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Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

  • Exhibitions
    • Current
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  • Residencies
    • Artist Residency
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

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Roaming like desert animals, we understand it’s enough to find a few leaves or drops to slip past another day
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Cocktails & Cumbia: Live set by Azúcar Los Angeles

Augusto 14
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Speaking in Tongues Walkthrough

Augusto 18
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A Closer Look: Curating at the Intersection of Art and Spirituality

Augusto 19
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Andrew Tholl performs “Compass” by Raven Chacon

Augusto 23

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Exhibitions
Speaking in Tongues
On view through August 23
Exhibitions
Raven Sanchez: Así Sea / So Be It
On view through August 23
Exhibitions
Semiotext(e): Desert Islands
On view through August 23
Exhibitions
Feminist Press: Timeline
Noviembre 22, 2025 - Marzo 01, 2025
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AoA x IAO: I Smell LA
Octubre 11, 2025 - Noviembre 09, 2025
Exhibitions
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes
Octubre 11, 2025 - Marzo 01
Exhibitions
Samar Al Summary: Excavating the Sky
Octubre 11, 2025 - Marzo 01
Exhibitions
Liz Hernández: Donde piso, crecen cosas (Where I step, things grow)
Octubre 11, 2025 - Marzo 01
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Cocktails & Cumbia: Live set by Azúcar Los Angeles
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Semiotext(e): Desert Islands
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Speaking in Tongues
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Director of Development

The Director of Development is responsible for planning, developing, directing, and executing a comprehensive and successful fundraising program for the museum, consistent with ICA LA’s mission, vision, and goals. This position reports directly to the Executive Director.

As a key member of the senior staff, the Director of Development will provide active, collaborative leadership in conceiving and articulating fundraising strategies, programs, and goals to raise the museum’s annual operating budget, as well as supporting fundraising aspects of ICA LA’s capital campaign to advance the museum’s long-term strategic priorities. The Director of Development will integrate advancement efforts with all museum functions, including exhibition and education programming, financial administration, membership programs, and communications. Key priorities are expanding ICA LA’s donor base—with a particular focus on direct cultivation and solicitation of individual donors, identifying and cultivating the next generation of major donors; expanding support through institutional and corporate giving; and increasing brand recognition and revenue goals for the museum’s benefit events.

The Director of Development also oversees ICA LA’s giving councils— Fieldwork Council and Curator’s Council—and its membership program. The Director of Development manages and motivates a team of development staff who are responsible for individual giving, institutional giving, corporate sponsorship, fundraising events, membership, and database management. The ideal candidate for this job will be an accomplished fundraiser and leader who is passionate about contemporary art; deeply knowledgeable about the philanthropic communities in Los Angeles, and beyond, and major foundations that support art and culture; and skilled at making a strong case for both restricted and unrestricted support.

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Adrienne Adar
Hard Boundaries
Amy Adler
Green Screen
Nick Aguayo
Untitled
Marcel Alcalá
Red Girlie for ICA LA
Alex Anderson
Mirror vessel
Kathryn Andrews
Brain Womb
Carmen Argote
Surrender
Drew Ariana
When the Party's Over
Marlena Arthur
The Color Eyes in Diamonds of Rainbow
Lisa Anne Auerbach
What arises from ashes
Lindsay August-Salazar
Untitled (study for floor slowly turning to sky)
Mario Ayala
Award
Bill Barminski
Man Vs Man
Lyndon Barrois Jr.
A Tale as Old as Time
Gary Baseman
I Can Only Imagine
Math Bass/Eve Fowler
April 2022
Kristin Bauer
Half Truth (pink- a study)
Sula Bermudez-Silverman
Becoming the Mask
Anna Betbeze
Untitled (Puppets)
Chase Biado
Eclipse
Zoe Blue M.
Mirror
Henderson Blumer
Labyrinth (Red)
Lauren Bon
One Hundred Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct, 2013. Josh White Photograph. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, we walked with one hundred mules the 240 miles of ditches, pipes and channels that move water from the snow melt of the Eastern Sierra to the city of Los Angeles. The mules were the essential labor force in building this aqueduct. This performative action aimed to reconnect the city of Los Angeles with the source of its water and pay homage to the quiet dignity of the mule and the patient pace of its progress across this epic landscape.
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Emilia Shaffer-Del Valle is a curator whose research centers decolonial notions of selfhood and community, with a focus on image (un)making, language, and reimaginations of archival practice. Shaffer-Del Valle received her BA from Columbia University and her MA in Visual & Critical Studies from California College of the Arts. She currently serves as the Curatorial Associate at ICA LA. She was born and raised in Los Angeles.

Emilia Shaffer-Del Valle is a curator whose research centers decolonial notions of selfhood and community, with a focus on image (un)making, language, and reimaginations of archival practice. Shaffer-Del Valle received her BA from Columbia University and her MA in Visual & Critical Studies from California College of the Arts. She currently serves as the Curatorial Associate at ICA LA. She was born and raised in Los Angeles.

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Installation view, Semiotext(e): Desert Islands, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 4–August 23, 2026. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Genderfail

2024–2025
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Ooga Booga

2024
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Reparations Club

2022–2024
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2023
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Little Steidl

2022–2023
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Gato Negro Ediciones & Phoneme Media

2021–2022
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2025-2026 Cohort

From October to October
Charles Gaines, Sound Box (2021)
$15.000,00
Todd Gray, Euclidean Meta Gris Gris (2024)
$6.500,00
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Estrella de la Mañana (Morning star) (2025)
$1.800,00
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Los Susuros (The whispers), 2025
$1.600,00
Andrea Fraser, Fountain (2026)
$10.000,00
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Andrea Fraser, Fountain (2026)
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ICA LA artist @sadiebarnette and her father @rodneybarnette invite you to celebrate their shared birthday on Thursday, October 10 at 7pm @theicala. ‘The New Eagle Creek Saloon’ in the Project Room will open its bar to the public for a night of music and performance within Barnette’s dreamlike reimagining of her father’s family-run business, Eagle Creek Saloon (1990-93) which served a multiracial gay community marginalized by the racist profiling practices in San Francisco at the time. The artist will be in conversation with her father + special guests @djjihaari @gsdmasquerade @redwood_hill 👉 RSVP at theicala.org/calendar 👀Admission is always FREE 🎂🎈💛 #barnettebirthdays #sadiebarnette #rodneybarnette #icala
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Food issues are being explored through the lens of #contemporaryart all this month across our city. CURRENT:LA FOOD transforms 15 public parks with public artworks and events throughout #LosAngeles. Swipe 👉 for artist #MichaelQueenland who will share his efforts to promote the pollination of native plants in #ExpositionPark Rose Garden, a greenhouse in #WestHills presents an alternative model for an #urbanfarm harvesting algae by artist-food company @eat.non.food, join @torolab_org’s #Watts Cookbook Fire-Up & Barbecue workshop in Ted Watkins Memorial Park and Julio César Morales and Max La Rivière-Hedrick’s serves a late-summer party @barnsdallpark (pictured) that recognizes the immigrant cultures of #EastHollywood: Thailand is celebrated ‪on Sunday, October 13th‬ 👀 Please be aware some #CurrentLAFood events this weekend are cancelled due to air quality levels. Follow @current_la for the latest news📍CURRENT:LA FOOD is curated by @theicala’s @asukahisa and #JamillahJames with curatorial committee members Lauren Mackler, Diana Nawi, and Marco Rios | #currentla #icala
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Join us for a morning of coloring and storytime with artist and author Molly Allis on Thursday, October 17 at 11:30am @theicala. Free for families and school groups, @molly.allis will read from their new children’s coloring book, ‘Hooray, What A Day’ - the first bilingual story in the ‘All Together Now!’ series that illustrates a #queer and #inclusive world. It follows Frankie, a non-binary kid, in their intergenerational neighborhood and community of friends. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. RSVP for this week’s Art Babes at theicala.org/calendar 🌈📚💛 #icala
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#TBT to an electric evening of conversation, music and performance at the museum celebrating ICA LA artist @sadiebarnette and her father, @rodneybarnette’s shared birthday on October 10. Visitors joined family and friends of the Barnettes in ‘The New Eagle Creek Saloon’ in the Project Room @theicala with special guests @djjihaari @gsdmasquerade @redwood_hill. Swipe 👉 for highlights from the birthday party 👀 Start your weekend with an #ArtBuzz and join us for a free #happyhour tour of the installation on Friday, October 18 at 5:30pm led by Curatorial Assistant Alex Nicholls @_alexkatt_ and Director of Learning and Engagement @asukahisa - snacks and drinks will be provided 💛 #sadiebarnette #icala
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Visitor Info

Getting here

By Car: The ICA LA is accessible by the 5 and 101 freeways at Seventh Street, and 10 freeway at Santa Fe Ave.

Parking: Free onsite parking is available at ICA LA (during normal operating hours). Usage of our parking lot is permitted only for the duration of your visit.

Street and lot parking near the ICA LA is limited. Additional paid parking is available across the street, and behind the museum at the AVA Arts District apartments. View the ICA LA Parking Map for parking options.

Transit and Cycling: We strongly encourage the use of ride-sharing services, public transit, or cycling. To plan your trip by public transit, use Metro Trip Planner.

Some suggested routes: MTA bus lines 60, 62, and 720 at 7th/Decatur, or 16, 18, 53, 62, or 720 bus lines at 6th/Central. MTA Gold line at Little Tokyo/Arts District (followed by a 1.2 mile walk south on Alameda or 4 min. car ride)

Cyclists, plan your visit to ICA LA using LADOT or Metro bike maps. Metro Bike Share is also a great way to get around downtown.

Language Access

Please visit the front desk to access our large-print English and Spanish exhibition guides during any part of your visit. Additional exhibition support in ASL is available on our Youtube Channel.

All exhibition introductory texts are shows in English and Spanish.

What to expect

Check out our Exhibitions to learn about what is currently on view in the galleries, and our Calendar to learn about upcoming free public programs.

Code of conduct

Visitors and staff are encouraged to stay home if they are feeling sick with a fever, cough, or respiratory illness. Hand sanitizer is available at the entrance and front desk. We encourage you to leave large bags at home. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

We condemn violence, bullying, or hate speech based on race, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or ability. Any inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated at ICA LA and we reserve the right to ask patrons to leave the premises.

We look forward to welcoming you to ICA LA and ensuring a safe, enjoyable visit for our patrons. Our staff is here to help and respond to any questions or concerns you may have.

Enjoy your visit!

Accessibility

ICA LA’s building has one ADA parking space available directly in front of the museum, please call (213) 928-0833 to reserve if needed. Our entrance, restrooms, lobby, and exhibition spaces are all wheelchair accessible.

For accommodations for any public program, call (213) 928-0833 to speak with our front desk.

Please note that some works on view may contain loud noise, flashing lights, low lighting, or other elements.

Contact us

Address: 1717 E 7th St Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: (213) 928-0833 Email: info@theicala.org

Curatorial: exhibition@theicala.org Education: learning@theicala.org

Hwa Records

Hwa Records is a collective of Korean diasporic artists and healers—Roger Kim, Kayla Tange, Saewon Oh, and C. Ryu—exploring Hwa 화 - which translates and mistranslates to fire, anger, repressed emotions, flower, and vase.

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community space for diasporic Koreans to gather and process stresses from generational displacement. Developed in response to the rise of anti-Asian violence and the lack of cultural frameworks for addressing specific emotional needs, Hwa Records creates a safe space for participants to process and release ancestral Hwa through communal, cathartic, and creative practices.

Hwa Records has performed at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, Blue Ribbon Garden at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and has received funding from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Studio for Creative Inquiry and more.

Hwa Records

Public Programs

Public programs at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles support our mission in sparking the pleasure the discovery and challenging the way we see and experience the world, ourselves, and each other.

You can also watch and listen to past lectures, discussions, and performances in the archive of public programs below..

About Hwa Records

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

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Installation view, J&L Books: Reading Room, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, April 5–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane / ICA LA.

Hwa Records is a collective of Korean diasporic artists and healers—Roger Kim, Kayla Tange, Saewon Oh, and C. Ryu—exploring Hwa 화 - which translates and mistranslates to fire, anger, repressed emotions, flower, and vase.

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community space for diasporic Koreans to gather and process stresses from generational displacement. Developed in response to the rise of anti-Asian violence and the lack of cultural frameworks for addressing specific emotional needs, Hwa Records creates a safe space for participants to process and release ancestral Hwa through communal, cathartic, and creative practices.

Hwa Records has performed at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, Blue Ribbon Garden at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and has received funding from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Studio for Creative Inquiry and more.

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