Live Art Development Agency

The Live Art Development Agency (LADA)
Formation1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Purposepromoting Live Art, supporting artists
Location
  • The Garrett Centre
    117A Mansford Street
    London
Key people
Lois Keidan, Director and co-founder
Websitewww.thisisliveart.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Live Art Development Agency, known by its acronym LADA, is an arts organisation and registered charity founded in London in 1999 by Lois Keidan and Catherine Ugwu.[1] LADA provides professional advice for artists as well as producing events and publications intended to enhance the understanding of and access to Live Art. They are an Arts Council England's National Portfolio Organisations.[2] In 2021 Lois Keidan stood down as director, and Barak adé Soleil and Chinasa Vivian Ezugha were appointed as joint co-directors.[3] LADA has a board of patrons composed of 10 established artists who have contributed significantly to the development of Live Art.[4]

  1. ^ Keidan, Lois; Brine, Daniel (2005). "Live Art in London". PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art. 27 (3): 74–82. doi:10.1162/pajj.2005.27.3.74.
  2. ^ "National Portfolio Organisations | Arts Council England". www.artscouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ Harvey-Otway, Rosaleigh (16 July 2021). "LADA Announces New Leadership". LADA Live Art Development Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The Live Art Development Agency's Patrons". thisisliveart.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.