The Great Wall of Los Angeles
EXPLORE
Find out more about the Great Wall Institute and the history of the Great Wall of Los Angeles.
LOCATION
Get direction to the Great Wall mural in the San Fernando Valley.
UPCOMING
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Opens October 22, 2026
This exhibition features recently completed mural sections focused on the 1960s, as well as drawing studies and an immersive video installation.
CURRENT
SPARC at Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave Unit B1, Santa Monica, CA 90404
May 2026 – ongoing
The 1980s focuses on grassroots organizing that formed in resistance to the turn towards conservatism in American politics.
CURRENT
Durón Gallery at SPARC
685 Venice Boulevard, Venice, California 90291, United States
May 2026 – ongoing
This exhibition follows the groundbreaking career of artist and educator Judith F. Baca and the creation of The Great Wall of Los Angeles.
PAST
Jeffrey Deitch Gallery
925 N. Orange Drive, Los Angeles
February 21 – April 4, 2026
In February 2026, SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center) will return to Jeffrey Deitch to exhibit the latest complete segment in the expansion of The Great Wall of Los Angeles mural, fifty years after its initial production.
PAST
Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and the Great Wall
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
October 26, 2023 – July 21, 2024
For the first time in her practice, Judy Baca transforms a museum into a studio. She and artists from the Social and Public Art Resource Center expand The Great Wall of Los Angeles into the 21st century, painting two sections of the mural at LACMA.
HIGHLIGHTED NEWS
Announcing the Continuation of The Great Wall Monument
Forthcoming Interpretive Green Bridge at the Great Wall of Los Angeles
February 9, 2021 – Today The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced five new projects to be funded through its monuments initiative. Launched in October 2020, the Monuments Project is the Foundation’s groundbreaking grantmaking effort to reimagine and transform commemorative spaces to celebrate America’s diverse history. “Monuments and memorials powerfully shape our understanding of our country’s past, and determine which narratives we honor and celebrate in the American story,” said Elizabeth Alexander, President of the Mellon Foundation.
The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) is a proud recipient of a three-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the preservation, activation, and expansion of The Great Wall of Los Angeles Monument.
FRAMEWORKS
The objectives of The Great Wall Institute will be informed by three key frameworks:
create a more inclusive society
Public monuments possess the power to create a more inclusive society by acknowledging and celebrating minority individuals and important events in the public realm. Like their historical precedents, public murals are public education for the masses.
mitigate forms of cultural erasure
Public art has the capacity to mitigate forms of cultural erasure, particularly as it relates to suppressing the contributions of women, minority, and immigrant peoples.
supporting and unifying
Public monuments like The Great Wall play a pivotal role in supporting desegregation and unifying California’s underrepresented ethnic communities.
