LA Times: Sparc In The News

On May 11, 2013

Los Angeles Times: National Endowment of the Arts awards $26.3 million, with 122 recipients in California

Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls: Judy Baca. Ep.28

On April 12, 2013

Amy Poehler knows that smart girls get better with age. This episode highlights the work of Judy Baca, an artist who uses murals to wake up people. WAKE UP!

Los Angeles Mural Ordinance Saga

On March 26, 2013

FOR LATEST DRAFT OF MURAL ORDINANCE RELEASED JANUARY 4, 2013 CLICK HERE July 12, 2012 DRAFT – Los Angeles Mural Ordinance direct web link

The Judith F. Baca Arts Academy

On March 7, 2013

The 2013 ‘Emancipation Project’ created by members of the 6th grade class asa gift for the school in partnership with UCLA Professor Judy Baca’s univeristy students in the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab.

Mural Ordinance: Why VARA? Why Digital Murals? Suzanne Lacy’s Digital Mural as a Case Study

On February 15, 2013

“Three Weeks in January” Suzanne Lacy’s Digital Mural A Case Study for the New LA Mural Ordinance DIGITAL MURAL Suzanne Lacy’s “Three Weeks in January” is an 8’ x 32’ evolving Digital Mural fabricated in the UCLA@SPARC César Chávez Digital/Mural Lab facility. The digitally produced mural is printed directly on an aluminum substrate, and was […]

Mural Rescue Projects

On May 17, 2012

SPARC Official Mural Ordinance Documents Submitted to City of LA Department of Planning

On January 11, 2012

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS HERE: Document 1: SPARC’s Precepts and Recommendations in Drafting a Mural Ordinance Document 2: SPARC’s Key Points and Response to Mural Ordinance Draft Document 3: CAPA Document 4: VARA Document 5: Attorney Brooke Oliver’s notes from November 2011 Meeting Document 6: Attorney Brooke Oliver’s “Art on the Walls” […]