The Closing Events of Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and The Great Wall

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United States

We are excited to invite you to an unforgettable evening with Judy Baca as she reflects on her work and its impact, marking the closing of Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and the Great Wall. Following this closing, enjoy an engaging conversation and reflection on art with Judy Baca, Ed Ruscha, and...

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Friends @ MOLAA present MOLAA Zoom Project With Judy Baca

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

MOLAA Zoom Project with Judy Baca w/ MOLAA Chief Curator Gabriela Urtiaga Wednesday, July 28, 2021 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM This chapter will feature a conversation between the remarkable artist Juda Baca and our MOLAA Chief Curator Gabriela Urtiaga. Together we will focus on a series or specific artwork which requires a close inspection,...

Change = Action/Time: Generational Activism in Chicanx and Latinx Art

Monterey Museum of Art 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA, United States

The Monterey Museum of Art presents the 3rd Annual Art of the State Symposium. ​​​​​​​Join Latinx and Chicanx artists and scholars including MacArther Fellow Amalia Mesa-Bains, renowned collector Armando Duran, and internationally recognized Chicana artist Judith Baca Ph.D. ​​​​​​​and others for personal accounts, live Q & A, and a live panel discussion with presenters, moderated...

The Art of Transforming Loss

Monterey Museum of Art 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA, United States

Join us for a conversation with renowned artists, Judith F. Baca and Amalia Mesa-Bains, as they discuss the experience of processing loss through artistic practices that are grounded in cultural traditions. In connection with the process of building altars during Día de los Muertos, this talk considers the relationship between artmaking, healing, and memory. Artist...

Dreams to Stories: Artist Talk with Andrea Hall

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

Join us on for an artist talk with Andrea Hall as she speaks about the process of transforming her dreams into artworks through Yoga + Dream Lab, a weekly practice in healing and creative expression led by Mercedes Gertz and Stacy TenHouten on Zoom for the past four months. We invite you to see new...

Chicano Folklórico: Live on Zoom!

A Discussion With Rayven Armijo, Cici Girod, and Gabriel Avila Watch a full recording of this event below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN4rIS5gegY Chicano Folklórico connects a tradition of Mexican folklórico with Chicano culture in LA. SPARC artists Rayven Armijo and Cici Girod led a 6-week Chicano Folklórico course online, engaging dancers of all ages in learning "La Danza...

Dreams to Stories: A Virtual Reading and Talk

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

by Stacy TenHouten and Mercedes Gertz Watch a full recording of this event below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PX_apsINKE Dreams to Stories presents a reading of The House with Two Stories by Stacy TenHouten and invites you to participate in a lively conversation with Stacy and Mercedes Gertz. The House With Two Stories was birthed from the Yoga &...

The Box Project Closing Panel: Feminist Networks of Creativity and Solidarity

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

Please join us for Feminist Networks of Creativity and Solidarity, a closing panel and reception for The Box Project exhibition. This panel will focus on the dynamics of women’s groups, which for many decades have been an important way to seek support and recognition, and their continued pertinence today as a way of creating networks of creativity...

Meeting the Witch: An Archetypal Examination of the Emergent Feminine

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

Please join us at SPARC on January 4th from 2:30-4:30 PM for "Meeting the Witch: An Archetypal Examination of the Emergent Feminine," a lecture by Heidi Mezzatesta, MA LMFT, PhD(c). "Over the course of the last eight years or so, I have engaged the archetype of the witch. The accusation and persecution of women as...

Join us for a lecture with Mercedes Gertz!

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

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...

Upcoming: The Unlimited Present–An Art Talk by Hugo Hopping

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

Join us on Monday April 29th, 2019 at 8pm in the Duron Gallery for a special event artist talk with Hugo Hopping–The Unlimited Present. The event is free and open to the public. For Directions: 685 Venice Blvd., Venice CA 90291 Or call 310-822-9560  

An Artist Talk and Pop-up

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

"When She Rises" An Artist Talk and Pop-upSeptember 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 products!