Press conference today at the Great Wall of Los Angeles: The Longest Mural in the World The Great Wall of Los Angeles is getting a face-lift. After many years, the mural has suffered extensive damage due to sun exposure and lack of restoration funds. Repair and repainting of the largest monument to interracial harmony…
The Save LA Murals Presentation An Audio Slideshow by Prof. Judith F. Baca – Presented to the City of Los Angeles Arts Commission on April 2nd 2009
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…
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…
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…