Shepard Fairey and William Cordova Join Ground Breaking Group Exhibit "RISE: Love. Revolution. The Black Panther Party" to Open February 21, 2014 in Los Angeles, California

    LOS ANGELES, CA, February 05, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Shepard Fairey and William Cordova have officially joined "RISE: Love. Revolution. The Black Panther Party" bringing the total number of artists exhibiting in Los Angeles to thirty-nine. The show opens February 21, 2014 and runs through March 21, 2014 at Art Share L.A. The press preview is Wednesday, February 19th.

The five city tour will feature mainly local artists from that region. The five cities are: Los Angeles, Oakland, New York, Chicago, and London. "We are specifically engaging artists that represent a wide range of socio-economic and ethnic groups," Lester Grant, co-curator, RISE Arts Collective states. Proceeds from each exhibit will benefit The New York Black Panther Commemoration Committee. As previously announced artists exhibiting in Los Angeles include: Aise Born, Akinsanya Kambon, Arnoldo Vargas, Carolyn Castano, Charles Bibbs, Charles Gaines, Charly Palmer, Dewey Tafoya, Douglas Miles, Emory Douglas, Gene Pearson, J Michael Walker, Jose Ortiz, Kenneth Gatewood, Lili Bernard, Mark Steven Greenfield, Michael Massenburg, Mohamed Mubarak, Nate Young, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Nychole Owens, Pablo Cristi, Pamela Mower-Connor, Paul Goodnight, Raoul De La Sota, Richard Duardo, Rosalind McGary, Sam Durant, Samella Lewis, Shuji Nishimura, Sonya Fe, Stuart Rapeport, Tamara Natalie Madden, Tito Delgado, Thomas "Breeze" Marcus, Turner Lange, and Tony Ramos.

About RISE Arts Collective: RISE is a Los Angeles based Arts Collective. The curators for the exhibit are Lester Grant, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Rosalind McGary, and James O'Balles. More information about the show can be found at www.facebook.com/RiseArtsCollective.

Exhibit:
"RISE: Love. Revolution. The Black Panther Party"

Press Preview:
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Opening Reception:
Friday, February 21, 2014
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Exhibition Dates:
February 21 - March 21, 2014

Location:
Art Share LA
801 E. 4th Place
Los Angeles, Ca 90013

Media Contact:
April Rushing
Rushing Media
[email protected]
310-987-7318

RISE is a Los Angeles-based Arts Collective. The curators for the exhibit are Lester Grant, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Rosalind McGary, and James O'Balles. More information about the show can be found at www.facebook.com/RiseArtsCollective.

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