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Welcome to the LACE Archive

The archives ensure the preservation and availability of an unbroken forty-year record of LACE, the longest-running contemporary artist space in Los Angeles. Many of the historically significant ephemeral practices presented at LACE now only exist as writings, photographic documents, and videotapes. The archives present an irreplaceable collection of these works. The archives also ensure that the work of current artists will remain part of a rich historical record. The archives make the history of LACE accessible to the public and link the organization’s rich past with a vibrant future. 

Searchable Online Archive: 1978 - Now

A comprehensive list of exhibitions, performances, events, screenings, benefit auctions, lectures, and news, are searchable here through the LACE Online Archive. Most participating artist and curator names are also tagged. Images, videos, reviews, and other documentation are continually added.

The Getty and the LACE Archives

In celebration of our 40th Anniversary in 2018, The Getty Research Institute (GRI) acquired the physical archive of LACE. The LACE Records, 1978 to today, covers the first four decades of exhibitions and programs at the institution; future records of the active contemporary art site will be added to the GRI’s collection. The LACE Records include photography, ephemera, correspondence from artists, promotional materials, video documentation of events and performance, and other records. The archive will ultimately be cataloged and digitized by the GRI and made available to researchers.

Press Release

The Archival Impulse: 40 Years at LACE

In 2018, LACE invited artist and curator Matias Viegener to present the Project Room exhibition The Archival Impulse: 40 Years at LACE.  The exhibition was packed with original and printed materials, and visitors could take home examples of publications and ephemera from our 40-year history. 

LACE Publications

Read LACE publications for free by clicking here.

ABUNDANCE

ABUNDANCE Wed–Fri, April 24–26, 2024, 7–10 PM L.A. Dance Project 2245 E Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90021 Free parking available on site, wheelchair accessible Free admission | RSVP ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE, Performance Tagged With: Alima Lee, Caleb Luna, Cody Perkins, Dorian Wood, Edgar Fabián Frías, Ghis Rodríguez, Jessica Carolina González, Melba Martínez, Patrisse Cullors, Vanessa Hernández Cruz, Yesika Salgado

LACE at the 2024 LA Times Festival of Books

LACE and Friends at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 20–21, 2024 Booth 217 at University of Southern California Join LACE at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. We’ll ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE

UCI Visiting Artist Lecture Series: EJ Hill

UCI Visiting Artist Lecture Series (VALS), co-presented with LACE  Thursday, April 4, 2024, 7–9 pm Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Limited free parking ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year Tagged With: artist talk, ej hill, UCI VALS, UCI Visiting artist lecture

A Fossil, A Ruin, A Memory

Zeynep Abes, Memory Place, 2020. Courtesy the artist. A Fossil, A Ruin, A Memory Curated by Carrie Chen LACE 2024 Emerging Curator Download the Digital Program Saturday and Sunday, March ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, Emerging Curator Program, LACE, Video Tagged With: Ainslee Alem Robson, Andrea Kim, April Lin 林, carrie chen, Coffee Kang, emerging curator, Evelyn Hang Yin, Heesoo Kwon 권희수, Iman Person, Jas Lin 林思穎, panel, Qianqian Ye, Qigemu 七个木, Screening, somuhwa, Tiare Ribeaux, Yaloo, Yuchi Ma 马语迟, Zeynep Abes

RED NIGHT: A Film by Beck+Col

Red Night By Beck+Col Sunday, February 25, 2024, 2–5 pm Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Limited free parking available on site Free admission – RSVP ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE, Screening, Video Tagged With: beck+col, Philosophical Research Society, red night, screening series

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LACE’s Lightning Fund Opens August 15, 2025!

PRESS RELEASE: Announcing LACE’s Next Emerging Curators

Announcing the 2025 Lightning Fund and Jacki Apple Awards

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This is the final week to apply for the 2026 Light This is the final week to apply for the 2026 Lightning Fund! LACE is awarding 10 artist project grants of $6,000 each, as well as one $10,000 Jacki Apple Award grant to a mid- or advanced-career artist. Applications close this Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 11:59 PM PDT.

Applicants who are LA County residents, are at least 18 years of age, and are not currently enrolled in a college program, will be considered. Learn more about previously selected projects and submit an application through the Submittable portal at the link in our bio.
Thank you for joining us last night at the 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 Supporter Preview & Artist Celebration! ♡

We truly appreciate your encouragement of our work supporting emerging artists, curators, and cultural workers. With your generosity, we raised crucial funds for LACE’s operations and programming, which platforms artists and communities currently under attack including LGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, and BIPOC individuals. With the dismantling of federal funding for the arts and humanities, support for LACE is as urgent and impactful as ever.

Final reminder that the 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 Benefit Art Auction closes today at 12:00PM PDT (3:00PM EDT)! Bid at the link in our bio. Until next year ˖⁺‧₊⟡₊˚⊹

Photos by Gina Clyne (@ginaclyne)
Slide 1: @0ll668, Slide 2: @laurenmetropolis, Slide 3: @coloredcraig, Slide 4: @smokeholler, Slide 5: @laurenmetropolis, Slide 6: @metabolicstudio
Our online art auction ends tomorrow at 12PM PDT! Our online art auction ends tomorrow at 12PM PDT! This is your last chance to bid on 50 works and 1 experience by iconic and emerging Los Angeles artists. Check out the @artsy link in our bio before it’s too late!

Artworks + Artists in order:
꩜ rafa esparza (@elrafaesparza)
꩜ Maria Maea (@maeamaria)
꩜ Anaid Garcia (@aanaaid_)
꩜ Arleene Correa Valencia (@arleenecorreavalencia)
꩜ Steve Roden (@inbetweennoise)

AND tonight we celebrate at Metabolic Studio (@metabolicstudio)! Join us at the 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 Artist Celebration at 8:30PM! You can also join us at the Supporter Preview beforehand where donors and contributing auction artists are invited to a private reception, which includes an intimate walk-through of Lauren Bon’s (@laurenmetropolis) personal work, for the first time for this occasion. Get your tickets at the link in our bio. See you tonight ;) ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧
2 DAYS LEFT! Art lovers and supporters of LACE can 2 DAYS LEFT! Art lovers and supporters of LACE can bid on 50 works and 1 experience by iconic and emerging Los Angeles artists. Bid exclusively on @artsy until this Friday, September 26 at 12PM PDT (3PM EDT). By bidding, you’ll directly support LACE’s operations and programming, which platforms artists and communities currently under attack including LGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, and BIPOC individuals. With the dismantling of federal funding for the arts and humanities, support for LACE’s Benefit is as urgent and impactful as ever.

Artworks + Artists in order:
✧ Christine Tien Wang (@christinetwang)
✧ Garry Winogrand (@winograndfilm)
✧ Shizu Saldamando (@shizutattoo)
✧ Diana Yesenia Alvarado (@deealvarado)
✧ Kristen Liu-Wong (@kliuwong)

Looking for other ways to support LACE? Tickets starting at $25 for our 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 Artist Celebration tomorrow, September 25 are now on sale! You can also join us at the Supporter Preview beforehand where donors and contributing auction artists are invited to a private reception, which includes an intimate walk-through of Lauren Bon’s (@laurenmetropolis) personal work, for the first time for this occasion. Learn more at the link in our bio.
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