President, Hispanic Heritage Committee
Yetzenia.Negron@ocfl.net
Orange County Government Public Information Officer
PIO@ocfl.net
Orange County Hispanic Heritage Committee Seeks to Highlight Hispanic Artists and Artwork during Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
WHAT: The Hispanic Heritage Committee of Orange County Government is holding an open call for youth and adult artists to participate of its annual Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibit to be held during Hispanic Heritage Month.
HOW: Adult and youth artists are encouraged to apply at http://bit.ly/HHCArt2021. All artist’s submission must include the title of the piece, hi-res artwork images for each piece, and an artist’s short video clip statement.
WHEN: Application deadline is July 31, 2021. Selected artists will be notified by e-mail by August 6, 2021. If chosen, artists will be required to deliver their artwork to the Orange County Administration Building from August 23 to August 27, 2021 between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The artwork exhibition will open to the public on September 1, 2021 and will run until September 30, 2021. Virtual exhibit will be featured on social media from September 15, 2021 until October 15, 2021.
RULES & INFO: All pieces must be original work by the artist and be either Hispanic Heritage themed or created by a Hispanic artist. Artists may submit up to 3 works of art.
For more information about the application process and the exhibit, please email Yetzenia.negron@ocfl.net or Ilia.Torres@ocfl.net.
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