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Judy Baca Arts Academy featured on UCLA website!
A legacy that lives on the walls In the hands of artist Judy Baca, the mural is a powerful teaching tool of L.A. history and student empowerment.
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Engaging Communities in the 50th Anniversary of the Watts Riots – SPARC Mural Project
With support from the Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles, the office of City Councilman Joe Buscaino, and Los Angeles Unified School District As a part of pursuing the Watts 50th Anniversary project, members of the SPARC team have been working closely with the community group I Heart Watts. Our collaboration has become a meaningful…
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In solidarity with UCLA Students
Professor Judy Baca and her students in the UCLA@SPARC Digital/Mural Lab Beyond the Mexican Mural Class on Thursday, June 2, 2016. SPARC showered the students with love and food. Wanting them to know they always have a community here at SPARC. Baca provided the students a safe place to share what they were all feeling…
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SPARC has been casting light on the social issues of our time since 1976
“EL VUELO” By Lapiztola Stencil of Oaxaca The swallow depicts the voyage of migrant workers as an act of empowerment and denotes hope for a future without borders. Located on the SPARC building.
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Ayotzinapa Exhibition featured in LA Times Entertainment Section
Photo Credit: Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/museums/la-ca-cm-43-students-missing-sparc-20160221-story.html
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The Great Wall Makes List of Top Things To Do In Los Angeles
The Great Wall Makes List of Top Things To Do In Los Angeles
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SPARC’s Duron Gallery Exhibition Highlighting Ayotzinapa Students Featured in La Opinion
http://www.laopinion.com/2016/01/29/exposicion-en-los-angeles-mantiene-vigente-caso-ayotzinapa
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2016/2017 marks 40 years that these 3 gals had an idea….
Be a spark! Help us celebrate 40 years! We promise to be good stewards of your investment. Young peoples lives will be changed and impacted, neighborhoods will be illuminated with beauty and truth, and history preserved and not forgotten. Proposed 40th Plans – Kick off in May 2016 through May 2017: Reinstitution of CityWide Mural Program…
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Canada is now part of “The World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear”
OCTOBER 2014: Canadian Panel Complete! Artist: Tania Godoroja Pearse Title of Work: The Inuit Send the World a Canary TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD WALL
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Esperanza Mural dedication
Esperanza Mural dedication (April 16, 2014), Venice, CA On Saturday, April 26, 2014, 2pm-5pm at 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 (Old Venice Police Station), SPARC’s historic headquarters since 1977 – SPARC presents the dedication of the Esperanza mural, in honor of the Harbor City Workers featuring live music, D.J. and food vendors from…
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Meet Mayra Islas, who wrote a poem on Judy Baca entitled: The Vision of a Magical Hand
Mayra wrote this poem in 2010, she was the winner of the City of LA Latino Creative Writing Contest. She recently came to visit Judy at SPARC. February 3, 2014 Email exchange between Mayra and Judy Dear Mrs. Judy, First of all, I want to thank you for your time and for your willingness to…
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SPARC Bids Farewell to International Guest Fellow/Artist from Scotland, Richie Cumming
February 25, 2014 “The thing that has struck me the most about LA is the diversity of peoples, the economic divisions between them and the positive collaborations across ethnicities.” Sponsored by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, National Galleries of Scotland and the British Council, SPARC was honored to host Richie Cumming, Scottish…
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STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE: Community Mural Art and Social Change An international exploration of collective Mural Art as a tool to raise unheard voices.
Community Mural Art and Social Change An international exploration of collective Mural Art as a tool to raise unheard voices Date: Thursday 13th of February 2014 Venue: ARKITETUR – OCH DESIGNCENTRUM AT SKEPPSHOLMEN, STOCKHOLM Muralism is a movement with strong roots in many parts of the world. A variety of initiatives has now emerged in…
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UCLA GRADUATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERGRADUATE BEYOND MEXICAN MURAL CLASSES AT SPARC
VISIT UCLA@SPARC Digital/Mural Lab official website Digital Mural UCLA Graduate Community Development Class: A course in artist’s approaches to transformations of local and global communities through aesthetic practices in; visual arts, spoken word, visual performance, music, and dance that include participatory audience inclusion and foster civic dialogue and community advocacy and activism. A course on…
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