Located in Pomona, the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is one of the few museums in the country dedicated solely to ceramic art and the only one of its kind on the West Coast. The grant will be used to partially fund Dirk Staschke: Beyond Nature Morte. Staschke creates transgressive and lavish sculpture inspired by 16th century Dutch vanitas …
The Armory Center for the Arts is a community arts center that offers innovative approaches to creating, exploring, and presenting the visual arts to students of all ages. In addition to providing an outlet for contemporary art exhibitions and performances, the Armory offers studio art classes and a variety of educational outreach programs to schools and in the community. The …
Established in 1930, ArtCenter College of Design is a global leader in art and design education. The College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines, as well as Public Programs offering design education to all ages and levels of experience. This grant will support two endeavors. First, it will continue a tradition started in 1992 by …
The University Art Museum, located on the campus of California State University Long Beach, is a unique cultural institution that champions new and often challenging ideas through wide-ranging exhibitions and provocative programs. The mission of the museum is to present education and exhibition programs that blur the boundaries between visual arts and design, technology, music, and contemporary culture. The exhibition “Jud …
Clockshop is a multifaceted arts organization that works at the intersection of cultural production, politics, and urban space. Clockshop’s projects bring people together to explore the strange particularities of Los Angeles and situate the city in its global context. The organization curates conversations and screenings, and commissions new work from contemporary visual and performing artists. Support will go towards the group exhibition entitled …
The museum serves Los Angeles through its mission to champion cultural understanding by encouraging curiosity about our diverse world through the universal lens of art. CAFAM is the only museum in Los Angeles dedicated solely to the support of contemporary craft and folk artists. This grant will support “Work Over School: Art from the Margins of the Inside,” which sheds new light …
Descanso Gardens is a botanical garden in La Cañada Flintridge, California, with a recently added contemporary art gallery. The Sturt Haaga Gallery was conceived as an important addition to Descanso’s education mission. Programming in the gallery derives from and seeks to illuminate the intersection between contemporary arts and the sciences represented by the garden — botany, horticulture, biology, ecology, conservation, and …
The Fowler Museum at UCLA explores global arts and cultures with an emphasis on works from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas—past and present. The Fowler enhances understanding and appreciation of the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions of the world through dynamic exhibitions, publications, and public programs, informed by interdisciplinary approaches and the perspectives of the cultures represented. Also …
The Hammer Museum is a fine arts museum and the public arts unit of the University of California, Los Angeles’s (UCLA) School of the Arts and Architecture. The Hammer champions the art and artists who challenge us to see the world in a new light, to experience the unexpected, to ignite our imaginations, and to inspire change. Support will be …
Founded in 1971, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center is one of the largest ethnic arts and cultural centers of its kind in the United States. The mission of the JACCC is to present, perpetuate, transmit and promote Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture to diverse audiences, and to provide a center to enhance community programs. Partial funding will …
