The new March 2015 issue of Joaquin Magazine features the article, Judy Baca: Memoria Publica (Public Memory) by Richard Rios. Click through the gallery to see the spread and on this link for more: Joaquin Magazine, March 2015: Judy Baca: Memoria Publica
In February 2014 mural artist and researchers from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Belfast and Nairobi came to Stockholm to share their experiences and knowledge on collective mural art processes and how to use them as a tool for social change. … Read More
Judy Baca, Co-Founder and Artistic Director at the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) of Los Angeles, talks about the influence of academia on the Los Angeles mural movement. In February 2014 mural artist and researchers from Los Angeles, … Read More
As part of Judy’s pedagogy, UCLA students of the Beyond the Mexican Mural class are empowered to join her in teaching the Collaborative Portrait Workshop to students of the Judy Baca Arts Academy. This multi-week workshop provides teaching experience for UCLA … Read More
The Huffington Post interviewed Judy last year for the article, Learning Los Angeles: Judy Baca, Artist as Activist. Reflecting on the arts, activism and social change, Judy answered questions including: What is the importance of art, especially for children? Can you … Read More
On February 4, 2015, the UCLA Daily Bruin published the article,”Beyond Mexican Mural: Scenes of LA” featuring a video of my Beyond the Mexican Mural students painting our mural at the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab in Venice, CA. This mural … Read More
UCLA@SPARC: today, students in Professor Judy Baca’s Chicana/o Studies course, Beyond the Mexican Mural, are engaging in a mural production at SPARC… entitled, “LA Tropical”, the production offers students insight on how to facilitate collaborative community projects. Based on student … Read More
What is on my mind this morning is the passing of Esther Martinez Villacana. I will always remember her as one of my beloved Great Wall Kids. A beautiful loving girl who grew into a lovely woman and mother. Born … Read More
Utilizing the UCLA/SPARC César Chávez Digital Mural Lab, Judy and these Beyond the Mexican Mural students are exploring muralism as a political act of community education, development and empowerment. Beginning with the work of Los Tres Grandes of Mexico, a … Read More
What does citizenship mean to you? Judy recently answered this question in an interview with The Los Angeles Times. To hear her answer, click on the link below: Judy Baca’s Interview on Citizenship with The Los Angeles Times, December 2014