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  • Original Paintings, Giclée Prints, T-shirts & More at The Shop at SPARC

    Original Paintings, Giclée Prints, T-shirts & More at The Shop at SPARC


  • MuralShield by SPARC for the Mural Rescue Program

    MuralShield by SPARC for the Mural Rescue Program


  • SPARC's CityWide Mural Program

    SPARC's CityWide Mural Program


  • Our 17th Annual Día de Los Muertos Celebration
  • Current Exhibitions
  • The Great Wall of Los Angeles
  • About Mark Rogovin
  • Sign our Petition to Stand for Public Art and Save Iconic Mural 'Hitting The Wall’
  • Original Paintings, Giclée Prints, T-shirts & More at The Shop at SPARC
  • MuralShield by SPARC for the Mural Rescue Program
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    • WINTER MERCADO

      A holiday night market featuring artisanal goods by local artists and makers! #ShopLocal Mercado at SPARC is a premier holiday night market during the Venice Art Crawl on Friday, December 6th from 6-10 PM. Shop local this season and discover unique artworks and handmade goods by local artists and makers! In addition to our artisan marketplace, […]

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    • Dia de Los Muertos and the Los Angeles Times

      “Everything I know about Día de los Muertos I learned while living in Mexico. In Oaxaca and Michoacán, two states with deeply rooted Muertos traditions, I saw how lifelong practitioners dressed their ofrenda altars with precise additions according to the fancies of the departed person being honored: a plate of mole, just so; a specific reposado tequila, served neat; a […]

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    • Upcoming Exhibition: The Box Project

      Join us on Saturday, November 9th in our Durón Gallery from 5-8 PM for the opening reception The Box Project Exhibition. The Box Project features the work of three women’s collectives located in Paris, Mexico City, and L.A., who began exchanging small artworks with each other. In the vein of Mail Art of the 1960s and women’s art […]

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    • Día de los Muertos at SPARC

      Join SPARC on Sunday, October 27th for our 17th annual Día de los Muertos celebration and ritual. SPARC partners with Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and over 100 UCLA students every year to honor the memories of those who have passed on. Students will build intricate altars that represent Día de los Muertos traditions from regions across […]

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    • Join us for a lecture with Mercedes Gertz!

      Join us in the Durón Gallery on Saturday, October 12th from 5-7 PM for a lecture and conversation with Mercedes Gertz, the artist behind our current exhibition, Down the Rabbit Hole. She will discuss the works on view and her approach to art-making and collaboration. Mercedes Gertz works in Mexico City, California, and Switzerland. Her […]

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    • Knitting for Community & Relaxation Event

      Let’s knit together on Saturday, September 28th! Join Mercedes Gertz and Gabriela Rochin of Stitching Borders in The Durón Gallery at SPARC to learn how to knit in a supportive and creative space. Most knitters learn from someone else — such as a parent, grandparent, or friend. It is an art passed from generation to generation […]

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    • Now on View: Down the Rabbit Hole

      Down the Rabbit Hole explores the symbolic language of images from a Mexican feminist perspective. Symbolic language has the ability to express abstract ideas that are otherwise difficult to translate in direct, analytical speech or text. This language of images is felt more so than it is heard, and honors the realm of instinct, dreams, […]

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    • De Colores Means All of Us Exhibition

      De Colores Means All of Us: Art and the Dialectics of Coalition Building in Communities of Color, curated by Claudia Huiza —A core exhibition of the Sur Biennial, Fall 2019 Opening in the Red Room Gallery on September 21 – November 16, 2019 Reception: September 21 @ 3-5PM This exhibition will focus on cross cultural relations between female-identified […]

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    • WINTER MERCADO

      • By SPARCinLA
      • On November 27, 2019
      Posted In Art, SPARC News Articles

      WINTER MERCADO Mercado at SPARC is a premier holiday night market during the Venice Art Crawl on Friday, December 6th from 6-10 PM. Shop local this season and discover unique artworks and handmade goods by local artists and makers! In addition to our artisan marketplace, visit The Durón Gallery at SPARC for The Box Project […]

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    • Sign up for our Projects & Exhibitions Newsletter

      • By Alex Yartezi Guzmán
      • On July 17, 2019
      Posted In Art

      – Receive monthly updates on projects and exhibitions by subscribing to our newsletter. Want to hear about new events? Workshops? Want to hear about hiring or volunteer positions at SPARC? We got you covered. Sign up here.   –    

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    • De-mystifying Thanksgiving

      • By SPARCinLA
      • On November 27, 2019
      Posted In SPARC News Articles

        SPARC is inspired by a question recently posed by Jaclyn Roessel, the Director of Decolonized Futures & Radical Dreams at the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture: How do we collectively confront the invention of Thanksgiving and take on the myth and falsehoods related to the “founding” of the United States of America?   […]

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    • In Remembrance of Mark Rogovin

      • By Alex Yartezi Guzmán
      • On October 2, 2019
      Posted In Great Wall News

      Remembering Mark Rogovin Muralist, Activist, Author, and Friend to Judy Baca   Rogovin worked alongside Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros in “The March of Humanity” and proceeded to become part of the mural movement in Chicago. Hitting the ground running, he founded the Public Art Workshop and opened the doors for young and aspiring muralists to pursue […]

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    • Summer 2019 Internship at SPARC! In partnership with the Getty Foundation.

      • By Davida Persaud
      • On April 11, 2019
      Posted In E-News, SPARC News Articles

      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 […]

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    • California Endowment: Central Valley Mural Project

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

      • By Alex Yartezi 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 Alex Yartezi 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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    • MuralShield™

      • By Alex Yartezi 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 Alex Yartezi 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 Alex Yartezi 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 Alex Yartezi 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 Alex Yartezi 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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