Summary
Visitor Welcome Center was a project space located in Los Angeles, California.

Historical Note
Visitor Welcome Center was founded in 2016 by David Bell. It was located at 3006 W 7th St, Suite 200 in Koreatown, Los Angeles until closing in 2020. From 2020–2021, Bell curated an extension of the space through Arm Gallery, a tattooed rectancle on the forearm of artist John Burtle. The collection was donated by David Bell. [Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Scope and Contents
The collection features mainly documents related to the production of art programs and written correspondence. Artists and authors include Liz Ahn, David Bell, John Burtle, Yerrie Choo, Young Chung, Nikki Darling, Linda Fernandez, Ektor Garcia, Megan Gordon, Ashley Jean Harris, EJ Hill, iris yirei hu, Keir Johnston, Pamela Jorden, Brittany Ko, Joseph Kudirka, Emi Kuriyama, Laub, Hannah Lee, Victor Lozcano, Emily Marchand, Sharon Mizota, Jennifer Moon, Alan Nakagawa, John Pearson, Amanda Choo Quan, Miller Robinson, Jordan Ruffin, Yoshi Sakai, Julia Schwartz, Mark So, John Sonsini, Geoff Tuck, Geoff Tuk, Ariane Vielmetter, Meg Whiteford, Meital Yaniv, Kim Ye, and Ruiling Zhang. Publishers include Candor Arts and Nonsensical.
Documents: A letter in an envelope. A review in a newspaper. A drawn exhibition plan. Two notes of contact information. Five drawings. Five postcards. Information from a pizza pop-up. A playlist. A note from the Hotel Paisano and a tile. A thank-you note. An apology letter. A note from a taxidermist. A set of planning notes and sketches. A photograph. Two prints. Seven miscellaneous notes. A link to a playlist. A sign.
Objects: Eight books. A sticker. Latex. Hair. A set of notes on a napkin. Two notebooks. A spoon. Two armbands. Three guestbooks. A stamp and ink pad.

Related Materials
Arm Gallery, David Bell

[three guestbooks from VWC]

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