2019 Día de los Muertos Altares Exhibit
October 25 – November 3, 2019
Deadline: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 @8:00pm
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Dia de los Muertos Altares exhibit. Creative individuals, artists, non-profit organization and schools are invited to participate by creating their unique interpretation of a Dia de los Muertos Altar. Altars can consist of both traditional and non-traditional mediums, but must contain elements directly related to cultural tradition. The Dia de los Muertos Altres exhibit will be on display from October 25 – November 3, 2019.
Submissions are due by October 8, 2019, and selected participants will be notified on October 11, 2019. Submissions and questions can be emailed directly to Gerardo Robles at Gerardo.Robles@DallasCityHall.com.
Things to know
– Altar entries must not exceed more than 4ft in width and depth from the wall
– Must include a brief description of what the altar will consist of.
– Mention if your altar requires access to power.
– A table can be provided by the cultural center, but quantities are limited.
Social Landscapes: OPEN CALLS
Deadline: Monday, October 21 @ Midnight
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is now accepting submissions for the upcoming exhibition, Social Landscapes. This exhibition strives to provide a platform for various issues, especially social justice points of contention such as immigration, climate change, human rights, mental health and others.
Social Landscapes will run from November 16, 2019 – January 3, 2020 with an artist reception on Saturday, November 16, from 5:30pm – 8pm.
Deadline for submissions is Monday, October 21st at 11:59pm (Central Time).
Artists are encouraged to submit up to three images of artwork for consideration. All forms of media are acceptable and installations are encouraged. OC3’s Cultural Programs Coordinator, Gerardo Robles, will review artwork submitted for consideration. Detailed instructions for submission are listed below.
- All submissions must be emailed to Gerardo Robles at Robles@DallasCityHall.com
- Artists may include up 3 images of artwork for consideration.
- Image sizes cannot be larger than 12MB.
- Images must be clear.
- Image file must contain the title of the piece.
- Please include dimensions, title, medium and the size of each piece.
- A brief description about your work may be included, but is not necessary (required for installation proposals).
