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Vending Opportunity for Artists + Makers
ByadminCalling 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…
A Necessary Reflection: The Responsibility of Public Art Toward the Legacy of Social Movements
ByadminWe at SPARC take the reporting regarding Cesar Chavez seriously and hold in our hearts the women who have come forward; Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia, Debra Rojas. Their voices deserve to be heard with deep attention, respect, and most of all, compassion for them and what women endure daily in our increasingly misogynistic society. There…
Deepest Sympathies
ByadminJune 7, 2006 Venice, California Letter to Our Community S.P.A.R.C. would like to express a deep concern and regret for the violence that has affected our Venice community, leading to the tragic loss of young Agustin Contreras 16yrs old, a Venice High School student. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family in their time…
WINTER MERCADO
ByadminWINTER MERCADO Mercado at SPARC is a premier holiday night market during the Venice Art Crawl on Friday, December 6th from 6-10 PM. Shop local this season and discover unique artworks and handmade goods by local artists and makers! In addition to our artisan marketplace, visit The Durón Gallery at SPARC for The Box Project…
Celebrating 20 Years of the UCLA/SPARC Digital Mural Lab!
Byadmin20 Years of The UCLA/SPARC Digital Mural Lab showcases a sampling of projects that highlight instruction, community organizing, research and artistic production. These projects are emblematic of partnerships with nonprofit advocacy groups, civic institutions, public schools and municipalities that provide students, artists, academics and community members an alternative model for articulating community needs. The images in…
SPARC Celebrating 50 years
ByadminImage: SPARC Opening Day 1976, Venice, California. Image courtesy of the SPARC Archives. As we cross the threshold of our 50th year, our 2025 Impact Report serves as more than just a year-end review—it is a testament to five decades of sustained vision. This past year, we didn’t just meet our mission, we showed that…

