Interested in showing your artwork at FOLD?

We love our artists, and we're always excited to discover new talent!

FOLD Gallery is a unique exhibition space located above The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles. With an incredible number of visitors passing through each day, our gallery offers artists the opportunity to share their work with collectors, art enthusiasts, and visitors from around the world.

If you're interested in exhibiting with us, we'd love to see your work! Please review our artist submission guidelines below.

Artist Submission Guidelines

1. Submit Your Work

Please email info@FOLDdtla.com with the following information:

Your website, CV, a brief artist statement or biography, and photographs of 4 to 6 pieces of artwork. Please include the title, description, medium, dimensions, and price for each piece.

Due to the volume of submissions, we kindly ask that you contact us by email rather than calling the gallery.

2. Types of Artwork

We exhibit paintings, sculpture, mixed media, photography, fiber art, charcoal, and illustration. We're always interested in original work that brings something fresh and unexpected to the gallery.

3. Exhibition Space

One of the things that makes FOLD unique is that we sell artwork directly off the walls during exhibitions. With visitors arriving from across the country and around the world, pieces can find new homes throughout a show.

Artists should be prepared to fill approximately 15 feet of wall space, with a few additional pieces available to replace artwork as it sells.

4. Gallery Representation

We put a great deal of time and effort into promoting our artists, building relationships with collectors, and selling artwork.

During your exhibition, we ask that all inquiries and sales related to your work at FOLD be handled directly through the gallery. For this reason, we do not display personal business cards or individual email signup sheets.

5. Artwork Sales

If someone contacts you directly about artwork they've seen at FOLD, please refer them back to us.

We believe in building relationships based on mutual respect. Sales arranged privately to avoid gallery commissions, whether during or following an exhibition, are not acceptable and may affect opportunities to exhibit with us in the future.

6. Artist Promotion

We're proud to champion the artists we represent! We promote exhibitions and artwork through our website, social media, email newsletters, and collector contacts.

Artists are also encouraged to attend gallery openings and connect with visitors and fellow creatives.

7. Additional Opportunities in Our Shop

We love featuring merchandise that complements an artist's exhibition. Prints, books, pins, and other creative goods inspired by your artwork can be wonderful additions to our shop and provide additional opportunities for sales.

8. Art Snacks Vending Machine

Our Art Snacks vending machine is another fun way we showcase our artists!

We feature small, affordable works and creative items, including original mini artworks, prints, zines, pins, buttons, and other treasures that fit inside the machine.

It's a playful way for visitors to discover new artists and take home a little piece of FOLD.

We'd Love to See Your Work!

FOLD is built around a love of art, creativity, and the people who make it possible. We're always interested in connecting with artists who share that passion.

We look forward to discovering what you create!