Los Angeles Nomadic Division

What Los Angeles Nomadic Division does

Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) is a nonprofit arts organization founded in 2009 and headquartered at 2021 W Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The organization commissions site-responsive, free public art installations and cultural programs, curating contemporary works shaped by specific landscapes and communities. Its current flagship project is the 'sister dreamer' sculpture park by Lauren Halsey in South-Central Los Angeles, organized in partnership with The Broad museum, Summaeverythang Community Center, and the Mellon Foundation.

LAND's core technology is its curatorial and commissioning practice rather than a software platform; its digital surface consists of a Sanity-backed website, an editorial journal, an Instagram presence, and an e-commerce storefront selling project-related merchandise. The organization extends its programming through site-responsive exhibitions (such as Moveable Feast by Monica Majoli and the group exhibition Field Set) and has expanded geographically into the Central Coast via a partnership with Presqu'ile Winery's Santa Maria Valley estate.

The organization's revenue is generated through a combination of foundation grants (notably the Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project), institutional programming partnerships with museums and cultural venues, and merchandise sales. Art installations and programming are offered free to the public, consistent with LAND's nonprofit mission of expanding access to contemporary art and deepening community belonging. LAND serves three primary stakeholder groups: the general public, individual artists and arts organizations, and cultural institutions and venues seeking differentiated programming.

Name

Los Angeles Nomadic Division

Legal name

Los Angeles Nomadic Division

Website

https://nomadicdivision.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit founded in 2009 that commissions site-responsive, free public art installations and cultural programs. It serves the general public, artists, and cultural institutions through partnerships with museums, wineries, and foundations.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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B2C

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Art Programs and Community Engagement: LAND generates revenue through commissioning and hosting site-responsive contemporary art installations. The organization operates a store selling art-related merchandise and receives funding through partnerships with cultural institutions and foundations. Revenue supports free public art, cultural programming, and community gathering initiatives.

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Core offering

Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) is a nonprofit arts organization that commissions and hosts site-responsive contemporary public art installations and free public programs across Los Angeles and expanding regions such as Santa Barbara Wine Country. It partners with artists, cultural institutions, community organizations, and venues to deliver free public art experiences, and operates an online merchandise store and editorial journal that support its mission.

Product overview

Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) is a non-profit arts organization that connects people and places through art by commissioning site-responsive free public art and programs. The organization operates as a single unified program rather than a platform with modular products, offering public art installations (such as 'sister dreamer'), exhibitions (Moveable Feast, Field Set), a retail store for merchandise, and an editorial journal platform. LAND's core offering is the commissioning and facilitation of free public art installations across Los Angeles, with partnerships extending into the Central Coast region through collaborations like Presqu'ile Winery.

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Products and services

• sister dreamer A monumental public sculpture park by Lauren Halsey located on Western Avenue and 76th Street in South-Central Los Angeles. It features eight Egyptian-style Hathoric columns, sphinxes, carved reliefs honoring community members, gardens, and a central oculus. The project is organized in partnership with Summaeverythang Community Center and The Broad museum, and is offered free to the public.
• Moveable Feast An upcoming exhibition by Monica Majoli featuring site-responsive contemporary works, commissioned and presented by LAND. Aimed at the general public and contemporary art audiences.
• Field Set A past group exhibition featuring site-responsive works by artists Kelly Akashi, Phil Peters, Celia Hollander, Paul McCarthy, Alex Stevens, and John Wiese. Presented by LAND to the general public.
• LAND Store An online storefront offering merchandise related to LAND's artistic programs, projects, and artist collaborations. Aimed at supporters, art enthusiasts, and the general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free public access to curated contemporary art works shaped by local landscapes and communities

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Presqu'ile WinerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Presqu'ile Winery partnered with LAND to host site-responsive contemporary art installations on its Santa Maria Valley estate in Santa Barbara Wine Country. The partnership offers free public access to curated works shaped by the Central Coast landscape, expanding LAND's geographic reach into the region.
• Summaeverythang Community CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026Lauren Halsey's nonprofit organization Summaeverythang Community Center partnered with LAND and The Broad museum to organize the monumental public sculpture park 'sister dreamer' in South-Central Los Angeles. The partnership includes programming around art, education, and wellness.
• The Broad MuseumflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026The Broad museum partnered with LAND and Summaeverythang Community Center to organize Lauren Halsey's 'sister dreamer' sculpture park. This represents a collaboration between a major Los Angeles contemporary art museum and LAND's community-focused public art mission.

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Direct peers

• Creative Time: New York-based nonprofit that commissions and presents site-responsive public art projects and free public programming, sharing LAND's core model of commissioning contemporary artists for place-based installations accessible to the general public.
• Public Art Fund: Nonprofit that presents artists' work in public spaces across New York City, commissioning temporary and permanent site-responsive installations. Closely mirrors LAND's free public access, artist-commissioning, and site-specific curation model.
• Storm King Art Center: 500-acre outdoor sculpture park in New York's Hudson Valley that commissions and presents large-scale site-responsive installations by major contemporary artists. Comparable as a destination-scale site-responsive art park with free/accessible programming and major-artist commissions.
• SculptureCenter: New York nonprofit that commissions and exhibits contemporary sculpture, frequently featuring site-responsive and experimental installations. Comparable as a non-collecting contemporary sculpture commissioning organization.
• Mattress Factory: Pittsburgh museum dedicated to commissioning and presenting site-specific contemporary art installations. Shares LAND's mission of commissioning artists to create immersive works tied to specific physical locations and communities.
• Socrates Sculpture Park: Outdoor museum and public sculpture park in Long Island City that commissions and presents site-specific contemporary artworks free to the public. Directly comparable as an outdoor site-responsive public art venue with free community programming.

Broad incumbents

• The Broad: Major contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles and a current LAND partner on the 'sister dreamer' sculpture park. Comparable as a Los Angeles contemporary art institution that commissions and presents major works, though with a much broader portfolio including a permanent collection.
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): Largest art museum in the western US, with longstanding public art and community programming in Los Angeles. Comparable as an established LA institution that commissions and displays contemporary works at scale.
• MoMA PS1: Affiliated with MoMA, this Queens-based institution is renowned for site-responsive installations and experimental contemporary programming. Comparable as a contemporary art commissioning venue with site-specific work at its core.
• Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Los Angeles: LA's leading contemporary art museum presenting exhibitions of contemporary art, with significant overlap in artist networks and commissioning activity. Functions as a broader institution in the same LA contemporary art ecosystem where LAND operates.

Market position

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Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/nomadicdivision
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nomadicdivision

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