This Studio Research Lab will guide students through an in-depth exploration of the growing and always changing art landscape in Los Angeles. Open to all disciplines, this class will focus on what it means to be an art-maker in such an enormous art market. Unlike other major art cities, the center of LA's "art scene" is always moving. During the semester, we will--in the virtual realm--visit galleries (both commercial and non- profit venues) and meet with artists, in an attempt to provide a glimpse of how to maintain a rigorous practice in a major art market after your graduate studies are completed. All artists' visits will be synchronous, and will be concentrated to our class times as much as possible, though some may not align with course times. Additional content will be delivered asynchronously.--Studio Research Labs are designed around a specific interdisciplinary theme that is not bound to a specific idea of medium or production. Classes are limited to 6 students and often do not meet on a regular basis throughout the semester. In the past, classes have ranged from topics related to professional development, including grant writing, gallery economics, and professional development to more theoretical propositions, such as the concept of failure within a studio practice or an exploration of the grotesque in contemporary art. They give students crucial experience in creating fully realized projects that are embedded in the art world, and they help them to cultivate a network of fellow practitioners and supporting institutions that can be built upon after graduation.This two hour course meeting block may be delivered synchronously or asynchronously. One additional hour per week of optional faculty office hours, for individual or small group meetings, will also be available by arrangement.

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