Photo: Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil), photos by Gina Clyne; APOLAKI: Opera of the Scorched Earth, photos by Angel Origgi; Hobollywood, photo by Juan Silverio; Of Seed, Soil, and Stars, photos by Juan Silverio and Jackie Castillo; LACE 2024 Benefit Art Auction, photos by Gina Clyne; Team photo by Juan Silverio.
Dear friends—
Holiday greetings from LACE, the longest-running incubator for contemporary artists and curators in Los Angeles! We are grateful for your continued support this year as we prepare for the organization’s next chapter with our gallery renovations. Your contributions have helped us maintain innovative arts programming outside of our gallery, bringing experimental and insightful projects to LA and beyond!
Watch our end-of-the-year video here!
We’re proud of our accomplishments this year, including:
- Presenting the inaugural un-residency project, Hobollywood by Thinh Nguyen (Read USC professor Meiling Cheng’s essay featured in Theatre Journal)
- Producing the mobile procession Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) by Jackie Amézquita
- Supporting emerging curators and artists through the presentation of Of Seed, Soil and Stars, curated by Joy A. Anderson and Robin Garcia
- Debuting the experimental opera APOLAKI: Opera of the Scorched Earth by Micaela Tobin
- Awarding 10 artists with $6,000 grants through the Lightning Fund Program made possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and one artist with $10,000 through the Jacki Apple Award in Performance and Artist Projects (announcement coming in January!)
- Receiving significant funding from the Ahmanson Foundation, Perenchio Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, and Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
- Supporting emerging cultural workers through our Apprenticeship program
- Providing accessible programs, publications, and archive material through our online channels
Next year, we will continue offsite programming with the return of our classic Valentine’s Day party featuring new work by Carmina Escobar, our ninth Emerging Curators presentation, A Fossil, A Ruin, A Memory, curated by Carrie Chen, and a new performance art series with details to come. In the fall we open our PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition Beatriz da Costa: (un)disciplinary tactics. Your donation directly enables us to further our commitment to emerging artists, curators, and cultural workers in Los Angeles.
Warmest holiday wishes and Happy New Year from the LACE Team,
Sarah Russin, Executive Director
Fiona Ball, Deputy Director
Selene Preciado, Curator and Director of Programs
Juan Silverio, Assistant Director of Programming
Camille Wong, Communications Manager
Miriam Shyti, CIEE Postgraduate Fellow
