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Day of the Dead at SPARC
ByadminOctober 28th | 5:30pm-8pm Join us for our annual Dia de los Muertos event. Once again we will be hosting an invocation to the Spirits led by UCLA students and Professor Martha Ramirez from the UCLA Chicanx Studies Department. Free and open to all!
SPARC Celebrates Victory for Public Education in LA
ByadminIn December of 2018, SPARC hosted a three-day art build in support of UTLA, the United Teachers of Los Angeles union. We partnered with Self Help Graphics and artists including Aise Born, Angelica Becerra, Joe Brusky, Paul Kjelland, Carolyn Knight, Nicolas Lambert, Daniel Martinez, Erin Yoshi of Trust Your Struggle, Ernesto Yerena, Leila Lujan, Louis…
Meet Mayra Islas, who wrote a poem on Judy Baca entitled: The Vision of a Magical Hand
ByadminMayra wrote this poem in 2010, she was the winner of the City of LA Latino Creative Writing Contest. [easymedia-gallery med=”7430″ size=”200,200″ style=”transparent” filter=”1″] She recently came to visit Judy at SPARC. February 3, 2014 Email exchange between Mayra and Judy Dear Mrs. Judy, First of all, I want to thank you for your time…
Engaging Communities in the 50th Anniversary of the Watts Riots – SPARC Mural Project
ByadminWith support from the Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles, the office of City Councilman Joe Buscaino, and Los Angeles Unified School District As a part of pursuing the Watts 50th Anniversary project, members of the SPARC team have been working closely with the community group I Heart Watts. Our collaboration has become a meaningful…
