Join us for the virtual opening of Why We Won’t Just Leave: What Alaska is Telling the World About Climate Change on February 27th at 4:00 PM PST. This event will feature a special tour and talk by exhibition curator Lindsay Carron. Why We Won’t Just Leave features portraits, paintings, photography, stories, and video profiles […]
The Monterey Museum of Art presents the 3rd Annual Art of the State Symposium. Join Latinx and Chicanx artists and scholars including MacArther Fellow Amalia Mesa-Bains, renowned collector Armando Duran, and internationally recognized Chicana artist Judith Baca Ph.D. and others for personal accounts, live Q & A, and a live panel discussion with presenters, moderated […]
Join us for a conversation with renowned artists, Judith F. Baca and Amalia Mesa-Bains, as they discuss the experience of processing loss through artistic practices that are grounded in cultural traditions. In connection with the process of building altars during Día de los Muertos, this talk considers the relationship between artmaking, healing, and memory. Artist […]
Join us for our 18th annual Día de los Muertos celebration and ritual on Monday, November 2nd at 6:00 PM PST. This year, SPARC is inviting the public to join us virtually to see a collection of altars from previous years as well as a community altar that honors the memories of your loved ones […]
SPARC is proud to invite you to a special exhibition on Chicano murals in California. The resistance, resilience, and cultural pride of Chicano murals continues to empower generations and to influence public art in our cities. SPARC maintains the largest archive on public art and muralism in Los Angeles, and we are pleased to bring […]
Create a patchwork that speaks out against gender-based violence and the destruction of Mother Earth for The Patchwork Healing Blanket, an ongoing project that currently includes 600 patchworks by women and children from 10 countries. The Patchwork Healing Blanket is currently on view through a virtual exhibition presented by SPARC. Join textile artists from The […]
