Resources

1. At UCLA

2. Professional Organizations

3. Student Organizations

4. Opportunities (Recurring Scholarships, Internships, Etc.)

5. Art Libraries and Archives in Los Angeles

6. Art Museums in Los Angeles

7. Art Galleries in Los Angeles

At UCLA ?

• Department of Information Studies
  • A social justice blog for LIS scholars and practitioners
  • IS Student Organizations
• Arts Library
  • Arts Cage
• Art in Library Special Collections
• Hammer Museum
  • Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
• Fowler Museum
• School of the Arts and Architecture
  • Department of Art
  • Department of Design Media Arts (DMA)
• Department of Art History
• Center for Digital Humanities

Opportunities (Recurring Scholarships, Internships, Etc.)?

Reference Desk Assistant positions at the UCLA Arts Library
Applications typically due around September
The UCLA Arts Library hires UCLA MLIS students annually around late August/early September for part-time positions at its reference desk, watch Student Jobs page for details.

ARLIS/NA Conference Travel Grant from ARLIS/NA
Applications typically due around October
Several different awards (typically $1,000) available for to students to offset travel costs associated with attending the annual ARLIS/NA conference.

Getty Graduate Internships
Applications typically due around November
Full-time positions at the Getty for recent graduates in a variety of areas including the Getty’s library and special collections. Internships are typically eight months beginning the following September through May.

Wolfgang M. Freitag Internship Award
Applications typically due around November
Provides funding ($3,000) for a 150-hour internship at an institution arranged by the applicant. For students currently enrolled in or recently completed a graduate program in an area such as library science.

Gerd Muehsam Award
Applications typically due around November
Recognizes excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. The prize includes a $500 award to the student, up to $300 to travel to the annual ARLIS/NA conference, and opportunities to share and present the awarded work.

Sotheby’s Institute of Art Research Award
Applications typically due around December
Recognizes excellence in a student paper or digital art history project on a topic relevant to collecting or the art market. The prize includes a $3,000 award to the student, up to $1,000 to travel to the annual ARLIS/NA conference, and opportunities to share and present the awarded work.

ARLIS/NA Conference Travel Grant from ARLIS Southern California Chapter
Applications typically due around December
A $300 award for student members of ARLIS/SoCal to attend the annual ARLIS/NA conference.

Kress Fellowship at the Haas Arts Library (Yale University)
Applications typically due around February
The Kress Fellowship is a 10-month fellowship intended for a recent graduate from library school who wishes to pursue a career in art librarianship.

California Rare Book School (CalRBS) Scholarships
Applications typically due around June
Provides a tuition waiver for one CalRBS course.

Professional Organizations ?

(all membership fees as of 2017)

• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
  $50/year membership for students
• ARLIS/NA Southern California Chapter (ARLIS/SC)
  free membership for students (ARLIS/NA membership required)
• Visual Resources Association (VRA)
  $45/year membership for students
• Visual Resources Association Southern California Chapter (VRA-SC)
  $5/year membership for students (VRA membership required)
• Museum Computer Network (MCN)
  $90/year membership (no student discount)
• American Associations of Museums (AAM)
  $50/year membership for students
• College Art Association (CAA)
  $60/year membership for students
• Los Angeles Archivists Collective
  free membership for all

Student Organizations ?

• Art Library Students and New ARLIS Professionals (ArLiSNAP)
• Visual Resources Association’s Emerging Professionals and Students Group (VREPS)

Art Libraries and Archives in Los Angeles ?

• Art Division Library
• Balch Art Research Library at LACMA
• Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale Public Library
• CalArts Library
• Corita Art Center
• Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) Library
• Getty Research Institute (GRI) Library and Special Collections
• The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
• James Lemont Fogg Memorial Library at ArtCenter College of Design
• Library and Archives of the Autry
• Los Angeles Contemporary Archive
• Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy for Motion Picture Arts
• Millard Sheets Library at Otis College of Art and Design
• ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at USC
• UCLA Arts Library

Art Museums in Los Angeles ?

• The Broad
• California African American Museum (CAAM)
• Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM)
• Fowler Museum
• Hammer Museum
• The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
• Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA)
• J. Paul Getty Museum
• Long Beach Museum of Art
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
• The Main Museum
• Marciano Art Foundation
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)
• Museum of Latin American Art
• Norton Simon Museum
• Pasadena Museum of California Art
• The Underground Museum
• USC Fisher Museum of Art

Art Galleries in Los Angeles ?

We recommend the following guides for finding galleries and openings:

• artforum.com / artguide
• Contemporary Art Venues
• curate.la
• ForYourArt
• See Saw – Gallery Guide