Los De Abajo Printmaking Collective and Guest Artists: Humanizing Migration and Borders through Printmaking

Los De Abajo Printmaking Collective and Guest Artists: Humanizing Migration and Borders through Printmaking

  In their exhibit “Division: Reflections and Shadows”, which opened on June 25, 2016 in the Durón Gallery at SPARC, the Los de Abajo Printmaking Collective along with guest artists explore the impact and establishment of divisive forces through the radical medium of printmaking. Art is often used as a medium for conversation, a vehicle…

20 Portraits completed by students at the LAUSD Judy Baca Arts Academy

The Judy Baca Arts Academy represents the tremendous potential for creative learning endeavors within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). We believe that academic preparedness means placing art, creativity and self-exploration at the center of the scholastic journey. The Emancipation Project, a collaboration between University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Judy Baca…

Engaging Communities in the 50th Anniversary of the Watts Riots – SPARC Mural Project

With support from the Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles, the office of City Councilman Joe Buscaino, and Los Angeles Unified School District As a part of pursuing the Watts 50th Anniversary project, members of the SPARC team have been working closely with the community group I Heart Watts. Our collaboration has become a meaningful…

VIRAL: SPARKING DIALOGUE AND IMPACTING CHANGE
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VIRAL: SPARKING DIALOGUE AND IMPACTING CHANGE

On April 2016, SPARC partnered with social media community Art Responders and founder/curator, Daryl Elaine Wells, to produce VIRAL: 25 Years from Rodney King. The exhibition marked 25 years since the spread of what is arguably the first “viral” video: the LAPD’s beating of Rodney King, which gave rise to the 1992 L.A. Riots. In…