Art + Technology Lab Grant

Application Process

Deadline: April 22, 2026, 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time

Application Notification: All applicants will be notified by email of application status in July 2026

Project Start Date: Can begin as early as fall 2026

Required Application Materials

LACMA is NOT looking for traditional proposals. Some degree of uncertainty and ambiguity is encouraged to identify projects that truly explore new frontiers in art and technology. Focus should be on the questions and methods to explore, and the process for exposing experimentation results to the public.

Application must address the following:

1. Name of your project

2. Descriptive keywords - List three words that describe your proposal

3. One-sentence description - Provide a one-sentence description of the work for which you are seeking support

4. Full project description - 500-word maximum
- Include principal artist/collective bio (may be in CV format)

5. Artistic/creative merit - 100-word maximum
- Describe the artistic or creative merit of the proposed project

6. Technology and culture dialogue - 100-word maximum
- In what ways does your project inspire dialogue about the relationship between technology and culture or other relevant issues?

7. Public engagement plan - Describe your proposed plan for public engagement
- What opportunities do you provide for the public to engage with your project during development?

Award Process

• LACMA staff and curators review all applications
• Final selection made by museum director and curatorial/program staff
• LACMA has sole discretion on number of proposals accepted and supported
• May require meetings with applicants to discuss proposals and establish detailed agreements
• Grants awarded only after definitive agreements reached
• Amount and timing of fund disbursement determined by nature of each project

Grant Agreement Requirements

All artists must execute a definitive agreement with LACMA (and third-party participants where applicable) setting forth:

Scope and duration of project

Required milestones

Amount and timing of funding

Involvement of third parties

Intellectual property

Licensing

Ownership

Other relevant matters

Budget Requirements

• All costs included in project budget must be expended during period of support (typically within 24 months of initial award)
• Applicants may include fees for their own time and/or creative effort as part of overall request