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Public Art – Private Works: Retrospective of the Work of Judith Baca at Mesa College
This is an exhibition of paintings, drawings and renderings of Chicana muralist Judith Baca’s public artwork. This is one of her major retrospectives of and details the intricacies of creating monumental public works, while maintaining a private practice. The exhibit included well known ‘private works,’ personal pieces confronting identity and social issues: photographs and a…

The Esperanza Mural Dedication
(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 music, D.J. and food vendors from the Los Angeles Workers…
November 18,19 UCLA Walkouts
The main demands of the UC strike are the following: 1. We demand that the Regents vote no on the proposed fee increases. 2. We demand that the UC stop cuts and layoffs, and end its aggressive union-busting tactics. 3. We demand transparency of the UC budget, including complete figures on how much of the…
Kim Martinez wraps up her residence at the UCLA/SPARC DML
Kim Martinez in SPARC’s DML 2008 SPARC’s DML was honored to have University of Utah Associate Professor Kim Martinez as its Artist in Residence September 28th to November 14th of 2008. Kim occupies a myriad of public roles: human rights activist, community volunteer, engaging teacher and socially responsible visual artist. She is an active artist, muralist,…