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Level Ground creates purposeful and sustained spaces for artists and their communities.
We support Black, brown, trans, and queer artists, projects, and audiences.
Level Ground creates purposeful and sustained spaces for artists and their communities.
We support Black, brown, trans, and queer artists, projects, and audiences.
Level Ground creates purposeful and sustained spaces for artists and their communities.
We support Black, brown, trans, and queer artists, projects, and audiences.
OUR VALUES
- 01Care is foundational to our individual and collective thriving.
- 02We resist exploitation, individualism, and burnout by working in collaboration.
- 03Artistic experimentation means the process matters just as much as the outcome.
- 04Rooting our work within a committed social practice moves us towards collective liberation.
- 05We participate in creating a sustainable future by returning to ancestral ways of knowing, making,
and relating.
OUR CURATORIAL RUBRIC
Level Ground has a long history of intentionally supporting artists, organizers, and cultural stewards. The following principles help us identify who we work with and why.
Access
01We want to work with artists who haven't had access to sustained resources and opportunities to develop and exhibit work.Collaboration
02We want to work with artists who are invested in collaboration, and in developing and honing these skills within their communities and the larger Los Angeles arts ecosystem.Experimentation
03We want to work with artists who are experimenters as we support them in taking risks, exploring new forms, and uncovering innovative ways to make meaning.Process
04We want to work with artists who care about how a project is made and who develop processes that align with their values and are full of intention and care.Social Practice
05We want to work with artists who are socially engaged and committed to their communities and are contributing to them artistically, spiritually, and otherwise.Stewardship
06We want to work with artists who are exploring connections between their artistic, spiritual, geographical, ecological, and cultural lineages.
