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  • The Great Wall of Los Angeles

    The Great Wall of Los Angeles


  • The Dúron Gallery

    The Dúron Gallery


  • SPARC's CityWide Mural Program

    SPARC's CityWide Mural Program


  • MuralShield by SPARC for the Mural Rescue Program

    MuralShield by SPARC for the Mural Rescue Program


  • UCLA@SPARC Latest Work w/Judy Baca Arts Academy

    UCLA@SPARC Latest Work w/Judy Baca Arts Academy


  • UCLA@SPARC Digital/Mural Lab

    UCLA@SPARC Digital/Mural Lab


  • The Richmond California Mural Project

    The Richmond California Mural Project


  • The Great Wall of Los Angeles
  • The Dúron Gallery
  • SPARC's CityWide Mural Program
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  • UCLA@SPARC Latest Work w/Judy Baca Arts Academy
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  • KEY PROGRAMS OF SPARC

      • The Durón Gallery

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      • Judy Baca to attend “Valley Girl Redefined” Opening Reception

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  • HIGHLIGHTS

    • Vote for the Great Wall of Los Angeles!

      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 […]

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    • Art for Democracy – SPARC in 2018

      SPARC believes in art that inspires and transforms. We build connections across communities, and empower people to advance social movements through art. You make it possible. We are grateful for your commitment to arts activism. Together, we can take on 2019. From the entire SPARC team, we wish you a HAPPY HOLIDAY! Support SPARC in 2019  

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    • SPARC Anti-Corporate Art Sale

      Support the makers not the corporate takers! Saturday December 15th from 1pm to 6pm 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 SPARC will be hosting its annual anti-corporate Art Sale on Saturday December 15, 2018. Support local artists, selling a variety of arts, crafts, fine art posters, jewelry, glassware, ceramics and much more! Come by and […]

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    • Teaching Assistant Opportunity Fall 2018

      Teaching Assistant Opportunity SPARC is seeking qualified Teaching Assistants to join our Arts Education team! Teaching Assistants will support 10-week visual and/or performing arts workshops for K-8th grade students from October-December 2018. The SPARC arts education program leverages the power of the arts to explore notions of culture, identity, community and social justice. Apply online […]

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    • Sip and Sketch: Life Drawing Workshop

        Sip & Sketch: A makeART@SPARC Series October and November, 2018 Join us for Sip & Sketch, a night of wine, music, and drawing live models at SPARC! Spend your Friday night creating art among friends. This event is BYOB friendly. All ages and levels of experience are welcome. Bring your own drawing materials, or purchase a kit at the SPARC Shop! […]

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    • An Artist Talk and Pop-up

      “When She Rises” An Artist Talk and Pop-up September 15th | 2PM-5PM Artist talk and pop-up with Jeaneen Carlino and Noelle Reyes of Shop Mia Vida. This event will center around the journey, inspirations and path to launching and becoming a product-based business. Jeaneen will be releasing an Art Print series (38 prints), along with some fun […]

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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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    • WOMXN @ SPARC

      When She Rises: Banner Disruption Members of the Trust Your Struggle Collective: Erin Yoshi and Nisha Sembi, along side of Gloria Muriel creating 5ft x 13ft hand painted banners to transform the exterior of SPARC. In partnership with SPARC’s Digital Mural Lab, When She Rises produced banner works by Favianna Rodriguez of Culture Strike and […]

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  • LATEST NEWS VIEW ALL →

    • California Endowment: Central Valley Mural Project

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On January 26, 2019
      Posted In Art, SPARC News Articles

      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 […]

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    • MuralShield™

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On September 15, 2018
      Posted In SPARC News Articles

      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 […]

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    • Visit SPARC during the Venice Art Crawl

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On September 15, 2018
      Posted In Art, SPARC News Articles

        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. […]

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    • Day of the Dead at SPARC

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On September 15, 2018
      Posted In Art, SPARC News Articles

      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!

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    • Upcoming in the Durón Gallery: All True Tomboys Exhibition with Co-Founder Christina Schlesinger

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On September 15, 2018
      Posted In Gallery Exhibitions, SPARC News Articles

        Upcoming Exhibition at SPARC’S Duron Gallery. Opening October 2018.

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    • Sanctuary/Santuario Art Show

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On September 15, 2018
      Posted In Art, Gallery Exhibitions, SPARC News Articles

      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.

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    • SPARC Launches New Online Store!

      • By Anna Chang
      • On July 20, 2018
      Posted In SPARC News Articles

       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), […]

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    • Undocumented Stories: A Multimedia Exhibit

      • By Anna Chang
      • On June 23, 2018
      Posted In SPARC News Articles

      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 […]

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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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  • SPARC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NEWS

    • Judy Baca to attend “Valley Girl Redefined” Opening Reception

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On January 19, 2019
      Posted In Judy Baca News

      Join Judy Baca on Saturday, January 26th from 6-9pm and enjoy contemporary artwork, amongst a group of artists, and the public. The opening reception is free and open to the public!

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    • Conversations with Judy Baca & Anna Indych-López at the Hammer Museum

      • By Vanessa Y. Guzmán
      • On October 20, 2018
      Posted In Judy Baca News

        The Hammer Museum says of Judy Baca and Anna Indych-Lopez, author of Judith F. Baca, “Artist Judy Baca is best known for The Great Wall of Los Angeles (1976–83), a mural that presents a multiracial history of California. The project—involving hundreds of community youth and artists in its conception, realization, and recent restoration—exemplifies Baca’s […]

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    • 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

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

      • By admin
      • 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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    • The Judith F. Baca Arts Academy

      • By admin
      • On March 7, 2013
      Posted In Judy Baca News

      The 2013 ‘Emancipation Project’ created by members of the 6th grade class asa gift for the school in partnership with UCLA Professor Judy Baca’s univeristy students in the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab.

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    • Judy Baca and SPARC Invite You….

      • By admin
      • On November 8, 2010
      Posted In Judy Baca News
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    • LA Times Patt Morrison Interviews Judy Baca

      • By admin
      • On August 26, 2010
      Posted In Judy Baca News

      Judy Baca says: “It’s the moment in the city history in which it decides what kind of place it is. It’s nothing less than that. If you don’t believe in the common spaces and places where we can put public memory, and you sell us everything we don’t need in every square inch of eye […]

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    • NEWS: The RFK Community School Project Completed!

      • By admin
      • On December 23, 2009
      Posted In Judy Baca News

      To see the full description of the project click here.

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    • Judy Baca Retrospective at Mesa College in San Diego – OCT. 15 – NOV. 12, 2009

      • By admin
      • On October 12, 2009
      Posted In Judy Baca News

      To see all of Judy’s work, go to JudyBaca.com.

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    • Congratulations Judy!

      • By admin
      • On January 6, 2009
      Posted In Judy Baca News
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    • Cesar Chavez Monument Dedication

      • By admin
      • On August 26, 2008
      Posted In Judy Baca News

      CESAR E. CHAVEZ MONUMENT The Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice By Judith F. Baca “It is not Cesar’s personality that is to be remembered, but his ideals and beliefs” A Pathway Towards Change Cesar Chavez’s greatest achievement was his life itself, in which his deepest beliefs were carried out daily through his actions to […]

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