We are delighted to welcome Elsie Dye Sims as our newest Artist in Residence at SPARC. Her lifelong dedication to art, social justice, and community-building aligns seamlessly with SPARC’s mission. Elsie has utilized art to address social issues, teaching art to children dealing with illness, fundraising for organizations like Planned Parenthood and The Trevor Project, and exploring themes of femininity and resilience in her works. She will enable us to provide printmaking workshops to young people to express themselves in a safe and collaborative space. We are excited to support Elsie in her artistic journey and look forward to the impactful work she will create during her residency with us.
SPARC’s printmaking studio is reawakening. Though fire took my home, studio, and community in the Palisades, an unexpected dream has emerged, a chance to be part of a community art center. In loss, I am finding hope here.
As I return to my work, the theme of home occupies my thoughts more than ever. Home is not just a place, but something we create, and share. I hope others will join me in reflecting on its significance, in Los Angeles and beyond. The studio is more than a space for art; it is a place to begin again.
I look forward to meeting many of you in the upcoming workshops. I invite you to check out my Instagram and website to learn more about my work. Stay tuned!
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Be a spark! Help us celebrate 40 years! We promise to be good stewards of your investment. Young peoples lives will be changed and impacted, neighborhoods will be illuminated with beauty and truth, and history preserved and not forgotten. Proposed 40th Plans – Kick off in May 2016 through May 2017: Reinstitution of CityWide Mural Program…
Luis Jimenez 1940 – June 13th 2006 Dear friends and fellow artists, We have lost our companero Luis Jimenez too soon. The great Chicano Sculptor whose work appears in public sites throughout the country was killed in his studio yesterday in a tragic accident involving a hoist and the 28ft mustang in progress for Denver…
