Claim: Called SPARC, the Social and Public Art Resource Center was formed in 1976 as a non-profit to engage the art community to create and maintain public art.
Evidence: 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. 1976 SPARC