FROM HER 2017: In Honor of National Women’s History Month (March 2 to April 9, 2017)
ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM: http://tiny.cc/FromHer2017
E-MAIL PHOTOS OF ARTWORK TO: [email protected]
DEADLINE: Saturday, 2/4/17 by 5:00 p.m. PST

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument and El Pueblo Park Association present:
FROM HER: In Honor of National Women’s History Month
March 2 – April 9, 2017 at the Biscailuz Gallery |125 Paseo de La Plaza | Los Angeles, CA 90012

This year’s theme is “Latinas in Our Communities: Women Making a Difference.”

All throughout history, Latina women from various countries have made remarkable strides as leaders in education, art, music, business, community advocacy, social justice, environmentalism, politics, and in many other fields.

To this day, there are countless Latinas who exemplify leadership in their communities and continue to make a difference in society.

In honor of National Women’s History Month, artists are invited to submit pieces that celebrate and commemorate various Latina women who have gone above and beyond as leaders and change makers, in history or present day.

Family-friendly exhibition content is kindly requested. Open to established and emerging artists of various mediums. For submitting artwork, please no food or live plants.

DEADLINE:

All submissions must be received no later than: Saturday, 2/4/17 by 5:00 p.m. PST

A maximum of four (4) submissions from each artist. All submissions must be the artist’s original work. Accepted work will be notified by the end of February.
If accepted, all work must be delivered to El Pueblo Historical Monument by February 27, 2017.

*** El Pueblo Historical Monument reserves the right to alter any part of the exhibition timeline and/or re-schedule or cancel this exhibition at any time. ***

ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM:

Website Link: http://tiny.cc/FromHer2017

ONLY Submissions received through the Online Submission Form will be accepted. Please DO NOT mail or drop off original artwork.

You MUST provide the following information for each artwork submitted by filling out the
Online Submission Form.

1. Artist’s Name: 1a. First name and 1b. Last name
2. Contact Info: 2a. Mailing Address; 2b. Contact Phone Number; 2c. E-Mail Address
3. Artwork Info: 3a. Title of Work; 3b. Year(s) Executed; 3c. Media; 3d. Dimensions
4. Artist Statement: A few words on the piece and how it is related to the “From Her” theme.

SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS (THREE STEPS):

• First, fill out the Online Submission Form from using the link above.
  • You must fill out an Online Submission for each entry: http://tiny.cc/FromHer2017
  • If you are submitting the maximum of 4 submissions, you must fill out the Online
  • Submission Form four (4) times.
  • Artists may submit a maximum of four (4) art pieces. Not all pieces may accepted.
• Then, e-mail the Hi-Resolution .JPG(s) photo(s) of the artwork that is being submitted to: [email protected]
  • Please make sure that the NAME of the .JPG you are emailing MATCHES the TITLE of the artwork that you filled out on the Online Submission Form.
  • Please be sure to have good quality, high resolution images (500KB to 2MB.) The photo(s) should represent the true color and detail of the artwork. The juried panel of judges will evaluate/consider the pieces based on these photos of the submitted artwork.
  • If you are submitting the maximum of 4 submissions, please email ALL FOUR (4) images into ONE EMAIL.
• Your e-mail MUST HAVE the following SUBJECT LINE to be considered: Subject Line: FROM HER 2016: Image Submission: Artist Name
  • Example: “From Her 2017: Image Submission: Jane Doe”
  • This exact subject line MUST be used as all emails are automatically sorted by the image submissions headline.
  • El Pueblo Historical Monument and the History & Special Events Division is not responsible for incorrect or mislabeled emails.
  • El Pueblo Historical Monument and the History & Special Events Division is not responsible for: emails that might be sorted into the Spam folder, incomplete submissions, submissions without images, or submissions with filenames or names that do not match

NOTIFICATION:

Once your submission(s) and online application form have been received, you will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been processed.

*** Please ensure that your Spam filters allow emails from [email protected], as all correspondence pertaining to this exhibition will come from that account. ***

Reminder: All submissions must be received by Saturday, February 4th, 2017 by 5:00 p.m. PST

(This is a firm deadline. Our Online Submission Form with automatically be disabled at 5:00 p.m.) Artists whose work is accepted for the exhibit will be notified by the end of February.
The exhibit coordinator will contact respective artists to make arrangements for submission of required paperwork and delivery of artwork immediately following notification.

Please note: Upon acceptance to the exhibition, all accepted artwork must be received by/delivered to El Pueblo no later than Monday, February 27, 2017.

Upon notification, images of accepted work may be used in the exhibition’s publicity.

*** El Pueblo Historical Monument reserves the right to alter any part of the exhibition timeline and/or re-schedule or cancel this exhibition at any time. ***

For more information, please email [email protected] with the subject line
“FROM HER QUESTION” or with “QUESTION” or “URGENT” as the subject line.
We receive many e-mails and will try to respond as promptly as possible.