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The Judith F. Baca Arts Academy
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.

SPARC Leadership in Huffington Post
Julia Wesson and Cathy Weiss from their Learning Los Angeles segment of the Huffington Post took a moment to interview SPARC’s leadership. Both interviews tell a story about the depth and purpose behind the work of SPARC. For Judy Baca Huffington Post Interview CLICK HERE For Debra J.T. Padilla Huffington Post Interview CLICK HERE
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[Los Angeles Times] Baca
When activist painter Judy Baca conceived “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” in 1975 as a monument to the history of Indigenous peoples in California, she didn’t realize that she was embarking on a 50-year journey that would employ 400 youth painters and create one of the largest murals on the planet. By Alejandra Vasquez and…