J. Paul Getty Trust

We need your votes! We're nominated in multiple categories for The Webby Awards, the leading international awards for excellence on the Internet. 🐍 Macabre Minute with Mel is @gettymuseum's annual autumnal exploration of the dark, mysterious items in our collections. It's nominated in the Social Content Series: Education & Science category: gty.art/3R1YMV4 ✨ What is a Lumia Instrument, a video complementing a recent PST ART exhibition, delves into art created by Thomas Wilfred, who crafted his pieces with light. It's nominated in the General Video & Film: Science & Education category: gty.art/4lhkphZ 🎙️ Recording Artists: Experiments in Art and Technology tells the tales of artists in their own words using archival material from the Getty Research Institute. It is an honoree in the Podcasts, Shows: Arts & Culture category: gty.art/3E7LiEe Winners are selected by the public, so make sure to vote by Thursday, April 17 at vote.webbyawards.com Congratulations to our nominees for their outstanding work!

📢 New AAHPLA-related RFP! The Getty Conservation Institute is looking for a heritage conservation consultant team to develop refinements and additions to the 2018 African American History of Los Angeles Historic Context Statement. Request for Proposals PDF 🔗: https://gty.art/3RExUdL Proposal submissions are due by 5 PM PDT on Friday, April 25, 2025. African American Historic Places, Los Angeles (AAHPLA) is a collaborative project of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and Los Angeles City Planning’s Office of Historic Resources (OHR) to identify, protect, and celebrate the City of Los Angeles’ Black heritage. GCI is requesting proposals from qualified consultants to complete work related to this project. Consultant work includes refinements and additions to the SurveyLA 2018 African American History of Los Angeles Historic Context Statement to broaden and deepen the themes and content of the context statement, with additions informed by input from AAHPLA’s local Advisory Committee and citywide engagement. St. Elmo Village, est. 1969, Mid-City. Photo: Elizabeth Daniels, © J. Paul Getty Trust

Join us next Friday, April 11 to celebrate the opening of the Getty Research Institute exhibition “What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1943–1999.” Artists Catherine Opie and Melodie McDaniel will be joined by 10×10 Photobooks co-founder Russet Lederman and exhibition co-curator Isotta Poggi to explore photobooks and how they highlight themes of collaboration, storytelling, politics, identity, and resilience. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gTbv6__S

Calling conservation professionals! Apply now for a training workshop on the patination of bronze sculpture. The second iteration of this three-day workshop aims to provide conservators with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed to better understand chemical patinas and their application, and to effectively communicate with artists and fabricators about patination when necessary. 📅 October 14–16, 2025 📍 Getty Center ⏳ Applications due by April 25: https://gty.art/3qhiMbO

Recently published, "Botanical Revolutions: How Plants Changed the Course of Art," by Giovanni Aloi, is a fascinating and beautifully illustrated book that delves deeply into the history and representation of plants in art, advocates for a change in our relationship with the botanical world, and presents an alternative history of art that foregrounds the truly indispensable contributions of plants. Learn more: https://gty.art/4kFkVGf #ArtBook #Scholarship

Call for applications for K-12 teachers 📣 Join us for a 3 day summer institute in Los Angeles, Tuesday July 15–Thursday July 17, 2025. “Local Voices: Remembering Stories of Art, Power and Community” is a professional development opportunity to collaborate with scholars, artists, activists, and archivists to create lessons incorporating oral histories of Black Los Angeles artists, as part of Getty’s African American Art History Initiative (AAAHI). Participants will explore primary source materials including oral histories, photographs, maps, flyers, and artwork—to amplify underrepresented narratives, strengthen historical thinking and literacy skills, and integrate the arts into K-12 education. Applications are due Friday, April 4. Apply here: bit.ly/3XI38UQ

Acclaimed Los Angeles #architect Franklin D. Israel created innovative residential projects and office interiors that made him one of the most talked-about designers of his generation. In this new book, Todd Gannon draws on archival resources, interviews with Israel's colleagues, clients, and contemporaries, and more, to examine the architect’s influential life and legacy. Learn more: https://gty.art/4kG0IQz #ArtBook #Scholarship

Getty Research Institute’s new exhibition “What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women 1843–1999 “ invites you to touch, hold, and flip through the pages of more than 100 women’s photobooks, immersing yourself in a rich history of women’s photography. The photobook is not only a format to present and share photography; it has developed into a unique art form that can take you on a visual journey distinct from the experience of viewing photos on gallery walls or watching a slideshow on a screen. “What They Saw” opens Tuesday, April 8 and runs until Sunday, May 11, 2025. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecWMXZ7W

Meet Marco Vargas, a recent graduate from a public high school in South Central LA and the co-founder of Exponential Destiny, a nonprofit dedicated to training low-income youth and adults for jobs in the virtual reality technology sector. He is also one of 100 nominees featured in our Alta / A Human Atlas project. Created with artist Marcus Lyon, Alta uses portraits, DNA, and oral histories to capture and preserve the stories of Angelenos driving positive social change in their communities. We partnered with Exponential Destiny to launch the Human Atlas Metaverse, which translated Alta’s content into a VR environment to teach young people about social changemakers in LA County. The pilot project led outreach in 10 Los Angeles Unified School District schools, conferences, and events, engaging over 900 students, teachers, administrators, and others. For more stories and to experience Alta, visit the exhibition at the Los Angeles Public Library Central Library, running until April 27, 2025. Learn more: https://gty.art/4bY6dWI 📷 on right: © Marcus Lyon / A Human Atlas

Join us select Wednesdays in April at 2pm PT for Poetry in the Garden at the Getty Center Robert Irwin Central Garden. This series of live readings set in the Getty Center’s Central Garden features poetry inspired by “What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843–1999”. Each week, guests are invited to rest on a bench, lay on a blanket on the lawn, admire the view, or wander the pathways among the blooming spring plants as poetry vibrates through the air. April 16, 2025: Mia Moretti April 23, 2025: Camae Ayewa with V.C.R on violin April 30, 2025: Solange Aguilar RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gNwbtcmE