Emily Winters’ iconic mural on the Venice Beach Boardwalk at Ocean Front Walk and Park Ave, ‘Endangered Species’ will be restored next week by SPARC’s Mural Rescue team with support from the Venice Arts Council Endangered Art Fund, local Park Place residences, and the W. S. Scharff Foundation. Muralist and activist Emily Winters painted the…
Calling all artists and makers! Vending opportunity Saturday, July 13th, 2-10 PM at the SPARC Mercado in conjunction with the Venice Art Crawl and the Mar Vista Music & Art Walk. Register today to sell your work at Mercado, an outdoor marketplace featuring artists and makers. Mercado takes place during the Get Around, a collaborative…
Apply to be the Summer 2019 Public Art Administration Assistant at SPARC through the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program! SPARC has partnered with the Getty Foundation’s Undergraduate Internship Program since 2010: Aiming to increase diversity in and provide support for Los Angeles-area museums and visual arts organizations, the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program has funded substantive, full-time…
Central Valley Mural Project Last Fall (2018), SPARC began the installation of eight murals throughout the Central Valley on health, wellness and social justice in immigrant and agricultural communities. Sponsored by the California Endowment, the SPARC team will be completing murals in Bakersfield, Lamont, Merced, Fresno, Armona, Tulare, Modesto, and Stockton. Partners include the United Farm Workers, ACT for…
The Great Wall of Los Angeles is in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “40 Under 40:Places“. Click here to vote for The Great Wall of Los Angeles Voting begins on January 7th and ends on January 18, 2019. “… —40 of the most important, most interesting, and quirkiest American places 40 years old or less, compiled by…
MuralShield™is able to restore pigments back to their original vibrancy on weathered murals. Use MuralShield™on murals with damaged binders where pigments cannot hold up to water washing. “Home is Little Tokyo” is a community mural, located on the Japanese Village Plaza on Central Avenue, that depicts the rich history of Little Tokyo over the…
Thursday, September 20th SPARC will be participating in this month’s Venice Art Crawl. The VAC’s mission is to preserve the arts in Venice, a place that has historically been known as a vibrant and dynamic art community. Their goal is to share, inspire and promote collaboration within the Venice community through mixers and art events….
October 28th | 5:30pm-8pm Join us for our annual Dia de los Muertos event. Once again we will be hosting an invocation to the Spirits led by UCLA students and Professor Martha Ramirez from the UCLA Chicanx Studies Department. Free and open to all!
Upcoming Exhibition at SPARC’S Duron Gallery. Opening October 2018.
Saturday, September 15th, 2018 The 25th Anniversary of De Colores Art Show: Sanctuary/Santuario at Santa Paula Art Museum (117 N. 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA) will take place on September 15th, 2PM-6PM. SPARC Founder and Artistic Director Judith F. Baca will be exhibiting in the show.
shop.sparcinla.org The new and improved online store features multiple collections: The Duron Gallery (currently When She Rises) The Gift Shop Sugar Press Limited Edition Prints Nisha K. Sethi Artist Merchandise NenaSoulfly Artist Merchandise When She Rises Merchandise You can now purchase original works of art from the When She Rises exhibition, WSR merchandise (jackets, pins, stickers, etc),…
Exhibit Description: The Dream Resource Center (DRC) launched Undocumented Stories, an exhibit curated by UCLA students, DRC staff, and SolArt on January 24, 2017. Undocumented Stories utilizes storytelling to uplift the lived experiences of the undocumented immigrant community and highlight how they have built a movement to change policies impacting higher education, access to healthcare, and deportation proceedings. Undocumented Stories also include stories…
