Venice Boardwalk Mural ‘Endangered Species’ by Emily Winters to Receive Needed Restoration
Emily Winters’ iconic mural on the Venice Beach Boardwalk at Ocean Front Walk and Park Ave, ‘Endangered Species’ will be restored next week by SPARC’s Mural Rescue team with support from the Venice Arts Council Endangered Art Fund, local Park Place residences, and the W. S. Scharff Foundation. Muralist and activist Emily Winters painted the…
Vending Opportunity for Artists + Makers
Calling all artists and makers! Vending opportunity Saturday, July 13th, 2-10 PM at the SPARC Mercado in conjunction with the Venice Art Crawl and the Mar Vista Music & Art Walk. Register today to sell your work at Mercado, an outdoor marketplace featuring artists and makers. Mercado takes place during the Get Around, a collaborative…
Summer 2019 Internship at SPARC! In partnership with the Getty Foundation.
Apply to be the Summer 2019 Public Art Administration Assistant at SPARC through the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program! SPARC has partnered with the Getty Foundation’s Undergraduate Internship Program since 2010: Aiming to increase diversity in and provide support for Los Angeles-area museums and visual arts organizations, the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program has funded substantive, full-time…
California Endowment: Central Valley Mural Project
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…
Vote for the Great Wall of Los Angeles!
The Great Wall of Los Angeles is in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “40 Under 40:Places“. Click here to vote for The Great Wall of Los Angeles Voting begins on January 7th and ends on January 18, 2019. “… —40 of the most important, most interesting, and quirkiest American places 40 years old or less, compiled by…
MuralShield™
MuralShield™is able to restore pigments back to their original vibrancy on weathered murals. Use MuralShield™on murals with damaged binders where pigments cannot hold up to water washing. “Home is Little Tokyo” is a community mural, located on the Japanese Village Plaza on Central Avenue, that depicts the rich history of Little Tokyo over the…
Visit SPARC during the Venice Art Crawl
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….
Day of the Dead at SPARC
October 28th | 5:30pm-8pm Join us for our annual Dia de los Muertos event. Once again we will be hosting an invocation to the Spirits led by UCLA students and Professor Martha Ramirez from the UCLA Chicanx Studies Department. Free and open to all!
Upcoming in the Durón Gallery: All True Tomboys Exhibition with Co-Founder Christina Schlesinger
Upcoming Exhibition at SPARC’S Duron Gallery. Opening October 2018.
Sanctuary/Santuario Art Show
Saturday, September 15th, 2018 The 25th Anniversary of De Colores Art Show: Sanctuary/Santuario at Santa Paula Art Museum (117 N. 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA) will take place on September 15th, 2PM-6PM. SPARC Founder and Artistic Director Judith F. Baca will be exhibiting in the show.
SPARC Launches New Online Store!
shop.sparcinla.org The new and improved online store features multiple collections: The Duron Gallery (currently When She Rises) The Gift Shop Sugar Press Limited Edition Prints Nisha K. Sethi Artist Merchandise NenaSoulfly Artist Merchandise When She Rises Merchandise You can now purchase original works of art from the When She Rises exhibition, WSR merchandise (jackets, pins, stickers, etc),…