By Matt Pawlik You’ve heard of the great outdoors, but what about the great artdoors? We all know Los Angeles is a hiking haven — coastal, desert and mountain habitats are all easily accessible by trail — but our urban … Read More
The second edition of the digital art partnership features Snapchat lenses by artists Judy Baca, Kang Seung Lee and Sandra de la Loza by Scarlet Cheng The second round of augmented reality (AR) projects organised by the Los Angeles County … Read More
by Philip Kennicott LOS ANGELES — When Judy Baca and a team of 80 kids began painting “The History of California” in 1976, almost no one considered the 1,000-foot-long mural project a monument. Since then, the painting has grown to … Read More
A Mellon grant will allow SPARC to extend “The Great Wall” to a full mile in length, bringing the content of the mural up to the present day. the present day. Article by Rachel Heidenry May 2, 2021 In 1976, … Read More
Judy Baca is an acclaimed artist and muralist and founder of SPARC (The Social and Public Art Resource Center). She is perhaps best known for designing and painting, with the help of many assistants, a half mile long mural … Read More
A Monuments Project grant will enable artist Judith F. Baca and her community collaborators to add chapters to the “Great Wall of Los Angeles.” In this guest essay, Baca describes the impetus behind the decades-long project. Bienvenidos a El Pueblo … Read More
February 9, 2021 – Today The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced five new projects to be funded through its monuments initiative. Launched in October 2020, the Monuments Project is the Foundation’s groundbreaking grantmaking effort to reimagine and transform commemorative spaces to … Read More
SPARC lifts its paintbrush to the 400+ kids who painted The Great Wall of Los Angeles by Judy Baca because today, 40 years later, the mural has officially received the nomination as a National Historic Site from the California State … Read More
On Friday, August 1st, The Great Wall of Los Angeles received a much needed bubble bath for the first time in 3 years! Small spider webs, dirt, and debris were scrubbed and power-washed away. Councilmen Krekorian of District 2 stopped … Read More
Article on The Great Wall in the LA TIMES Los Angeles Times: National Endowment of the Arts awards $26.3 million, with 122 recipients in California The Great Wall of Los Angeles Mural, the creation of artist Judith Baca, will … Read More