Whether rooted in memory, architecture, migration, or culture, we are seeking visual interpretations of what it means to find or build our home as US Latinos in Houston.

Eligibility:

– Open to US Latino/a/x artists living and/or working in the Greater Houston area  

– All mediums welcome (painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, textile, digital art, etc.)  

– Works must be ready to display on an easel or on the ground for sculptures

To Apply, Please Submit: 

– 3–5 images of your work (include title, medium, dimensions, and year)  

– Short artist bio (max 300 words)  

– Statement about how your work relates to the theme (max 300 words)  

– Contact information (name, email, phone, website, social media)

Submit your application materials to: artistopportunities@almaahh.org  

Deadline: June 30  

Artists will be notified by: July 15 

Selected artists will have their work displayed in a public space that reaches diverse visitors and civic leaders, elevating US Latino voices during a critical cultural moment.