Stepping Up June 22, 2012

Stepping Up, a multimedia art exhibit about rising up to meet challenges, opens officially to the public with an artist reception on Friday, June 22, 2012 in the Rampart Village office of the United Long Term Care Workers (ULTCW), west of Downtown Los Angeles. The brightly colored, primarily figurative exhibition is the newest gallery installation by ULTCW, which is part of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The artist reception, which features a DJ, light refreshments, and exhibition artists in attendance, will run from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Free parking is available in the rear lot, entrance on Occidental Drive. For more information, please visit ultcw.org/gallery The exhibit, which runs through June 29th, is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm.

Curated by Oakland-based Chris Hambrick, the works in Stepping Up engage the topic of rising up to meet challenges with courage and perseverance, encouraging the transformation of working families in 2012. Exhibition artists include Paul Barron, Yvette Brown, Rosa & Lila Maes De Anda, Jack Eastgate, Dana Ellyn, Keba Konte, Oscar Magallanes, Keena Romano & Ashley Arnold, Malik Seneferu, and Aniekan Udofia.