Los Angeles Art Association
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| Founded | 1925 |
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| Type | nonprofit arts organization |
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Area served
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Southern California |
| Products | Contemporary Art |
| Services | Exhibition, Mentorship, Artist Career Workshops, Panel discussion, Film & Video 825, Peer Review Groups, Public Art Classes, International Cultural Exchange |
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Members
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377 |
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Key people
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Peter Mays, Nancy Kaye, Midge Lynn, Linda Johannesen, Rebecca Hamm, Michael E. Napoliello, Jr., Melissa Pugash, Neil Wertlieb |
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Employees
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3 |
| Mission | support emerging Los Angeles artists |
| Website | www |
The Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) is a membership-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports Southern California artists. LAAA's mission is to provide opportunities, resources, services and exhibition venues for artists living in Southern California, with an emphasis on emerging talent. Founded in 1925, LAAA has launched the art careers of many celebrated artists and has played a central role in the formation of Los Angeles' arts community.
Today, LAAA continues to play a central role in the Los Angeles arts community by providing artist members and the public with exceptional exhibitions and programs, as well as a forum for exchange and education through lectures, workshops and networking opportunities. LAAA serves a broad cross section of artists of all mediums, career levels and socio-economic backgrounds, including those from low income communities. By supporting the emerging talent at the onset of their career path, LAAA hopes to influence all the cultural stakeholder groups in Los Angeles and contribute to the cultural identity of the community. LAAA pledges to provide emerging artists with the experience, education and exposure needed to create and sustain a career in the arts.
Gallery 825 on La Cienega Boulevard is LAAA's exhibition arm for contemporary art. Purchased in 1958, the gallery provides LAAA artists with a professional venue in which to show their work. There are four individual gallery spaces within the main building, which allows the gallery to host four individual programs simultaneously. The largest gallery, the North Gallery, hosts juried group shows, while the smaller galleries (South, Center and Wurdemann) feature solo artist exhibitions.
At this venue, LAAA hosts a wide variety of group shows, solo shows, lectures, workshops and artist talks. All LAAA exhibition opportunities are juried by regional and national art professionals—giving emerging artists access to the highest level decision makers in the art world. Gallery 825 also extends its venue to local non-profit groups in a spirit of collaboration, and to raise the visibility of fellow arts organizations.
Each year, LAAA holds eight shows at Gallery 825 for their artist members. Themes for previous shows involved topics such as the intersection between art and technology; superficial likeness or image in contemporary culture; multiples, patterns and repetition in contemporary art practice. The types of shows include:
Although most exhibitions only feature members, LAAA has two annual shows available to all Southern Californian artists: the Open Show and Out There. The Open Show occurs every December and has developed into one of the most potent survey exhibitions of emerging art. Out There is a special exhibition that celebrates the LGBT experience during West Hollywood's Pride Month festivities.
Juried shows enlist the aid of prominent critics, curators, museum professionals, artists and educators. Juried shows are scheduled approximately one year in advance.
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