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![]() SPARC building, Venice, California | |
Abbreviation | SPARC |
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Formation | 1976 |
Founder | Judy Baca, Donna Deitch and Christina Schlesinger |
Type | non-profit |
Purpose | Creating and maintaining public art, engaging community collaboration for the arts |
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Website | http://www.sparcinla.org |
The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC or SPARCinLA) is a non-profit community arts center based in Venice, California. SPARC hosts exhibitions, sponsors workshops and murals, and lobbies for the preservation of Los Angeles area murals and other works of public art. SPARC hosts several community programs and artist spaces, including the UCLA@SPARC Digital Mural Lab, a "comprehensive" archive, printmaking studios, an art gallery and a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) graduate program.[1] According to its mission statement, "SPARC espouses public art as an organizing tool for addressing contemporary issues, fostering cross-cultural understanding and promoting civic dialogue."
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