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    • JUDY BACA BOOK BY ANNA INDYCH LOPEZ IS NOW AVAILABLE!

      This is a stunning new book on Judy Baca written by Anna Indych-Lopez from the A Ver Series: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.  “This book, long overdue, gives us insight into how Baca’s traits of curiosity, problem solving, and passionate inquiry have served her goal of justice through the arts.” It is now available for purchase, so make sure […]

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    • SPARC HOSTED CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS EXHIBIT

      PRESS from  LA Times and TruthDig: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-cm-to-protect-and-serve-exhibit-20180123-story.html https://www.truthdig.com/articles/poster-power-dramatic-impact-political-art/

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    • Hot off the presses!

      BACA: Art, Collaboration & Mural Making by Mario Ontiveros essays by Anna Indych-López, Andrea Lepage, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Carlos Rogel foreword by Judith F. Baca For the first time in one volume, scholars from across America write about Judith F. Baca and The Great Wall of Los Angeles. Their captivating text explores the “why” of the world’s longest mural […]

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    • PST: LA/LA – Judith F. Baca’s Great Wall of Los Angeles Retrospective

      The Great Wall of Los Angeles: Judith F. Baca’s Experimentations in Collaboration and Concrete October 14 – December 16, 2017 Reception: Saturday, October 14 | 4-7pm Curated by Mario Ontiveros As part of the Getty’s initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, the University Art Galleries at California State University Northridge (CSUN) presents Judith F. Baca’s Experiments […]

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    • The World Wall: Canada

      Unveiling of Canada’s contribution, “The Inuit Send the World a Canary,” to The World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear. The World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear is a traveling installation mural, conceived by artist, Judy Baca. It examines contemporary issues of global importance: war, peace, cooperation, environment, interdependence and […]

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    • You Are Not Forgotten: Restored POW/MIA Mural Unveiled!

      On May 27, 2016 of Memorial Day weekend, graffiti covered the POW/MIA mural in Venice, CA., honoring the fallen servicemen who served in Vietnam, originally painted in 1992 by artist and Vietnam veteran, Peter Stewart. The vandalism also covered hundreds of the 2,273 names of those missing in action and prisoners of war hand-painted by […]

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    • The Emancipation Project: Building Connections Across Youth

      Creative Careers Pathways Program: A partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and the RightWay Foundation Header image: Aryelle photographing her 6th grade student’s portrait in preparation for the Emancipation Project. SPARC is proud to host our newest Public Art Administrative intern, Aryelle Carter, through the Transitional Age Foster Youth Creative Careers Pathway Program (CCPP) in […]

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    • SPARC Selected as an Arts Community Partner of LAUSD Arts Education Branch!

      Carlos Rogel, SPARC Project Manager and Arts Educator at the Judith F. Baca Arts Academy (JBAA) states: “As SPARC artists and educators who grew up going to LA Unified schools, we are thrilled to see a future energized by the range of talented ACN arts educators in the room; collectively we will advance a transformative […]

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    • SPARC Arts Education Teaching Opportunities

      APPLY TODAY TO BE A TEACHING ARTIST! Video on SPARC’s Spring 2017 Arts Education Program at Judy Baca Arts AcademyJob Description The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) is a cultural center that creates public art and arts programming as a vehicle to promote civic dialogue, foster cross-cultural understanding and address critical social issues. […]

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    • Celebrating 20 Years of the UCLA/SPARC Digital Mural Lab!

      20 Years of The UCLA/SPARC Digital Mural Lab showcases a sampling of projects that highlight instruction, community organizing, research and artistic production.  These projects are emblematic of partnerships with nonprofit advocacy groups, civic institutions, public schools and municipalities that provide students, artists, academics and community members an alternative model for articulating community needs.  The images in […]

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    • Help SPARC remain responsive to our communities.

      Support another 40 years of art, political action, and social justice by contributing to SPARC today. SPARC has remained at the forefront of advocacy through the arts since 1976, beginning with our most well known artwork, The Great Wall of Los Angeles. Since then, the organization has been at the forefront of designing and implementing […]

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    • The Reawakening of Dolores Del Río’s Legacy and Alfredo de Batuc’s Artistry

          Amidst the honking and shouting all along Hollywood Boulevard, painter Alfredo de Batuc stands calmly and quietly with paintbrush in hand, seemingly unfazed by all the noise in front of his mural “Dolores Del Río,” which he painted in 1990. Having been diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome in 2005, de Batuc had not picked […]

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    • In solidarity with our Social Service Organizations

      SPARC connected with actions being organized by National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Central American Resource Center and IDEPSCA to strategize with the creative community and plan actions SPARC can be a part of. This is a preliminary effort to mobilize our leadership and encourage other like minded arts organizations to stand in solidarity with social […]

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    • UCLA@SPARC’s Annual Día de los Muertos Event – SEE PHOTOS!

      On Sunday, October 30th at SPARC’s historic headquarters since 1977 (Old Venice Police Station), UCLA@SPARC presented our annual “Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead” ceremony to honor the dearly departed with the annual ritual of The Calling of the Spirits. The traditional ceremony guided by UCLA instructor and SPARC’s Artist in Residence, Martha Ramirez-Oropeza, and […]

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    • Turning 70: A moment of reflection from Judy Baca

      “Looking back, being truly in the present and looking towards our future.” September 20, 2016 It is surprising to wake up today and turn 70 years old. How did the time pass so quickly? I founded SPARC when I was 30 years old with my two best women friends, Donna Deitch and Christina Schlesinger. Both […]

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    • Iconic LA mural SAVED: “La Ofrenda” by Yreina Cervantez

      WATCH THIS GREAT VIDEO ON THE PROJECT! If you’re lucky, you can find SPARC’s CityWide Mural Program Team on the job, equipped with their pickup truck full of tools, ready to work their magic on a mural that’s been damaged by sun, tagged with graffiti, or painted over completely. The Team makes it look easy, […]

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    • Johanna Poethig “Calle de la Eternidad” Renaissance/Digital Restoration

      BACKGROUND: Calle de la Eternidad was the former name of Broadway Blvd., where the mural WAS located (SPARC is working to bring it back to Broadway). Poethig emphasizes the nature of time and of space. Using images familiar with the Latino community who live and work in the area, the words of Octavio Paz around the […]

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    • 6 Iconic Murals Restored in 2016: CityWide Mural Program UPDATE!

      (Click on booklet to enlarge image) Follow SPARC on Issuu for more updates on our CityWide Mural Program!

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    • Judy Baca Arts Academy featured on UCLA website!

      A legacy that lives on the walls In the hands of artist Judy Baca, the mural is a powerful teaching tool of L.A. history and student empowerment.

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    • 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 for […]

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    • THE EMANCIPATION PROJECT: Realizing Agency and Identity

        For graduating UCLA senior Aaron Rozzi, the decision to enroll for Professor Judy Baca’s “Beyond Mexican Mural: Beginning Muralism and Community Laboratory” class was a hasty, last minute one. “I found out through an email from my Art History professor. The moment I got the email, I was like, ‘I have to take this […]

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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 […]

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    • SPARC’s very own invention – MuralShield: Demo on Baca’s -1984 Olympic Mural “Hitting The Wall”

      SPARC’s MURAL RESCUE PROGRAM has been working to preserve, conserve, and restore murals (both painted and digital) that have been painted or printed on substrates and walls built in the public environment. SPARC’s MuralShield* has advanced the consolidation techniques developed by conservationists to become more compatible with acrylic on concrete murals and refined chemically the […]

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    • LA Times Sunday 2/21/16 Cover Story on Ayotzinapa: A Roar of Silence

      EXHIBIT TRAVELS FROM SPARC TO ART DIVISION TO SELF HELP GRAPHICS & ART. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/museums/la-ca-cm-43-students-missing-sparc-20160221-story.html

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    • SPARC Selected as Host Organization for 2017 Getty Multicultural Internship!

      • By SPARCinLA
      • On April 6, 2017
      Posted In SPARC News Articles

      Apply to be SPARC’s next Public Art Admin Assistant this Summer through the Getty Foundation‘s Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program! Students must: Be of a group underrepresented in museums and visual arts organizations, including, but not limited to, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent; Be currently enrolled undergraduates. Students must […]

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    • Rip Cronk Limited Edition Print of Venice Reconstituted

      • By admin
      • On July 20, 2016
      Posted In SPARC News Articles

      Limited edition of 40 prints commemorating SPARC’s 40th Anniversary 18×24 Giclee Print $240.00 For more info: Email Elaine Raif at elaine@SPARCinLA.org or call her at 310-822-9560 x110  

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

      • By admin
      • On June 6, 2016
      Posted In SPARC News Articles

      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 […]

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    • Ayotzinapa Exhibition featured in LA Times Entertainment Section

      • By admin
      • On February 19, 2016
      Posted In E-News, SPARC News Articles

        Photo Credit: Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times   http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/museums/la-ca-cm-43-students-missing-sparc-20160221-story.html

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    • The Great Wall Makes List of Top Things To Do In Los Angeles

      • By admin
      • On February 11, 2016
      Posted In Great Wall News, SPARC News Articles

      The Great Wall Makes List of Top Things To Do In Los Angeles

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  • SPARC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NEWS

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

      • By admin
      • On June 17, 2016
      Posted In Judy Baca News

      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 […]

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    • JUDY BACA TO SPEAK ON LACMA PANEL: PAINTED CITIES

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      • On April 20, 2014
      Posted In Judy Baca News
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    • Judy Baca Leads Toronto Youth Mural Workshop

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      • On March 24, 2014
      Posted In Judy Baca News
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    • JUDY BACA TO VISIT YORK UNIVERSITY’S COMMUNITY ARTS PRACTICE (CAP) PROGRAM

      • By admin
      • On March 12, 2014
      Posted In Judy Baca News, SPARC News Articles
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    • Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls: Judy Baca. Ep.28

      • By admin
      • On April 12, 2013
      Posted In Judy Baca News, SPARC News Articles

      Amy Poehler knows that smart girls get better with age. This episode highlights the work of Judy Baca, an artist who uses murals to wake up people. WAKE UP!

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