Lawndale ⁄ For Artists

Lawndale offers artists opportunities throughout the year through exhibitions, the Lawndale Artist Studio Program, and annual events. Sign up for our Artist Opportunities Emailing List to find out about these opportunities as they are announced. Gallery floorplans are listed below for your reference.

Call for Proposals: Lawndale Art Center Exhibition Program

We are now accepting proposals on a rolling deadline

Lawndale encourages exhibition proposals in all artistic disciplines, including visual arts, performing arts, and writing. Applicants can request a space (3 different indoor galleries and an outdoor sculpture garden) that best suits their proposal, to ultimately be decided upon based on availability and in conversation with Lawndale staff. For full information about the application process please click here.

Applications for the 2026/2027 Artist Studio Program currently CLOSED

Since 2007, the Artist Studio Program has supported artists at critical moments in their careers. For nearly two decades, it has provided local and regional contemporary artists with studio space and support—including material, financial, and curatorial—for their creative practice.

The Artist Studio Program reaches its 20th anniversary year in the 2026/2027 season, and we are excited to continue to grow and evolve how we support local and regional artists’ practices. Included, we will extend the Artist Studio Program to ten months (previously, nine) and increase the monthly honorarium to $900/month (previously, $750).

Additionally, moving forward, the Artist Studio Program’s focus will shift to the process of creating artwork rather than a Lawndale exhibition at the end of the residency. This allows the Artist Studio Program to do what it does best: give artists the time and space to freely dive into their ideas—to research, experiment, and create—without the pressure or expectation of result, product, or specific outcome.