Today at SPARC

With great sadness, SPARC mourns the passing of Kent Wong, a visionary leader, educator, and unwavering advocate for labor and immigrant rights. As a key founder of the UCLA Labor Center and a beloved professor for over two decades, Kent shaped generations of students and movements with his dedication, compassion, and deep belief in justice. His influence extended…

  Through the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Art Education Branch’s Arts Community Network (ACN) Program led by Executive Director Rory Pullens, SPARC has been awarded a contract to work in the most underserved schools on the arts equity index to provide after-school and in-school art workshops. This Spring, the Watts students of the…

SPARC connected with actions being organized by National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Central American Resource Center and IDEPSCA to strategize with the creative community and plan actions SPARC can be a part of. This is a preliminary effort to mobilize our leadership and encourage other like minded arts organizations to stand in solidarity with social…