The Emerging Curator call for proposals is now closed. Check back for updates March 2026.
The Emerging Curator Program is designed to discover curatorial talent in Los Angeles and provides opportunities for emerging curators to partner with LACE. For the program’s 12th installment, one project will be selected for presentation in 2027.
Propose an ambitious and experimental curatorial project that may include an exhibition, performance, or moving image series. Exact format and scheduling to be coordinated in collaboration with the LACE team.
Note: this call is specifically for curators and not artists submitting proposals of their own work. Curators should not be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program.
Submissions are expected to be open in nature because of the generous planning time allotted. The LACE team works with the selected Emerging Curator/Curatorial Team in developing the project and collaborating on programming as it evolves over the planning year. Projects are designed with a $6,000 budget in mind, including curatorial and artist fees. LACE provides mentorship, space, project consultation, presentation assistance, and marketing and promotion.
Guidelines for Curatorial Proposals
Applications may be submitted by an individual or curatorial team and must be based in the Los Angeles region.
- Online applications only; no in-person submissions are accepted.
- Applicants are limited to one submission; there is no submission fee.
- Submissions must be consistent with LACE’s tradition of supporting experimental projects.
- Visuals are optional but encouraged; include PDFs or web links. Video samples should be no longer than 5 mins in length total, with a maximum of 2 video samples per proposal.
- Proposal descriptions are limited to a maximum of 300 words
- The panel may request the submission of additional materials at a later date.
- Curators with artistic practices should not submit their own work.
Review panelists for 2027 submissions coming soon.
Past Emerging Curators
Semaj Peltier and pom*pom, No Loneliness Like This (2026)
Nahui Garcia, This Home, Forever (2025)
Carrie Chen, A Fossil, A Ruin, A Memory (2024)
Joy A. Anderson and Robin Garcia, Of Seed, Soil, and Stars (2023)
Cat Jones, Reclaiming Performance: Reverence of Self (2022)
Kevin Moultrie-Daye and Alex Jones, PARABLE 003 (2021)
Abigail Raphael Collins, SOUND OFF: Silence + Resistance (2020)
Narei Choi and Nicolas Orozco-Valdivia, Take my Money / Take My Body (2019)
Emily Butts, Names Printed in Black (2018)
Virginia Broersma, Nick Brown, and Kio Griffith, The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley (2017)
Idurre Alonso and Selene Preciado, Customizing Language (2016)
Nahui Garcia, This Home, Forever (2025)
