Fellows of Contemporary Art:
Supporting emerging and mid-career California contemporary artists for nearly 50 years.
FOCA Exhibition Hours open Wednesday – Friday (appointment only) and Saturday, 12pm – 5pm
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Award Programs
FOCA, a member-run organization, continues its 50-year tradition of funding influential exhibitions for contemporary California artists. Sponsoring California artists, curators, their exhibitions and activities is at the heart of FOCA’s mission. This is accomplished in three ways – the Curators Award, FOCAFellowships and Curators Lab. Publications from exhibitions are listed below and maintained in our archives. Activities of sponsored artists are tracked on the Fellows Artists Updates page.
curators AWARD
Sponsors exhibitions of California artists proposed by one or more curators that are held in California museums and other art venues.
FEATURED exhibition
Scratching at the Moon
Curated by
Anne Ellegood,Anna Sew Hoy
curators lab
Underwrites exhibitions and documentation proposed by emerging curators whose work is shown at FOCA’s exhibition space in Chinatown, Los Angeles.
FEATURED Exhibition
Curated by
MOTOR
Artists
Jisoo Chung ,Woohee Cho ,jinseok choi
focafellowships
Inaugurated in 2005 celebrating FOCA’s 30th Anniversary, this award is a biennial, unrestricted grant for up to three artists with an exhibition history of ten years or more.
FEATURED Exhibition
Upcoming Events
Publications
One of the guiding principles of the Fellows of Contemporary Art is to provide funding for exhibition catalogs. FOCA considers it essential to document the history of emerging and mid-career California artists.
Membership
National & InternationalTravel
LocalTours
Visits to artists’ studios, galleries, private and public collections.
Art Conversations
An intimate setting for art conversations.
Special Events
Annual Membership Gala and Summer Party.
