Call
For the fourth year, La Prensa Texas is accepting artwork submissions to be considered for our publication’s cover. 2021 is the first year the cover art is curated monthly instead of weekly, allocating more space for the artist to showcase their catalogue, process and community access points. The non profit, bilingual community newspaper is circulated every Sunday in San Antonio with weekly updates online at laprensatexas.com. Resurrected in 2018, La Prensa Texas continues the legacy of the first and oldest bilingual publication established in the state of Texas in 1913.
Selected Artists
Selected artists will have a collection of their work featured on the cover of the publication for one month and page 3, which will discuss the cover art for that week. 500 words will be available on page 3 to discuss the piece, including an artist statement, bio, contact info and any developments or messages the artist may want to publicize. We will also profile the selected artists on our website and through social media, giving you exceptional exposure to a local audience.
Mediums
We are looking for a diversity of mediums including but not limited to watercolor, acrylics, prints, photography, oil, collage, quilting, assemblage, stained glass, etching, handmade paper, mosaic and more. Texas based artists, especially those working out of San Antonio and the surrounding areas are preferred, but any artist who is exploring the LatinX experience will be considered.
Technical Specifications
Cover art images are very close to a square orientation. The exact measurements are 9.8 inches wide X 8.6 inches high. The image quality must be at least 300 dpi in order to print smoothly with no pixelation.
Submissions
Submit up to five images of pieces that you would like to have considered as cover art. Our review committee will select up to nine winning artists whose work best reflects our community organization, and will be featured on our covers for 2021, Volume 4. Submission deadline to be considered for the covers of the Spring (April-June) is March 26, 2021. The call will remain open until the fall and selected artists will be announced at the beginning of each season.
Questions
We will not be able to respond individually to questions. Please do your best to follow our submission guidelines. We’ve made them as simple as possible. If you have any technical issues with using the Submission form, please contact info@laprensatexas.com.