Organizations Filed Purposes:
SPARCs mission is to produce, preserve, and promote activist and socially relevant artwork; to devise and innovate excellent art pieces through participatory processes; and ultimately, to foster artistic collaborations that empower communities who face marginalization or discrimination.
Mural Preservation and Copyright Enforcement for Mural Artists:The SPARC Mural Rescue Program restores and preserves historic murals by artists of color that honor the Civil Rights Era and movements for justice; this includes Noni Olabisis To Protect and Serve, Alice Patricks Women Do Get Weary But They Dont Give Up, and Mary-Linn Hughes and Reginald Zacharys Love is for Everyone. In 2018, mural preservation projects included:- Home is Little Tokyo Through the Mural Resource and Education Center, SPARC enforces copyrights on behalf of mural artists from SPARC's Neighborhood Pride Program. This service provides vital information for scholars, publishers, and filmmakers who wish to use murals from the SPARC Mural Archive, and generates income for commissioned artists.
Arts Education: The SPARC arts education program leverages the power of the arts to support K-12 students in learning about culture, identity, community, and social justice. Each arts module encourages students to exercise agency and to imagine ways to inspire meaningful change within their schools, neighborhoods, and cities. In 2018, SPARC provided arts education programs at the following school sites:Judy Baca Arts Academy (Spring 18)Po Pico Middle School (Spring and Fall 18)Ecole Claire Fontaine Pre-School (Fall 18)*Youth Creativity Summit (Annual Event)
Mural Production: SPARC works with communities to confront the most critical social and political issues of our time, including immigration, labor, education and the environment. SPARC engages communities in envisioning and advocating for social change. Our public art projects serve artists, community members, and advocacy organizations in primarily low-income and working class minority communities across the U.S. In 2018, public art projects included:The Central Valley Murals The Watts 50th MuralIn the Central Valley Mural Project, Healers of the Central Valley, SPARC facilitated a total of 17 community engagement workshops with partners in each of the eight selected cities across the Central Valley and created mixed media murals that reflect the individual and collective stories that emerged out of each session. These workshops and interviews of local community members and organizers brought together community members in Lamont, Bakersfield, Armona, Tulare, Merced, Fresno, Modesto and Stockton to discuss health access and wellness that is depicted in each community mural. Participants shared their personal experiences and concerns about health coverage through group workshops, individual interviews, and guided tours by local residents and organizers. SPARC artists worked closely with participants as they identified critical connections between their experiences and their community to create powerful compositions that capture the challenges, triumphs, and aspirations of achieving wellness and health for all.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Debra Padilla | Former Exec Dir | 40 | $41,282 |
| Carlos Rogel | Executive Dir. | 40 | $35,000 |
| Christina Schlesinger | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Mercedes Gertz | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Zojeila I Flores | Co-Chair | 5 | $0 |
| Wayne Winborne | Co-Chair | 5 | $0 |
| Judith F Baca | Treasurer | 40 | $0 |
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