Cal State Northridge President and Faculty visits Judy at the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab
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Cal State Northridge President and Faculty visits Judy at the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab

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On Tuesday, April 14, California State University, Northridge President Dianne Harrison visited UCLA Professor Judy Baca at the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab on Tuesday with Mario Ontiveros, CSUN Assistant Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art, Jay Kvapil, Dean of the CSUN Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication, and Michael Ryan, Director of Development, CSUN Mike Curb…

20 Portraits of Judy Baca Arts Academy Students Completed
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20 Portraits of Judy Baca Arts Academy Students Completed

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  The Judy Baca Arts Academy represents the tremendous potential for creative learning endeavors within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). We believe that academic pre- paredness means placing art, creativity and self-exploration at the center of the scholastic journey. The Emancipation Project, a collaboration between University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the…

Beyond the Mexican Mural students featured in The Daily Bruin video
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Beyond the Mexican Mural students featured in The Daily Bruin video

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On February 4, 2015, the UCLA Daily Bruin published the article,”Beyond Mexican Mural: Scenes of LA” featuring a video of the Winter 2015 Beyond the Mexican Mural students painting the mural LA Tropical at the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab in Venice, CA.  LA Tropical culminates over 3 months of research, reflection and re-imaging of the relationship between one’s identity…

LA Tropical
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LA Tropical

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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 research, the mural reflects the lives of ordinary Angelinos in a meaningful visual narrative. Stay…

The Esperanza Mural Dedication
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The Esperanza Mural Dedication

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(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…