Press Release Archives - SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER

SPARC Celebrating 50 years

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:52:35 +0000

Image: 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...

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A Necessary Reflection: The Responsibility of Public Art Toward the Legacy of Social Movements

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:10:02 +0000

We 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...

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Statement on the UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 22:46:46 +0000

On Wednesday, May 1st one of our young Great Wall artists was struck with a rubber bullet during LAPD’s raid of the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. This violence shattered her painting hand which required her to undergo reconstructive surgery. She is expected to make a full recovery. Tragically, our team member is just one of...

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