Projects Archives - SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER https://sparcinla.org/category/projects/ Creating Sites of Public Memory Since 1976 — Art | Community | Education | Social Justice Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:19:08 +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 Projects Archives - SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER https://sparcinla.org/category/projects/ 32 32 Foster Kids Project 2006 https://sparcinla.org/projects/foster-kids-project-2006-2/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:19:07 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/?page_id=19094 Foster Kids Project 2006 Series of 20 portraits by emancipated 18 year olds from Los Angeles County Foster Kids program. The portraits were published in book form and as prints....

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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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]]> Art Actualized: Artist Restores Mural that Foreshadowed Venice Displacement https://sparcinla.org/projects/art-actualized-artist-restores-mural-that-foreshadowed-venice-displacement/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:32:20 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/event/art-actualized-artist-restores-mural-that-foreshadowed-venice-displacement/ BEFORE: Endangered Species by Emily Winters before 2019 Restoration AFTER: Endangered Species by Emily Winters after 2019 Restoration Right off the Venice Boardwalk, mixed amongst a plethora of walls spray-painted...

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]]> The Richmond Mural Project https://sparcinla.org/projects/the-richmond-mural-project/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:19:34 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/event/dedication-of-the-richmond-mural-project-sunday-november-3rd-2013/ The Richmond Mural Project: The Extraordinary Ordinary People “The Extraordinary Ordinary People of Richmond” is the newest mural recently completed by the UCLA@SPARC Digital/Mural Lab for the City of Richmond,...

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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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]]> You Are Not Forgotten: Restored POW/MIA Mural Unveiled! https://sparcinla.org/projects/you-are-not-forgotten-restored-pow-mia-mural-unveiled/ Sat, 10 Jun 2017 04:28:41 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/event/you-are-not-forgotten-restored-pow-mia-mural-unveiled/ On May 27, 2016 of Memorial Day weekend, graffiti covered the POW/MIA mural in Venice, CA., honoring the fallen servicemen who served in Vietnam, originally painted in 1992 by artist...

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]]> The Emancipation Project: Building Connections Across Youth https://sparcinla.org/projects/the-emancipation-project-building-connections-across-youth/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 04:28:40 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/event/the-emancipation-project-building-connections-across-youth/ Creative Careers Pathways Program: A partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and the RightWay Foundation Header image: Aryelle photographing her 6th grade student’s portrait in preparation for the Emancipation Project....

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]]> The Reawakening of Dolores Del Río’s Legacy and Alfredo de Batuc’s Artistry https://sparcinla.org/projects/the-reawakening-of-dolores-del-rios-legacy-and-alfredo-de-batucs-artistry/ Sun, 18 Dec 2016 05:28:24 +0000 https://sparcinla.org/event/the-reawakening-of-dolores-del-rios-legacy-and-alfredo-de-batucs-artistry/ Amidst the honking and shouting all along Hollywood Boulevard, painter Alfredo de Batuc stands calmly and quietly with paintbrush in hand, seemingly unfazed by all the noise in front of...

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]]> Murals of Guadalupe https://sparcinla.org/projects/murals-of-guadalupe/ Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:48:24 +0000 http://SPARCinLA.org/?page_id=10827 Murals of Guadalupe

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