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Los Angeles Public LibraryresidencyHybrid
Creators in Residence
- Who Can Apply: Must be 18+ years old and a resident of Los Angeles County; able to attend occasional meetings at Central Library Downtown Los Angeles. Collaborative or team-based projects considered.
- The Focus: Creating new work inspired by LAPL's collections, locations, programs, or initiatives that contributes to the library's mission of providing free access to information, ideas, and technology; projects must result in specific public-facing deliverables.
- The Funding: $20,000 honorarium for creator's time (meetings, research, local travel, deliverables creation/promotion); additional case-by-case support for materials and production expenses; split among team members if collaborative.
- Key Requirements: Brief description of creative practice; project description (must be new idea inspired by LAPL, not pre-existing); URLs to relevant work online; résumé or CV (PDF, DOC, DOCX, or other allowed formats, max 100 MB).
DeadlineSunday, September 27, 2026
Award$20,000 award (honorarium for creator's time, including meetings, research, local travel, and creation and presentation of deliverables; additional support for materials and production expenses determined case-by-case)
Application fee$0
DurationApproximately 6 months, part-time
Program datesSpring–June 2027
LocationLos Angeles, CA
ParticipationHybrid
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesfilmmaking, photography, design, architecture, landscape architecture, storytelling, poetry, illustration, cartography, composition, writing, podcasting
Application notesSelected creators agree to participate in interviews and promotional/marketing requests. Projects must be new ideas inspired by LAPL (collections, locations, programs, initiatives); pre-existing or ongoing projects will not be considered. Preference given to projects substantially different from existing Library programs and previous Creators in Residence work. Prior unsuccessful applicants encouraged to resubmit. Collaborative projects considered; one member should be identified as primary contact. Project should culminate or launch publicly in Spring or no later than June 2027.
Contactcreators@lapl.org
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