Los Angeles Times: New Street Gang Trades Weapons for Paint Brushes

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

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,…