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Written Questions about this Call for Artists Due by 5:00 P.M. PST

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Arts and Culture Contact

The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture (Arts and Culture) invites Los Angeles County-based artists to apply for an artist residency with the LA County Cultural Climate Commons: Community Memory Lab & Living Archive, a collaboration between Arts and Culture, LA County Library / LA County Library Foundation, the Altadena Library District / Altadena Library Foundation, and Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) / Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) (collectively, Project Partners).

The Artist-in-Residence (Artist) will collaborate with Project Partners to develop a project that may include but is not limited to artistic interventions, approaches, and strategies; community engagement and participation; the creation of new artworks; and/or access to artistic and cultural experiences to meet the goals of the residency:

1. Develop a series of collective memory and artmaking workshops for Altadena residents and others impacted by the January 2025 fires that provide space for creative expression and storytelling and that foster healing and strengthen community bonds. Facilitate the addition of community created artworks created during workshops to LA County Library’s new digital archive.
   
   
2. Facilitate an opportunity for Altadena-based artists to digitize their artwork as part of LA County Library’s digital collections, elevating and giving more permanence to work that may have been previously overlooked, and contributing to a more holistic Altadena history.
   
   
3. In collaboration with LAPL, explore ways to connect Artist’s workshops in Altadena to similar efforts led by LAPL, LFLA, and others in the Pacific Palisades.

Anticipated Contract Term

This call is open to:

• Professional Artists and other creative professionals residing or working within Los Angeles County with a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the past ten (10) years creating artwork; art-based, healing-centered community engagement; and/or arts programming that incorporates public engagement and participation.
•  A demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team; strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to consider the perspectives of multiple communities and a diverse array of stakeholders.