2024 AFS Annual Meeting Local Organizing Committee Hosts Cover Art Contest for Commemorative Notebook

The Local Organizing Committee of the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society is hosting a cover art contest for the commemorative notebook. Last year’s notebook featured Oregon and Washington artists in honor of the gathering in Portland.

Call for Artwork

We are seeking original, new or existing artwork that will fit a 5.5 in X 8.5 in space that welcomes AFS members to Albuquerque by sharing something special about New Mexico’s cultural heritage. We invite you to depict something that resonates with your experience of the state! If you’re looking for inspiration, the AFS Annual Meeting theme is Crossing the Global Storm: Networks, Solidarities, and Communities in Struggle.

Cover contest requirements:

• Artists must be 18 years of age or older
• Original design for which the artist has copyright/ownership
• High-resolution, digital images/compositions in .png. .tif, .jpg, or .pdf format
• Size requirements: 5.5in X 8.5in Bleed: 5.75in x 8.75in
• Related to folklore, cultural heritage, tradition, expressive culture, etc.
• Contextual paragraph explaining the design and it’s meaning
• Artist bio, contact information, and socials/webpage

The artist with the winning design will receive a $750 honorarium and will be featured along with their design on the AFS website, newsletter, and social media. Artists will retain copyright of their work. The chosen design will be printed on 1,000 notebooks that will be made available for free to Annual Meeting registrants, and some of which will be available for purchase in order to cover printing costs. 

Submitted artwork will be judged according to the following criteria:

• Artistic Excellence
• Resonance with New Mexico
• Correct, timely, and full submission

Send us your design by August 29, 2024 at 10:00AM (MST) to be considered for the front cover. Decisions will be announced by September 1, 2024.