The Judy Baca Arts Academy represents the tremendous potential for creative learning endeavors within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). We believe that academic preparedness means placing art, creativity and self-exploration at the center of the scholastic journey. The Emancipation Project, a collaboration between University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Judy Baca…
Los Angeles mural artist Judith Baca was named Tuesday as the first muralist to win a grant from United States Artists since the nonprofit group began giving the $50,000 awards in 2006. Baca was the only Southern California winner this year among 36 United States Artists prize recipients in the nine categories: architecture and design,…
CESAR E. CHAVEZ MONUMENT The Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice By Judith F. Baca “It is not Cesar’s personality that is to be remembered, but his ideals and beliefs” A Pathway Towards Change Cesar Chavez’s greatest achievement was his life itself, in which his deepest beliefs were carried out daily through his actions to…
