The winner of the 2024 Tejano Conjunto Festival poster contest was announced on Tuesday along with the lineup of groups performing May 17-19.
Mica Rivas, 15, plays the accordion at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center on Tuesday next to the official poster of the 42nd Tejano Conjunto Festival. The poster was designed by Anna Arce, a San Antonio native attending college in Indiana.is not just three days of lively music and dancing, it’s about educating new generations about a century-old folk tradition.
Ballí said while thousands enjoy the party atmosphere, the Tejano Conjunto Festival is also “a place where people learn about their culture, where we learn about this beautiful folk tradition that we have here in South Texas and Northern Mexico.”Each year, the festival kicks off early with the announcement of the poster contest winner, whose work will represent the festival on social media, T-shirts and other merchandise.
When the winning poster was unveiled, Rivas said smiling, “I saw it and I was like, that reminds me of me! And my brother came up to me, he was like, ‘Mica, that looks like you.’”During his comments, the 70-year-old Tejeda emphasized the importance of teaching conjunto music to younger people. The middle school category winner was Annalise Solis from Portland, Texas, and Northside Independent School District student Victoria Leal won in the high school category. Alejandro Rocha won the college category and open category entrant Andy Benavides — winner of the 2021 Fiesta poster contest and the recent Spurs mural commission — was runner-up to Arce.
Cristina Ballí, executive director of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, unveils the official poster of the 42nd Tejano Conjunto Festival, designed by Anna Arce, a San Antonio native attending college in Indiana.The 2024 Tejano Conjunto Festival performers lineup was also announced Tuesday.
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