Latinx Artists For ALMAAHH

We Are Houston

Juried Show

Exhibition, Fundraiser, and Auction

Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (ALMAAHH) is a new organization dedicated to the creation of a Houston-area cultural and visual arts complex that will showcase, preserve, and expand Latino arts. Approaching its second anniversary of being founded, ALMAAHH operates as a sponsored organization under the 501c3 umbrella of Greater Houston Community Foundation.

ALMAAHH is organizing a juried exhibition highlighting artists living and working in the Greater Houston Area who self-identify as Latinx or of Latin American heritage.

Scheduled for November 12^th to December 2nd, the show will culminate with an auction in partnership with Artsy. The auction will be a 50-50 split with the artist and ALMAAHH.

Eligibility: Latinx artists who live and work in the Greater Houston Area.

To Apply: artcall2022@almaahh.org

Fees: There is no application fee

Schedule:

• Submission deadline: September 3^rd
• Artwork drop-off: October 7^th and October 10^th
• Soft Opening: November 9^th – November 11^th
• Exhibition dates: November 12^th to December 2^nd, 2022
• Auction: Ongoing online from November 21^st to December 5^th.
• Live Auction: December 2^nd at the ALMAAHH Art Auction and Latinx Gastronomy Night

Specifications: 

Artwork may be created in any media, including video, installation, performance, and new media. Two-dimensional works must be suitably framed or edge finished. Artwork and wall sculptures must be wired and ready to hang with appropriate hardware. A diptych or triptych is considered a single work. Finished works only. If you are a student, you must disclose it and be declared Art Major at an accredited university in the Greater Houston Area.

Submission requirements: 

Please send the following in one email:

• Contact information.
• Resume: up to 5 years.
• Artist statement.
• Bio: Up to 100 words.
• A brief statement explaining the artist’s ties to Latin American culture, as well as its impact on their work.
• Up to three pieces per artist.
• A brief statement of each piece.
• If submitting a sculpture, please include side view images.
• If submitting a video, please send a 5 min excerpt.
• If submitting an installation, please send images or a proposal description.
• If submitting a new media art piece, please include images if available or a description of the project.
• Cataloging information for each piece: title, year, media, dimensions (framed and unframed if applicable), and suggested value.
• One to two digital images for each piece sent in JPEG format. If available, 2000px on the long edge.
• File names should be: “LastName_FirstName_jpg”, “LastName_FirstName _Entry2_Title.jpg”, etc. Please note that images information cannot be changed after submission.

Jurors:

• Maria C. Gaztambide, PhD, Executive Director, and Chief Curator of Public Art at University of Houston.
• Gilbert Vicario, The Selig Family Chief Curator at the Phoenix Art Museum.

Auction Manager: Annalise Palmieri.

Questions: Please direct questions and submission materials to artcall2022@almaahh.org