Art + Technology Lab Grant - LACMA (Due Apr. 22)
Art + Technology Lab Grant - LACMA
Deadline: April 22nd, 2026
Join a radical experiment in art, science, and emerging technology where visionary artists are empowered to test bold ideas, prototype the future, and share their discoveries with the world. The Art + Technology Lab at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is a “safe-to-fail” rapid prototyping environment—a place where the finished work of art is deliberately deemphasized in favor of encouraging artists to test the edges of art and technology. It supports projects that explore artistic applications of new tools and ideas related to technology and culture. The program offers artists and artist collectives financial and in-kind support for new projects, working in collaboration with expert partners from the fields of science, technology, engineering, art history, and museology.
In 2026, three to five projects will be selected through the open call and supplemented by up to two invitational projects. Art + Technology Lab grants are open to individuals and collectives located anywhere in the world. Grants typically have a duration of two years and may provide financial support of up to $50,000 per project to cover artist fees and direct costs, including materials. Recipients may also receive in-kind support, such as mentorship, coaching, advice, and exposure to technologies in development at partner organizations, including Hyundai Motor, Snap Inc., Anthropic, and other companies; independent artists and academics working in art and technology from organizations such as the MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory have also participated. Applicants are welcome to propose additional potential collaborators or mentors, including past Lab grantees.
Applicants may find it useful to read about the grants made during the Lab’s first ten years in a newly released publication, All Impossible Deeds: LACMA’s Art + Technology Lab, 2014–2025. The book offers an examination of artists, collaborations, ideas, and technological experimentation supported by the Lab during the past decade. A PDF of the book is available for download.
Applicants may request a grant amount up to $50,000. All costs included in the project budget must be expended during the period of support, typically within 24 months of the initial award. Applicants may include fees for their own time and/or creative effort as part of the overall request outlined in the proposal.