The Hammer Museum champions the art and ideas that challenge us to see the world in a new light, experience the unexpected, ignite our imaginations, and inspire change. Originally built to showcase a private collection of historical paintings, the Hammer has grown to become a major institution dedicated to contemporary art and culture. The Hammer has a renowned exhibition program …
ICA LA is an epicenter of artistic experimentation and an incubator of new ideas. ICA LA builds upon a distinguished history of bold curatorial vision and innovative programming of its predecessor organization, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, to illuminate the important untold stories and emerging voices in contemporary art and culture. Through exhibitions, educational programs, and community partnerships, ICA …
The Industry is an independent, artist-driven company creating experimental productions that expand the definition of opera. The Industry’s interdisciplinary collaborations with musical and dance organizations and LA arts institutions result in productions which explore the intersection of visual artistry and musical ingenuity and have established it as an innovative force in American art and opera. This grant supports the world …
The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is one of the nation’s premier culturally specific institutions. Through the building of a comprehensive collection of cultural material and development of multi-faceted exhibitions, educational activities, public programs and publications, JANM preserves and shares for current and future generations the rich and diverse stories of Japanese Americans for national and international audiences alike. This …
LACE both champions and challenges the art of our time by fostering artists who innovate, explore, and risk. By moving within and beyond their four walls, LACE seeks to provide opportunities for diverse publics to engage deeply with contemporary art. Uniquely positioned among commercial galleries and major art establishments in the heart of Hollywood, LACE has nurtured not only several …
Since its inception in 1965, LACMA has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing the uniquely diverse population of Los Angeles. Today, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. …
Freewaves creates public media art events that bring diverse audiences and independent media artists together in dialogue on current issues. Media arts include the work of artists who use communication technology — video, film, the web, and mobile devices. This grant will support the third iteration of Dis…Miss, a multi-year, artistic exploration of non-binary gender images and issues as contrasted …
Unique in its role as a constellation of historical architectural sites and contemporary exhibition spaces, the MAK Center develops local, national and international projects in art, architecture, and their intersections and tangents. The MAK Center acts as a cultural laboratory, encouraging the development of ideas in art and architecture by engaging the center’s places, spaces and histories. It collaborates frequently …
M&A is a Los Angeles based cultural organization dedicated to presenting new ideas in architecture and art through built experiments and critical programs. M&A commissions new works that give space to exceptional experiments across multiple disciplines, while challenging the relationship between art, architecture, and public encounters. This grant will support Veil Craft, an exhibition examining the cultural resonance of industrial …
The OxyArts Office is a hub for the arts at Occidental College, supporting its exhibitions and public programming. OxyArts engages the campus and the surrounding Los Angeles arts communities with a contemporary art dialogue via its Weingart Gallery, campus-wide art projects, and work developed by artists-in-residence. This grant will support artist Mary Fagot’s immersive exhibition, FLOW, an interconnected series of …
