Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas is an annual publication produced by graduate students affiliated with the Department of Art at the University of New Mexico.

For volume XV, editors are welcoming submissions that focus on visual and material communication in the Americas from the ancient, Indigenous pre-contact period through European conquest and colonization and up to the present. Advanced graduate students enrolled in degree-granting institutions in the U.S. and abroad are invited to submit papers that examine Indigenous visual communication systems transhistorically and from a range of perspectives, including studies of later artists who emulate these forms of communication in their work.

Guidelines for Submission:

  • Only completed works by graduate students currently enrolled in academic programs in and outside of the U.S. will be considered
  • Submission formats include, essays (20–30 pages in length), book, exhibition, or performance reviews (5–10 pages in length), or interviews (5–10 pages in length)
  • Submissions in English, Spanish or Portuguese are acceptable
  • Submissions must be emailed to Hemisphere by March 24th, 2023 at: hmsphr@unm.edu
  • Each submission must be accompanied by a cover letter that prominently notes the title of the essay, the field of study to which it pertains, as well as an updated complete CV that includes the author’s status (e.g. M.A., Ph.D. Student, or Ph.D. Candidate), department, and institution name and location. Authors will be notified in May of the status of their submission.
  • For formatting guidelines, see: http://art.unm.edu/hemisphere/
  • Authors of essays published in Hemisphere will be invited to present their work at a symposium to be scheduled in Fall 2023 at The
  • University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, if conditions allow. If not, we may hold the symposium virtually. Honoraria will be available to subvent travel expenses.
  • To view past volumes of Hemisphere, please visit UNM Digital Repository

Please email hmshpr@unm.edu with any questions or submissions.

Deadline: March 24th, 2023.