[Los Angeles Times] There’s more to Judy Baca than her ‘Great Wall of Los Angeles’ mural. The proof is at MOLAA
December 2, 2021 By Carolina A. Miranda [Read the Full Article Here]
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[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,…
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[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…
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[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…
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[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…
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Turning 70: A moment of reflection from Judy Baca
“Looking back, being truly in the present and looking towards our future.” September 20, 2016 It is surprising to wake up today and turn 70 years old. How did the time pass so quickly? I founded SPARC when I was 30 years old with my two best women friends, Donna Deitch and Christina Schlesinger. Both…
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…