▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Eng agement ▁Party ▁ ▁Eng agement ▁Party ▁( 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁free ▁public ▁program ▁that ▁presented ▁new ▁work ▁by ▁emer ging ▁Southern ▁California – based ▁artists ▁working ▁collect ively ▁and ▁collabor atively . ▁The ▁program ▁offered ▁artist ▁collect ives ▁three - month ▁res iden cies ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁presented ▁public ▁programs ▁at ▁MO CA ▁Grand ▁Avenue ▁and ▁the ▁Ge ffen ▁Contempor ary ▁at ▁MO CA ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Th urs day ▁of ▁each ▁month ▁from ▁ 7 ▁to ▁ 1 0 pm . ▁Collect ives ▁employed ▁many ▁different ▁medium s , ▁discipl ines , ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁during ▁their ▁res iden cy , ▁resulting ▁in ▁programs ▁that ▁included ▁performances , ▁work sh ops , ▁screen ings , ▁lect ures , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁activities ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁group ' s ▁particular ▁focus . ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁Art ists : ▁Fin ishing ▁School , ▁Kn ife and f ork ▁( B rian ▁House ▁and ▁Sue ▁Hu ang ), ▁O J O , ▁S language , ▁My ▁Bar bar ian , ▁L ucky ▁Drag ons , ▁Ryan ▁He ff ington ▁+ ▁the ▁East ▁S iders , ▁and ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Im ag inary ▁Scient ists , ▁ ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Public ▁Radio , ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Urban ▁R angers , ▁L iz ▁G lyn n , ▁and ▁Cam Lab . ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁ ▁The ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁event , ▁established ▁in ▁