Art Archives - SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER https://sparcinla.org/category/art/ Creating Sites of Public Memory Since 1976 — Art | Community | Education | Social Justice Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:55:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://sparcinla.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-SPARC_LOGO_2018_Crop-32x32.png Art Archives - SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER https://sparcinla.org/category/art/ 32 32 ACTIVIST ARTIST https://sparcinla.org/exhibitions/activist-artist/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:03:28 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/?page_id=18189 Outdoor Exhibition / Mural Project For nearly 50 years, Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) has been at the forefront of advocating for immigrant rights, championing freedom of artistic...

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]]> The Lost Murals of Venice https://sparcinla.org/exhibitions/the-lost-murals-of-venice/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:21:13 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/?page_id=17949 The Lost Murals of Venice The Lost Murals of Venice offer a glimpse into the past, to an era when the Venice community embodied the counterculture spirit that defined the 1970’s. A...

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]]> MuralMemoirs https://sparcinla.org/projects/muralmemoirs/ Wed, 08 May 2024 20:41:52 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/?page_id=17180 We are excited to announce the launch of MuralMemoirs. This new initiative is a celebration of stories and memories, those captured on the mural walls and those that resonate in...

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]]> La Salsera / The Salsa Dancer 2022 https://sparcinla.org/projects/la-salsera-the-salsa-dancer-2022/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 23:20:55 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/?page_id=16337 La Salsera / The Salsa Dancer Judith F. BacaLa Salsera / The Salsa Dancer, 202212′ x 12′ (3 panels); 12′ x 4′ eachDigital print on glass panels Installation view at...

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]]> La Memoria de la Tierra UCLA 2022 https://sparcinla.org/projects/la-memoria-de-la-tierra-ucla-2022/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:10:50 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/?page_id=16309 La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA Judith F. BacaLa Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA, 202210′ x 80′ (triptych)Digital reproduction on glass panels Located on the north side of Ackerman Union,...

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]]> 14 Black Muralists in LA You Need To Know https://sparcinla.org/programs/neighborhood-pride/14-black-muralists/ Sat, 25 Jul 2020 18:32:00 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/?p=13000 The community mural movement of the 1960s is defined by a spirit of creative collaboration and political resistance. The social and political landscape of the 1960s was shaped by powerful...

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]]> Hitting the Wall: A Historic Mural Will Return to LA https://sparcinla.org/art/hitting-the-wall-a-historic-artwork-will-return-to-la/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 01:33:28 +0000 http://SPARCinLA.org/?p=12683 “Hitting the Wall” Update on Restoration of Judy Baca’s 1984 artwork on the Harbor Freeway As many of you know, the emblematic mural “Hitting the Wall” was egregiously whitewashed in 2019 without the consent of the artist and our founder, Judy Baca. The piece commemorated the first time female runners were allowed to compete in the...

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]]> WINTER MERCADO https://sparcinla.org/art/winter-mercado/ Wed, 27 Nov 2019 22:03:37 +0000 http://SPARCinLA.org/?p=12573 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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]]> Healers of the Central Valley https://sparcinla.org/projects/healers-of-the-central-valley-murals/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 23:07:19 +0000 http://SPARCinLA.org/?page_id=12421 Healers of the Central Valley is a series of eight murals focused on health and wellness in California’s Central Valley by Judy Baca and Carlos Rogel of the Social and Public...

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]]> Sign up for SPARC’s Monthly Programs & Exhibitions Newsletter https://sparcinla.org/sign-up-for-sparcs-monthly-programs-exhibitions-newsletter/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:49:49 +0000 http://SPARCinLA.org/?page_id=12227  [mc4wp_form id=”12226″]

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]]> California Endowment: Central Valley Mural Project https://sparcinla.org/art/california-endowment-central-valley-mural-project/ https://sparcinla.org/art/california-endowment-central-valley-mural-project/#respond Sat, 26 Jan 2019 01:46:38 +0000 http://SPARCinLA.org/?p=11751 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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]]> https://sparcinla.org/art/california-endowment-central-valley-mural-project/feed/ 0 Visit SPARC during the Venice Art Crawl https://sparcinla.org/art/visit-sparc-during-the-venice-art-crawl/ https://sparcinla.org/art/visit-sparc-during-the-venice-art-crawl/#respond Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:30:32 +0000 http://SPARCinLA.org/?p=11665   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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