“Carla has evolved beyond what I ever could have imagined when I founded the publication in 2015, working out of a shared live-work space in DTLA while scraping various art jobs together—art handling here, gallery assisting there. The organization has grown since those early days of cold- calling galleries to introduce the magazine in hopes of an ad sale…We’ve since grown, covered thousands of artists, worked with hundreds of writers and art spaces, gained nonprofit status, and fostered a lively membership community. And yet, much about the original vision for Carla—its scope, tone, and mission (our north star, as it were)—has remained unchanged. I wrote in my very first letter from the editor about my desire to pair rigor with community: ‘Community and criticality should exist in tandem, balancing and challenging each other.’ ”

–Lindsay Preston Zappas
Founder & Editor-in-Chief