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

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

  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…

Emancipation Workshop- Gallery of Paintings
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Emancipation Workshop- Gallery of Paintings

Below is a collection of the completed paintings from the Emancipation Workshop.  As part of Judy’s pedagogy, UCLA students of the Beyond the Mexican Mural class are empowered to join her in teaching the Emancipation Workshop to students of the Judy Baca Arts Academy. This multi-week workshop provides teaching experience for UCLA students and an opportunity for…

Emancipation Workshop: Beyond the Mexican Mural Students mentor 6th Graders
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Emancipation Workshop: Beyond the Mexican Mural Students mentor 6th Graders

As part of Judy’s pedagogy, UCLA students of the Beyond the Mexican Mural class are empowered to join her in teaching the Emancipation Workshop, also known as the Collaborative Portrait Workshop, to students of the Judy Baca Arts Academy. This multi-week workshop provides teaching experience for UCLA students and an opportunity for Judy Baca Arts Academy…

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

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…

JUDY BACA AT THE 2014 LAUSD ASPEN CHALLENGE
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JUDY BACA AT THE 2014 LAUSD ASPEN CHALLENGE

Distinguished UCLA Chicana/o Studies/World Arts and Cultures Professor and Artistic Director of SPARC, Judith Baca, issued her challenge to LAUSD students from over 17 high schools at the second annual Aspen Challenge this last Saturday, February 8th, 2014. Each school contributed eight students, one teacher, and one principal. The 17 teams are expected toto choose…

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SPARC Hosts International Guest Artist from Scotland: Welcome Richie Cumming

SPARC Hosts International Guest Artist from Scotland: Welcome Richie Cumming   Sponsored by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, National Galleries of Scotland, the British Council, and Creative Stirling A Message from our International Guest: “I applied to the Cultural Exchange International programme to fund a period of study/work at SPARC as I wanted…