FOCAŐs new quarterly series of curatorial projects,
renamed the Kitty Chester Series of Curator’s Lab Projects, takes place in FOCA’s headquarters in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. The Curator’s Laboratory project series greatly enhances FOCA’s mission of supporting emerging and mid-career California artists by reaching out to young curators who will present exhibitions in support of a curatorial thesis. In keeping with FOCA’s historical goal to provide documentation of each exhibition, records of the curator’s process of conceptualizing and organizing each exhibition will be posted on FOCA’s website. Over time this series of curatorial projects and associated web support will generate - for students, artists, curators, and the public - a valuable archive resource.

Recently, FOCA offered an open call for curatorial submissions for its Curator’s Laboratory program. The Curator’s Laboratory Committee is currently reviewing proposals for exhibitions with engaging curatorial concepts that could take place at FOCA’s Chinatown exhibition space in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. A diagram of the space may be downloaded here. Eligible submissions were due by Monday, June 1, 2009. For more information about the open call, you may download Submission Guidelines here or contact the FOCA office for more information. Also, check back on our website for future requests for proposals.
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Installation view of ’Thing’ exhibit at UCLA Hammer Museum.

Curator’s Laboratory
2007—2009

All Time Greatest
Curated by Natilee Harren
December 12, 2009-February 27, 2010

Performing Economies
Curated by Elana Mann
May 14 - July 26, 2009

Not Los Angeles
Curated by Zachary Kaplan and Aandrea Stang
September 26 - November 28

Sarah Cain and Rebecca Morris
Curated by Nancy Meyer
February 19 – April 25, 2009

Erlea Maneros
Curated by Jenée Misraje
July 17 - September 13, 2008

Yellow
Curated by Lia Trinka-Browner
May 29 - June 28, 2008

From A to B
Curated by Donna Conwell
March 6 - May 3, 2008

StoneFace
Curated by Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer and Stacy Bengtson Fertig
September 6 – November 9, 2007