6600 sq. ft. of flexible gallery or creative office space available for lease in the highly desirable Jefferson Park neighborhood. Private entrance and parking provided. Please visit the link below for details and images.
Los Angeles
$2500 New Project grant for visual artists based in Los Angeles
Prospect Art invites Los Angeles-based visual artists to participate in our NEW WORK Focus on Los Angeles initiative. This grant supports innovative projects aligned with contemporary themes, providing $2,500 to seven selected projects. Three grants are earmarked for web-based, new media, sound, or time-based works, while the remaining four are allocated to visual arts projects in different mediums. Please note that you can submit only one project in one category, and we will assist in categorizing it appropriately if needed.
Our primary aim with this commissioning grant is to provide a supportive space where professional visual artists can expand their creative horizons. We aspire to empower artists to push the boundaries of their creativity, embrace artistic risks, and embark on uncharted creative journeys. These projects should be self-contained and achievable within a 4-month timeframe and within the budget we provide. Your projects should be in the initial planning stages, and the NEW WORK grant will fully fund the development of your artwork.
This exceptional opportunity is open to both individual artists and collectives, with each project receiving financial backing to bring it to fruition. Moreover, 10-12 artists will be selected for virtual studio visits with our review committee. The selected projects, whether created by one artist or a collective, will have the opportunity to be featured in our ONE WORK or BROADCAST series upon completion, providing a platform for the community to engage with the art.
We welcome submissions from Los Angeles artists with established studio practices, regardless of career stage, provided they have lived in the city for at least 5 years. We prioritize innovative projects and require applicants to be professional artists at least 3 years out of graduate school.
Our selection process will engage a committee comprising 8 artists, writers, and curators based in Los Angeles. To promote inclusivity, we will invite a diverse array of members from the Los Angeles arts community to actively take part in the selection process. This approach empowers artists to act as gatekeepers, fostering a platform that amplifies a wider spectrum of voices.
To submit your proposal, please utilize the provided Google form on our website. The deadline for all submissions is October 22, 2023. Late entries will not be accepted, so we strongly urge you to submit your proposals on time.
Please prepare the following:
+Contact information (including telephone number), Name, Email, Social media handles, website. If a collective is applying, provide collective name and a contact person
+Description of the work you are seeking funds for (300 words or less)
+Description of how this project extends your practice (200 words or less)
+Images of work and/or sketches (3-5 images, 10mb max size)
+Website URL or links for time-based samples
+Brief Bio (200 words or less) with recent achievements indicating a professional art practice. Collective members’ bios for collaborative groups
+Project Budget (brief breakdown of project expenses that equals $2500) an artist fee can be part of this budget.
Submissions will only be accepted through our google form which you can find at the bottom of this web page: https://www.prospectart.org/new-work-la-grant
Please look at our programs and projects we’ve funded to see if you are a good fit for this opportunity. Our emphasis with this program is commissioning new work from Los Angeles based visual artists that are not enrolled in a degree program.
Please direct any questions to ProspectArtSubmissions@gmail.com
Administrative Assistant, Museum Department
The Skirball Cultural Center seeks a friendly, responsible, detail-oriented team player to serve as the Administrative Assistant in the Museum Department. Reporting to the Museum Director, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing administrative, organizational, and fiscal management support to the Museum Director, the Deputy Director, the Chief Curator, and other members of the Museum Department. This is a full-time non-exempt position.
Starting Pay: $22.00 per hour
Responsibilities
- Serve as the first point of contact for the Museum, fielding all general inquiries via telephone and email, and greeting guests as needed. Organize, track, and respond to all incoming exhibition and acquisition proposals using Microsoft Teams.
- Schedule both virtual and onsite meetings for the museum team, especially the Director, Deputy Director, and Chief Curator. Maintain department calendars. Attend meetings and take minutes for circulation as needed.
- Serve as the main liaison between the museum and finance departments to process, track and reconcile all invoices, payments, purchases, vendor contracts, department credit card purchases and reconciliations, petty cash disbursement and replenishments and other financial transactions. Prepare budget reports as needed for review by the Museum Director, Deputy Director, and Exhibitions Coordinator.
- Assist the Deputy Director and Exhibitions Coordinator in tracking all contracts; Invoice vendors and partner institutions as assigned.
- Prepare a wide variety of routine correspondence, forms, reports, and spreadsheets using various databases and software applications.
- Manage general office operations, including office-space maintenance, mail sorting and distribution, supply orders, and equipment repairs or replacement.
- Coordinate and book all department staff travel.
- Track and maintain institutional memberships.
- Assist in overall exhibition coordination and development
- Work with the Museum and Advancement team to compile guest lists for exhibition openings and other public-facing events using Altru database; greet and check guests in during exhibition openings as assigned.
- Manage collaborative project files using Microsoft Teams; enforce Microsoft Teams workflows and protocols
- Organize and maintain digital and physical department files and records.
Qualifications, Experience, and Attributes
- Two years of administrative/clerical experience
- Prior experience working with budgets and finance strongly preferred
- Strong attention to detail and deadlines; proven ability to prioritize tasks, resolve problems, exercise good judgment, take initiative, be flexible, multitask, and manage a changing and varied workload
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 applications, especially Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Team player with a positive, professional demeanor; demonstrated success working well with others and independently, and managing multiple projects at once
- An appreciation and understanding of the Skirball Cultural Center mission and values
Please send resume and cover letter, preferably by email, to:
Human Resources
Re: Administrative Assistant, Museum Department
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
FAX: (310) 440-4595
hr@skirball.org
Associate Curator, Museum
The Skirball Cultural Center seeks an innovative, collaborative, audience-minded Associate Curator to join its Museum team. This individual will organize exhibitions intended to draw large, diverse audiences—on a wide range of subjects, and in a variety of media—aimed at advancing the Skirball’s mission as a Jewish cultural institution that celebrates discovery and hope, fosters human connections across generations and communities, and inspires visitors to help build a more just society.
Reporting to the Chief Curator, the Associate Curator will work collaboratively with other members of the Museum team (Museum Director, Deputy Director, curators, registrars, preparators, and administrative employees); Skirball colleagues in Education, Programs, Visitor Experience, Communications and Marketing, and Retail; and consultants and collaborators within the broader community to ensure that projects meet the highest professional standards while advancing the Skirball’s values of inclusion, relevance, innovation, and broad audience engagement. The Associate Curator will also work with the Advancement Department to identify and cultivate resources necessary to fund exhibitions and related offerings.
This is a full-time, exempt position with benefits.
Starting salary range: $24–29 per hour
Responsibilities
- Identify and develop exhibitions; generate original exhibition concepts that directly support the Skirball’s unique mission and engage diverse, intergenerational audiences. Skirball exhibitions are often participatory and range in focus from the visual arts to history and popular culture. Two themes of ongoing institutional importance are immigration and civil rights.
- Work collaboratively with exhibition teams at each stage of development, for both Skirball-originated projects and exhibitions traveling from other institutions.
- Develop exhibition narratives and checklists, secure loans, , write didactics, and create and edit content for AV components, audio guides, and printed interpretive materials.
- Assist in the formulation of exhibition budgets under the direction of the Deputy Director and contribute to grant proposals and fundraising prospectuses as needed.
- Meet deadlines and objectives essential to on-time and on-budget exhibitions.
- Embrace opportunities for community engagement in exhibition development, building and expanding upon existing Skirball relationships – from integration of community voices to exhibition co-curation.
- Work productively with members of forward-facing Skirball teams (security, admissions, docent corps, school and family programs, store, private events) to create exhibitions that support overarching goals for the Skirball visitor experience; provide trainings and informational materials.
- Support the Communications and Marketing team in promoting exhibitions, contribute to press releases, supporting social media efforts, and engage with journalists and other members of the press.
- Support Public Programs colleagues in the creation of exhibition-related programming.
- Foster productive relationships with colleagues at museums and arts institutions. Represent the Skirball and its initiatives at professional conferences and remain current on trends and developments in the field.
Qualifications, Experience, and Attributes
- Advanced degree in humanities discipline or equivalent training/experience. Background in one or more of the following subject areas: popular culture (music history, film history, comics), visual arts, museum studies, cultural studies, American history. Interdisciplinary orientation preferred.
- Three or more years’ of curatorial experience.
- Demonstrated track record of conceptualizing, researching, and planning innovative exhibitions that have engaged large, diverse, and ideally cross-generational audiences.
- Prior success in curating exhibitions that involve community engagement preferred.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, flexibility, and attention to detail, deadlines, and follow-through.
- Experience with exhibition evaluation.
- Affinity for working collaboratively and consultatively in an institutional setting.
- Previous experience managing junior staff or interns preferred.
- Jewish cultural knowledge desirable but not required.
- Personal resonance with the Skirball Cultural Center’s mission and approach.
Please send resumé and cover letter, preferably by email, to:
Human Resources
Re: Curator
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
hr@skirball.org
Human Resources Generalist
The Skirball is in search of a Human Resources Generalist to provide support to employees and managers on HR and employment matters. This is a full-time exempt position that serves on the Human Resources team within the Administration department and reports to the Director of Talent and Culture.
The starting pay for this job is $75,000-82,000/year.
Responsibilities
- Support the Human Resources team, which manages all aspects of employment at the Skirball including recruiting, hiring, benefits, employee relations, leaves and terminations
- Perform benefits administration, which includes reporting, reconciling, enrollment and routine benefits questions
- Develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with employees
- Manage workers compensation for the Skirball including claim reporting, leave coordination and light duty placement
- Maintain a working knowledge of California employment laws and compliance filings
- Respond to inquiries and problems from managers and employees
- Assist with planning and implementation of employee events, including professional development day and the holiday party
- Facilitate new hire orientation and other training opportunities for Skirball employees
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Experience and Attributes
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) plus five years of experience as a human resources generalist within a corporate or nonprofit/cultural environment
- Computer skills in Microsoft Office products (including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive); working knowledge of ADP preferred
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills—exercises patience, diplomacy, and the ability to work well with people of different ages and backgrounds
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and exercise follow-through.
- Proven ability to organize tasks and resolve problems, exercise good judgment, take initiative, multitask and manage a changing and varied workload
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Must be actively committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles
- Have an active interest in and understanding of the Skirball Cultural Center’s mission
Physical and environmental demands of the job: Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Please send resume and cover letter, preferably by email, to:
Human Resources
Re: Human Resources Generalist
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
FAX: (310) 440-4595
hr@skirball.org
Custodian – Part-Time (Weekends)
Custodian
Part-Time/ Non-Exempt
Named one of “America’s Cultural Treasures” by the Ford Foundation, the Japanese American National Museum is a Smithsonian affiliate and AAM accredited. JANM is based in Downtown LA’s historic Little Tokyo, a neighborhood that has experienced an exciting revitalization with diverse new restaurants, shops, luxury apartments, and nightlife.
Its campus includes the Gyo Obata designed Pavilion, the former Nishi Hongwanji Temple built in 1925, and an expansive public plaza. In addition to gallery, office, event, and meeting spaces, JANM has the 200 seat Tateuchi Democracy Forum theatre.
Working with a team the Custodian is responsible for assisting with the overall custodial/janitorial/cleaning functions, program/rental set ups, and light maintenance requirements for the campus which includes a Historic Building, which has been designated as a historic site (33,000 sq. ft), a Museum Pavilion (138,000 sq. ft.), and a Forum/auditorium addition (10,000 sq. ft.).
The position is part-time for 20- 24 hours per week, some flexibility in shift times but primarily Friday thru Sundays, 11:00am to 8:00pm with flexibility for overtime desired. At least six months of related experience as a custodian, janitor, housekeeping or similar cleaning/facilities position. Willingness to learn and apply new skills. Familiarity with custodial hand equipment, cleaning agents, hand tools, small power tools, electrical cleaning equipment and their safe usage. Ability to operate hand, power and general cleaning equipment in a safe and careful manner. Good hand-eye coordination and balance. Display care and pride in work to provide the best service to customers. Must be able to work with a team as well as individually with minimum supervision. Bilingual English/Spanish skills a plus. Background check and pre-employment physical will be required for final candidate. Full vaccination and bivalent booster (Updated Fall 2022) for COVID-19 is required for all staff. Visit www.janm.org/jobs/ for application form. $17.00 per hour. EOE.
Benefits: Partial paid: 17 holidays, sick and vacation time; free on-site parking, complimentary Contributing level membership, discounts in museum store and on-site Chado tea room.
Submit: Cover Letter, application form and resume with references
Japanese American National Museum
Attn: Human Resources
Re: Custodian Part-Time
100 N. Central Ave,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: hr@janm.org
No Phone Calls Please
