[PBS News] How Judy Baca’s murals help recover history through ‘public memory’

[PBS News] How Judy Baca’s murals help recover history through ‘public memory’

November 30, 2021 By Jeffrey Brown & Lena I. Jackson A new exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, looks at the monumental scale and achievement of an artist capturing the untold stories of Los Angeles. Jeffrey Brown took a look at the work of Judy Baca for our arts and culture series,…

[Hyperallergic] The Monumental Impact of a Judy Baca Mural in Los Angeles

[Hyperallergic] The Monumental Impact of a Judy Baca Mural in Los Angeles

May 2, 2021 A Mellon grant will allow SPARC to extend “The Great Wall” to a full mile in length, bringing the content of the mural up to the present day. the present day.  Article by Rachel Heidenry In 1976, Judy Baca began working on “The Great Wall of Los Angeles,” a monumental mural depicting…

[Spectrum News1] Lucas Museum acquires artist archives for LA’s ‘Great Wall’

[Spectrum News1] Lucas Museum acquires artist archives for LA’s ‘Great Wall’

April 13, 2021 By Nic Cha Kim Valley Village LOS ANGELES — If you’re a fan of California history, you may consider taking a walk down the Tujunga Greenbelt along Coldwater Canyon in Valley Village. “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” is a mural designed by artist Judy Baca with the help of over 400 community youths…

[Mellon Foundation] Voices: Painting in the River of Angels

[Mellon Foundation] Voices: Painting in the River of Angels

Grantmaking area Arts and CultureAuthor Judy BacaPhotography Emily Shur for Mellon FoundationDate March 11, 2021 A grant through the Monuments Project has enabled artist Judith F. Baca and her community collaborators to add chapters to the “Great Wall of Los Angeles.” In this guest essay, Baca describes the impetus behind the decades-long project. Bienvenidos a…

VIRAL: SPARKING DIALOGUE AND IMPACTING CHANGE
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VIRAL: SPARKING DIALOGUE AND IMPACTING CHANGE

On April 2016, SPARC partnered with social media community Art Responders and founder/curator, Daryl Elaine Wells, to produce VIRAL: 25 Years from Rodney King. The exhibition marked 25 years since the spread of what is arguably the first “viral” video: the LAPD’s beating of Rodney King, which gave rise to the 1992 L.A. Riots. In…