We currently have two open calls for: our Program Committee and Heat Aid. Read more below! Questions may be directed to info@materialsandapplications.org. We are a small team, and it’s the height of our busy summer season——so please extend some grace as responses may be slow.

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Program Committee

We are seeking new members for our Program Committee!

The M&A Program Committee is a cooperative volunteer body oriented around projects, programs, and organizational support. The committee, in collaboration with M&A staff, establishes curatorial thematics and works collectively to envision, organize, and produce distinct elements of M&A programming such as public events, lectures, performances, and parties. The Program Committee operates as a whole as well as separately in smaller working groups to focus on specific areas of curatorial and program organizing work. These working groups comprise people with all levels of responsibility within M&A, including volunteers, members, staff, and the Board of Directors.

Collectively-determined projects are supported by an annual allocation and may receive additional funding through grants and sponsorships.

Working groups vary in their durations and meeting schedules–some may be seasonal and others project-by-project. Each group consists of one or two leads and any number of members, volunteers, and staff.

Program Committee can organize any event that lasts 1-5 hours in any format, including but not limited to: a workshop, screening, installation, sound, dance, reading, performance, speaker series, etc.

M&A programs are intellectually rigorous, thoughtful, and engaging around architecture as a widely defined discipline. We do not produce programs that take on a tone of promotion or commercialism. We aim to center programs that question and invite engaging dialogues, diverse experiences, and/or experimental formats. 

Entering the second year of our Program Committee, we are looking for new members from diverse backgrounds interested in collaboratively developing programs with M&A. In addition to public programming and architectural engagement, we welcome people skilled in capabilities we are seeking to build, such as editing, community engagement, and publicity/marketing. 

More information is available here.

Applications to join the M&A Program Committee are due by September 21, 11:59pm.

Please apply via the form below:

Heat Aid

Heat Aid is an ongoing call for material support of Echo Park Mutual Aid, SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, and Water Drop LA, mutual aid organizations in our community that redistribute basic resources to our unhoused neighbors.

We are always collecting:

  • Tents and tarps

  • Sleeping bags

  • Clothing (casual and adult-sized)*

  • Adult socks, shoes, and sandals *

  • Cooling towels

  • Sun hats and baseball caps

  • Sunglasses

  • Travel size sunscreen

  • Coolers

  • Liquid IV (and other electrolytes)

* Used items should be like-new, in a condition that you’d give to a friend.

You can donate during all M&A programs or arrange a drop off by emailing info@materialsandapplications.org