2025 Los Angeles based artist NEW WORK Commission and Exhibition
For our 2025 NEW WORK Focus on Los Angeles program, we are seeking applications from Los Angeles-based visual artists. This opportunity offers a $1,000 project commission, an exhibition at Winslow Garage, and a feature in our ONE WORK online publication series.
This grant is designed to support innovative, self-contained projects that can be completed by fall 2025. We aim to foster a space where artists can push their creative boundaries, take risks, and explore new artistic directions. Projects should be ones that need to be fully realized in a space and have not been exhibited previously.
This program supports professional artists who have lived in Los Angeles County for at least five years that are not enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs. We define "professional artists" as those who are at least three years out from their studies—whether that is high school, undergraduate, or graduate school—and have at least three years of professional practice as demonstrated in their bio through exhibitions, residencies, grants, or fellowships. No formal education is required, and self-taught artists are encouraged to apply. We value proposals that demonstrate innovation, professionalism, and an enhancement of the artist’s practice.
The selection process includes two phases: an initial review by past grant recipients and curators, followed by a final evaluation by our advisory board and the director of Winslow Garage. Applicants will be assessed on the conceptual strength of their proposals, integration with the exhibition space, and the quality of past work. One artist or collaborative will be selected to bring their project to life, with finalists participating in an online studio visit to provide updates and share more details about their work.
Floorplan for Winslow Garage is here
Submit your proposals via the provided Google form by December 31, 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted, so we encourage timely entries.
If selected, you will receive:
A project commission grant of $1000
An exhibition at Winslow Garage in the Fall of 2025
An article about the work in out ONE WORK online publication series
A dedicated section on the Prospect Art Website, showcasing your project.
Extensive social media promotion to reach a wider audience and increase visibility.
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 proposing (300 words or less)
Images or sketches of the proposed work and illustration of floorpan showing how you are using the space for your project (3-5 images, 10mb max size)
Link to past work (URL
Website URL and/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
A group of artists will be chosen as finalists, and we will coordinate studio visits with our selection committee in late February - early March 2025. Please direct any questions to submissions@prospectart.org
Thank you for applying. We are looking to have feedback in late February/Early March 2025.