A portion of The Great Wall of Los Angeles © Robin Dunitz Many surveys of iconic L.A. artists might name a few familiar greats: Ed Ruscha, Chris Burden, Ken Price … the list goes on. While these men are important … Read More
Los Angeles is a city of a thousand murals. Our endless sprawl creates the perfect canvas, and our art world is heavily influenced by Chicano muralists. In the 1960s and ’70s the Southland was even known as “the mural capital … Read More
Judith F. Baca, painter, muralist, monument builder and scholar, will speak at Washington and Lee University on Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall Concert Hall. The title of her talk is “Imagining America: Sites of Public Memory.” It is … Read More
BY The Editors of ARTnews POSTED 11/02/16 6:02 PM Vincent Valdez, Kill the Pachuco Bastard, 2001, oil on canvas. COURTESY CHEECH MARIN COLLECTION Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. Today’s show: “Tastemakers & Earthshakers: … Read More
This year marks the 16th anniversary of the NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI). The institute marches into this new chapter of leadership development by tipping the scales with an alumni network that is now over 300 strong. Collectively, alumni have come … Read More
THESE WALLS CAN TALK: The Living Art of Judy Baca The first pieces of art Judy Baca ever saw were in a church in Watts she attended as a little girl. She would sit in the pew and marvel at … Read More
A representative from the Social and Public Art Research Center, or SPARC, cleans Judith Baca’s “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” in 2014. Baca is the first muralist to win one of United States Artists’ $50,000 awards. (Mel Melcon … Read More
Baca is a painter and muralist, community arts pioneer, scholar and educator who has been teaching art in the UC system since 1984. She was the founder of the first City of Los Angeles Mural Program in 1974, which … Read More
(April 16, 2014), Venice, CA On Saturday, April 26, 2014, 2pm-5pm at 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 (Old Venice Police Station), SPARC’s historic headquarters since 1977 – SPARC presents the dedication of the Esperanza mural, in honor of the Harbor City Workers featuring live … Read More
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 L-R: SPARC Team: Elaine Raif, Marietta Bernstorff, Judy Baca, Debra J.T. Padilla, NEA Chairman Jane Chu, California Arts Council Director Craig Watson, National Council on the Arts Member Dr. Maria Rosario-Jackson, SPARC Team: Carlos Rogel and … Read More