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LACE Los Angeles Goes Live (LAGL) Internship

The LAGL Intern will work on LACE's multi-part project Los Angeles Goes Live: Exploring the Origins of Performance Art in Southern California (LAGL). LAGL includes an exhibition, performance series, artist publication and extensive public programming that explores the history of experimental performance art in Southern California in the 1970s and early 80s. LAGL is part of Pacific Standard time: Art in LA 1945-1980, an initiative by the Getty Foundation that includes fifty arts and cultural institutions throughout Southern California. The LAGL project will extend through 2011. The LAGL Internship is a unique opportunity to take part in developing a major multi-year project at LACE that is also connected to arts initiatives being planned throughout Los Angeles and beyond.

The LAGL Internship will provide an interested individual with first-hand experience in the development, organization and production of a major exhibition and related public programs. The LAGL Intern will assist with the organization of the LAGL exhibition and the LAGL performance series, which will feature original performances by Los Angeles-based artists. The intern will also take part in developing a collection of artist interviews for LACE's extensive archives. The LAGL Intern will gain valuable experience in conducting professional arts research and integrating this research into the planning and production phases of a major project. The LAGL intern will work directly with the LAGL Producer on various aspects of this process:

* Obtain exhibition materials and permissions for their use from artists and arts and educational institution;

* Develop didactic material for the exhibition;

* Conduct research on performance artists, as needed;

* Work with LACE's Archive: learn first-hand about collections-management issues and make use of an extensive database specifically designed by Franklin Furnace Archive to meet the needs of collections of conceptual and other variable media art;

* Digitize selected items from LACE's collections, including videos, slides and printed matter so these may be included in the LAGL exhibition and/or website. Attends to preservation concerns and update the archives database as needed;

* Assist with editing and correction of LAGL interview transcripts;

* Assist in organizing the LAGL performance series. This may include doing research to plan LACE's production of seven original performances;

* Process and add various details regarding LAGL interviews and related documentation into LAGL inventory database in order to maintain accurate and descriptive records;

TO APPLY

Send a resume, references, and a cover letter explaining the reasons for your interest in this position to:

Andrea Dominguez at andrea@welcometolace.org

LACE internships require a commitment of approx. 16 hours per week for a minimum of three months.

For further information, please contact Andrea via e-mail or at (323) 957-1777 x 11.

ABOUT LACE

LACE is a contemporary visual art space that encourages people and projects working across diverse creative forms to interrogate the boundaries of culture and artistic practice. LACE exhibitions, performances, screenings, dialogs and other public forums strive to inspire the public imagination and to expand interactions between art and audience. Located in the heart of Hollywood, LACE contributes to the activation of Los Angeles' urban landscape and champions art's ability to engage with the timely issues that shape local and global life. Become part of LACE's illustrious history today, while ensuring its vibrant future. For more information, please visit www.welcometolace.org.

from LA Culture Net