The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is a proud supporter of Los Angeles’s 2023 Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration. This celebration will promote and encourage an awareness of the significant contributions made by our City’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in culture, education, politics, business, technology, and the arts.
As part of this celebration, our Department is creating an online comprehensive calendar and cultural guide again to showcase quality Asian American and Pacific Islander artists from across Los Angeles and to list in-person and online programming (exhibitions, concerts, special events, lectures, etc.) related to this annual celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander culture.
Our goals are to expose Angelenos to the great works of our local visual and literary artists,
and to make them aware of the exciting online cultural activities happening as part of the celebration. We also want to encourage their appreciation of LA’s Asian American Pacific Islander past artistic traditions and today’s modern, contemporary styles.
To assist us, we invite you to please submit images of your visual or literary works of art
via email to mwharris@whitleycompany.com. Please only send high-resolution images
(300 DPI or larger) and short works of poetry appropriate for publication. Please include all credit information with all works submitted. Your work may also appear on DCA’s website at culturela.org.
The deadline for artwork submissions is March 10, 2023.
We appreciate your help, and look forward to commemorating Asian American Pacific Islander heritage and traditions in Los Angeles through this special annual publication. Should you have any questions regarding this annual calendar and cultural guide, please contact Marcia Harris
at mwharris@whitleycompany.com or via phone at 213.536.1378.
Submission Guidelines:
Number of Submissions: We will accept up to 6 (six) submissions per artist.
EXCEPTION: Diptychs, triptychs, etc. where more than one piece
comprises the work.
File Size: Submit publication-quality images only, 300 dpi, no less than 2500 pixels in width, nor less than 3500 pixels in height.
EXCEPTION: If your piece is exceptionally wide we occasionally print double page spreads, these very wide pieces should be submitted at no less than
5000 pixels in width.
File Type: JPG, TIFF, or PDF files only. If sent as RGB we will convert to CMYK.
Naming of Files: Name the files with your last name followed by the name of the piece for correct attribution. If you are submitting a diptych (etc.) please add L or R to the file name so we place the work in the correct order.
Correct file names: Shimizu 3 Spiders.jpg, Park Lion L.jpg, Park Lion R.jpg
Incorrect file name: File12345.jpg
Artwork Details: Provide the name of the piece, the media used to create the work,
the size of the work, and the year created.
Example: 3 Spiders, Digital Photography, 12” x 5”, 2014
Poetry
We do not accept poetry embed with images.
Contact: Include your name as you’d like to see it printed in the publication with your email address or website that you’d like included in the publication.
Make sure to include your mailing address so we can send you a copy of the book in the mail if your work is included.
We need your email address and phone number to contact you if we have questions or need additional information.
Method of Submission: Files will be accepted via email, Dropbox, or WeTransfer.
Questions: Please email mwharris@whitleycompany.com.
Confirmation: You will receive a confirmation email upon receipt of your submissions.
Agreement: By submitting works for consideration for each Heritage Month Calendar and Cultural Guide, you agree to allow the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural