BY GARY WALKER The mural community received what many feel was a bittersweet victory on February 19th, when the Los Angeles Planning Commission voted to view murals and signs as separate objects, a position that artists have been arguing for nearly a decade. But their hopes that these artistic expressions would be incorporated into a…
The art department of GCSU invited Judy Baca to hold a day-long workshop for Advanced Painting Students on March 5, 2009 to learn the techniques, practice and theory that she has cultivated over her 30+ years as an artist and teaches her UCLA class, Beyond the Mexican Mural. Though it would be impossible for a…
Professor Judy Baca’s “Beyond the Mexican Mural” includes collaborative project with sixth grade class By Samantha Schaefer Wednesday, March 4, 2009 To Alba Chacon, murals are a way to send a unifying message to a community in need, but as a public health student with no artistic experience, she said she felt nervous about…
About Imagining America Imagining America is a national consortium of colleges and universities committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities, and design. Public scholarship joins serious intellectual endeavor with a commitment to public practice and public consequence. It includes: •Scholarly and creative work jointly planned and carried out by university and community partners; •Intellectual…
Finding musical common ground BY ADAM POCKROSS What’s in a name? In the case of Planet Siqueiros Pe“a — an evening of socially conscious traditional world music, contemporary musical styles and spoken word at the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in Venice — a name tells a whole lot. Planet Siqueiros Pe“a is…
Taken from ABC 7 website: THE GREAT WALL OF L.A. The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a cultural landmark and the longest mural in the world at 2,754 feet long. It is located in the San Fernando Valley, north of the Ventura Freeway, between the 405 and 170. It was produced under the direction…
Artistic Representatives from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Morocco Visit the Digital Mural Lab INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ART AS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL COMMENTARY A Regional Project for North Africa These visitors are invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Primary Program Contact: Ms. Kim…
PRESS RELEASE December 23, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Morgana King, Public Art Manager Arts Council of New Orleans mking@artscouncilofneworleans.org 504-595-8450 Mary Len Costa, Interim President/CEO Arts Council of New Orleans mcosta@artscouncilofneworleans.org 504-595-8451 "Art in Public Places" Start your new year with a HUMs! New Orleans, LA- Make this the first special event in…
On December 13, 2008, the City of San Jose celebrated the grand opening of the renovated Roosevelt Community Center. The center commissioned artist Scape Martinez to create the majority of its interior and exterior artwork. Over the one and one-half years it took Martinez to complete the project, he was assisted by the UCLA SPARC…