Social and Public Art Resource Center

“As an artist, I create sites of public memory to heal and transform our public spaces by making images that articulate the dreams of a community for the future.” -Judy Baca #judybaca #chicana #muralist #sparcart

Congressman Tony Cardenas honored the lives and contributions of notable individuals from the East San Fernando Valley at the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. One of the women mentioned was our Creative Director, Judy Baca. So proud of you, Judy! 🙌🏽✨ #judybaca

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Our Great Wall of LA team is working on a specific section of the 60’s. Can you guess which historical moment this is? #crow #greatwalloflosangeles #greatwallofla #lariver #socialjustice #judybaca #socialart #murals instagram.com/p/CnNvKfxvZH_/…

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A huge thank you to muralist, Judith Baca, for accurately portraying the story of our community & @sparcinla who worked with us to secure these funds. The project begins in 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in 2028, in time for the Olympics in Los Angeles.

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What a year it has been! While 2020 was filled with challenges, 2021 has been a year of #restoration and #healing. Everyone at #SPARC thanks you for your continued support and wishes you and your loved ones a joyful #Holiday season. So here is to 2022 and everything it holds! 💫

Listen to this message from @judybaca #donate #supportart #losangeles

Domestic violence did not stop during the pandemic, violence against women increased, hate and racism were fueled. But SPARC did not stop either, we took into people’s homes, virtual art exhibitions and global art movements against gender and race-based violence #socialjustice

The Great Wall sought to recover histories largely left out of history books and heal racial, gender, and class divisions. "I think if it wasn't for this mural for me to have my name on it and to have accomplished something, I don't know where I'd be." -Ernestine Jimenez. #SPARC

SPARC is seeking an Operations Director to execute and coordinate the organization’s daily operational needs. Find out more about about this position here: bit.ly/31EVSQ5 #jobs #losangeles #jobpost #jobposting

Tres Generaciones (Three Generations) 6ft x 8ft - Oil on Canvas #JudyBacaFriday This self-portrait of Judy Baca with her mother and grandmother leads viewers into Gallery A. The first of three galleries showcasing Judy Baca's incredible work.

Emily Winters’ 1990 Venice Boardwalk mural ‘Endangered Species’ was restored to its full splendor by SPARC's Mural Rescue Team with support from The Venice Arts Council Endangered Art Fund, the W.S. Scharff Foundation, and local Park Place residents. #murals #art #sparcinla

"These 1970s murals would speak to issues inside of neighborhoods and communities to transform them and to challenge what was happening," Pete Galindo, director of the @sparcinla’s Great Wall of Los Angeles Institute, told @AjayOrona. trib.al/dq1PGcK

On this rare occasion when the water runs again through the Tujunga wash, our construction team is working on phase 1 of the restoration of interpretative stations and we are reminded that the Great Wall of LA is a tattoo on the scar where the river once ran. #historyofla

We are halfway through #givingtuesday day but you can still support our efforts to train new generations of artists and preserve The Great Wall of Los Angeles monument. Make a difference today! sparcinla.org/donate

You're not going to want to miss this MOLAA Zoom Project! In Chapter 12 our Chief Curator, Gabriela Urtiaga, will join Judy Baca in a virtual conversation. (Link in Bio) Register today! @sparcinla @judybaca @gabyurtiaga #JudyBaca #MOLAA #Zoom #DigitalAge

We are ecstatic to share that after two weeks of SPARC’s Mural Rescue Team’s efforts, “Hitting the Wall” is now fully visible! The restoration is not yet fully completed, as more touch ups are still neccessary - but we are excited for the incredible progress that has been made!

Judy Baca’s Hitting the Wall mural in #dtla slowly reemerging. Painted in 1984 to celebrate women marathoners allowed in the Olympics, it was whitewashed erasing part of LA history. @sparcinla #chicana #latinxartsall