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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - los-angeles-ca BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[Exhibition] A People's Legacy: Public Memory\, Social Justice\, a nd the Great Wall of Los Angeles DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260320 DTSTAMP:20260729T054544Z UID:20033-1773878400-1790812799@sparcinla.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:This exhibition follows the groundbreaking career of artist an d educator Judith F. Baca and the creation of The Great Wall of Los Angele s. Emerging from her early work as a teacher and youth counselor in Los An geles\, Baca developed innovative models of mural-making that combined com munity collaboration\, rigorous historical research\, and collective story telling. Produced with hundreds of youth\, artists\, and historians throug h the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)\, the mural transforme d the Tujunga Wash flood control channel into a sweeping chronicle of ofte n-unspoken histories of historically marginalized people and their struggl es for social justice. The exhibition highlights Judith F. Baca’s traini ng at the renowned Taller Siqueiros in Cuernavaca\, where she studied adva nced mural techniques and the principles of collective composition develop ed by David Alfaro Siqueiros—an experience that strengthened the stylist ic cohesion and narrative scope of The Great Wall of Los Angeles and helpe d shape it into one of the world’s largest murals and a powerful monumen t to collective memory. In a time of renewed cultural and historical erasu re\, the Great Wall stands as a bold testament to resistance and the endur ing power of public art.\n\nDurón Gallery Hours\nTuesday-Friday 11am – 5pm\nSaturday: 1pm – 5pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition is supported by th e Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts a nd Culture\, and is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.\n\nOngoing through September 30\, 2026. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T054544Z LOCATION:Durón Gallery at SPARC\, 685 N. Venice Blvd.\, Venice\, CA\, 902 91\, United States URL:https://sparcinla.org/event/exhibition-a-peoples-legacy-public-memory- social-justice-and-the-great-wall-of-los-angeles/ X-SOURCE-NAME:SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER X-SOURCE-URL:https://sparcinla.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[Exhibition] The 1980s: The Taste of Bitter Fruit DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260506 DTSTAMP:20260826T062728Z UID:20603-1777939200-1798761599@sparcinla.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The 1980s: The Taste of Bitter Fruit focuses on grassroots org anizing that formed in resistance to the turn towards conservatism in Amer ican politics. This section of the Great Wall of Los Angeles highlights th e rise and ruin of Reaganomics\, which was an economic policy based on a t rickle-down theory that assumed the working class would benefit from the g overnment cutting corporate and high-income earner taxes. However\, this t heory was severely flawed and wealth inequality grew tremendously during t he 1980s due to these tax cuts.  \nIn combination with Reaganomics\, the president instituted other policies that directly harmed working-class peo ple and left structural problems we still reckon with today. The closure o f mental health facilities directly led to an increase in the unhoused pop ulation. In 1984\, advocates rallied around Tent City to raise awareness o f the rising rates of homelessness in Los Angeles. Similar grassroots camp aigns were taking shape throughout the decade. Students of the Free South Africa Movement urged their universities to divest from Apartheid South Af rica and the release of political prisoner Nelson Mandela. First Lady Nanc y Reagan launched the feeble Just Say No program in response to the growin g crack and cocaine epidemic\, which disproportionately harmed Black and b rown communities with over policing and mass incarceration as a result of President Reagan’s ramped-up War on Drugs. In response to continued atta cks on their communities\, counterculture movements such as Punk\, Rap\, a nd Hip-Hop developed in Los Angeles and became vessels for disenfranchised people to speak to their real-life experiences. Alice Bag’s lyrics\, “you say justice is colorblind\, I know you’re lying\,” highlights t he active resistance of the punk scene.  \nIn 1984\, the Olympic Games re turned to Los Angeles\, featuring the first-ever Olympic women’s maratho n event. While Los Angeles became a more globally connected city\, Asian A mericans faced xenophobic violence due to American resentment over booming East Asian economies. LGBTQ communities across the nation were devastated by the AIDS epidemic and the lack of federal support as hospitals overflo wed. The signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act saw a rise in disa bility activism and visibility. Feminist women of color highlighted their unique struggles and experiences\, which diverged from those of white femi nists. National grassroots resistance was created by women of color to com bat attacks on welfare\, while locally\, Mothers of East LA fought back ag ainst manifestations of environmental racism. The US-funded civil wars and neo-colonial economic domination in Central America led to the starvation and displacement of thousands who fled to the US as refugees\, many optin g to use the deadly La Bestia train to come North. Women of rural Mexico f ormed Las Patronas to help migrants survive the dreaded journey. This chap ter of the mural uplifts the grassroots organizing of everyday people to s hape their own future in the face of tremendous systemic obstacles and end less human greed.\n\nOngoing through December 31\, 2026. LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T062728Z LOCATION:SPARC at Bergamot Station\, 2525 Michigan Ave Unit B1\, Santa Mon ica\, 90404\, United States URL:https://sparcinla.org/event/exhibition-the-1980s-the-taste-of-bitter-f ruit/ X-SOURCE-NAME:SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER X-SOURCE-URL:https://sparcinla.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[Open House] The 1980s: The Taste of Bitter Fruit DTSTART:20260912T200000Z DTEND:20260913T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T001544Z UID:20606-1789218000-1789232400@sparcinla.org CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Drop to see our progress on the Great Wall of Los Angeles\, no w showing The 1980s: The Taste of Bitter Fruit with Special Guest – ALIC E BAG\, co-founder of the Bags\, singer-songwriter\, author\, educator\, a nd feminist activist. \nExplore the exciting expansion of the Great Wall o f Los Angeles and get a behind-the-scenes look at the artistic process beh ind one of the nation’s most significant public artworks. Meet our team\ , tour the studio\, and learn more about the stories and history being bro ught to life through this monumental mural project. We look forward to wel coming you! \nKindly RSVP here to let us know if you are planning to stop by! \nEmail us for more information at info@sparcinla.org or call (310) 82 2-9560 \nThis exhibition is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Bo ard of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T001544Z LOCATION:SPARC at Bergamot Station\, 2525 Michigan Ave Unit B1\, Santa Mon ica\, 90404\, United States URL:https://sparcinla.org/event/open-house-the-1980s-the-taste-of-bitter-f ruit/ X-SOURCE-NAME:SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER X-SOURCE-URL:https://sparcinla.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR