stARTup Los Angeles 2019: Call for Artists

stARTup Art Fair Los Angeles is a contemporary art fair for independent artists.

The fourth edition of the fair runs February 15-17, 2019 at the stylish Kinney Hotel in Venice, CA with easy access to Venice Beach, Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. stARTup LA takes place concurrently with the Art Los Angeles Contemporary gallery fair in Santa Monica, which is 10 minutes away. Participating artists will have a fantastic opportunity to expose new work to a myriad of collectors, curators, gallery owners, art consultants, and writers who will be coming to the city for a weekend of contemporary art.

The core mission of stARTup Art Fair is to provide a marketplace that gives artists the power to present and sell work on their own terms. All sales proceeds belong 100% to the artists.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: NOVEMBER 11, 2018. Those selected from the open application process will each take over a hotel room for the course of three days to present a solo show of their work. Through its democratic, online application, artists get the opportunity to have their work reviewed by an impressive Selection Committee with a diverse range of art world professionals:

Mark Moore  Owner/Director Mark Moore Fine Art Advisory and Mark Moore Gallery Culver City, CA

Amanda Færk​  Assistant Director at V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Shana Nys Dambrot  Independent curator, and arts editor, LA Weekly

Mishelle Moross  Founder/Director, MuzeuMM Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Daniel Mendel Black  Widely exhibited artist, Los Angeles, CA

Amy Kisch Independent art consultant/curator, Founder AKArt Advisory

There are application and exhibitor fees.