The Save LA Murals Program Presentation
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
An Audio Slideshow by Prof. Judith F. Baca – Presented to the City of Los Angeles Arts Commission on April 2nd 2009
CESAR E. CHAVEZ MONUMENT The Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice By Judith F. Baca “It is not Cesar’s personality that is to be remembered, but his ideals and beliefs” A Pathway Towards Change Cesar Chavez’s greatest achievement was his life itself, in which his deepest beliefs were carried out daily through his actions to…
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…
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…
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…