Look At Art. Get Paid.

Look at Art. Get Paid. (LAAGP) is socially engaged art program founded by artists Maia Chao and Josephine Devanbu. LAAGP pays people who don’t visit art museums to come as critics of the institution. Through cash payment, the program facilitates a reversal in flows of knowledge and capital, bringing new energy to discussions about equity in museums by investing in the expertise of those who haven’t been served by them. In 2020-2021, LAAGP is partnering with the Massachusetts Cultural Council to launch a pilot program via the Universal Participation Initiative (UP) across a cohort of three art museums in Massachusetts.