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Celebrate LA Day with SPARC as Angel City FC takes on Bay FC!

BMO Stadium - ACFC 3939 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Monday, September 1st BMO Stadium With this exclusive offer, join us to cheer on the amazing women athletes of our hometown team while supporting the Great Wall of Los Angeles! **PURCHASE TICKETS HERE** SPARC’s friends, family, and community will be seated together through this special offer. Plus, come see us at the coloring wall activity...

$55.63 – $57.93

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Juneteenth at SPARC for the Venice Art Crawl

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

To join us on Juneteenth at SPARC for the Venice Art Crawl Make some art, view some art, bring home some art This is a free event. We appreciate your RSVP Schedule 5pm - 9pm: • SPARC Printmaking Studio  Stop into our Printmaking Studio for a fun art activity with Artist-in-Residence Elsie Sims. Come together...

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Día de los Muertos 2024

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

We invite you to SPARC’s 22nd annual Día de los Muertos celebration on Sunday, November 3, at SPARC in Venice! Following our tradition, the event, led by UCLA Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and with the participation of over 197 of her students, will be a vibrant and heartfelt tribute to our ancestors and loved ones. The...

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Día de los Muertos 2024: Flower Making Workshop

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

Join SPARC on Saturday November 2nd from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. for a guided workshop where attendees will learn the craft of making paper cempasuchil flowers, an important aspect of Dia de los Muertos said to guide our loved one's souls back to their home. These flowers will be used to decorate for SPARC's...

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Día de los Muertos 2023

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

SPARC will host its 21st annual Día de los Muertos celebration in collaboration with UCLA Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and more than 230 students! Professor Ramirez-Oropeza will lead a traditional invocation ritual in Nahuatl, Spanish and English at sunset, calling the spirits to join the celebration.⠀ We will be building a community altar and everyone is...

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Día de los Muertos 2022

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

SPARC will host its 20th annual Día de los Muertos celebration in collaboration with UCLA Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and more than 100 students! Professor Ramirez-Oropeza will lead a traditional invocation ritual in Nahuatl, Spanish and English at sunset, calling the spirits to join the celebration.⠀ We will be building a community altar and everyone is...

Día de los Muertos 2020

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

Join us for our 18th annual Día de los Muertos celebration and ritual on Monday, November 2nd at 6:00 PM PST. This year, SPARC is inviting the public to join us virtually to see a collection of altars from previous years as well as a community altar that honors the memories of your loved ones...

Dia De Los Muetros 2021

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

Venice, CA, October 30th, 2021 - Join SPARC on Saturday, October 29th for our 19th annual  every year to honor the memories of those who have passed on. Guests are invited to contribute to our community altar that represents Día de los Muertos traditions from regions across Mexico and Central America. Professor Ramirez-Oropeza will lead...

Dia de Los Muertos at SPARC

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

On October 27th, 2019 SPARC held its 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 built intricate altars that represented Día de los Muertos traditions of various regions of Mexico...

Big Brothers at SPARC

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

Join us on Saturday, July 27th from 5-7pm for “Big Brothers at SPARC,” an evening of poetry, music, and drinks in celebration of historic gay bars in Los Angeles! This event is inspired by our current gallery exhibition: Tomboys by Christina Schlesinger.   Tomboys features a vibrant collection of artworks that examine intersections between gender,...

ANNUAL UCLA + SPARC DAY OF THE DEAD

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

On Sunday, October 29th at SPARC’s historic headquarters since 1977 (Old Venice Police Station), SPARC-UCLA presents their 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. 4:30PM-8:00PM The traditional ceremony will start at 5:30PM, guided by UCLA instructor and...

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

Social and Public Art Resource Center 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, United States

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...