A COMPLETE SERIES OF 10 SILKSCREENS BY ICONIC GAY ARTIST KEITH HARING HAS BEEN DONATED TO A GAY AND LESBIAN CENTER IN LOS ANGELES BY TYLER CASSITY, CO-OWNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY. THE APOCALYPSE SERIES IN ON EXHIBIT IN THE ADVOCATE & GOCHIS GALLERIES UNTIL 30.MARCH. 'HARING'S WORK IS SO ICONIC; WE'RE HONORED TO RECEIVE AND EXHIBIT THIS SERIES', SAID JON IMPARATO, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER'S CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM. 'IT'S RARE TO HAVE A COMPLETE HARING SERIES TOGETHER LIKE THIS; WE'RE THRILLED THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ALL 10 SILKSCREENS IN OUR GALLERIES.' IT'S FITTING THAT A SERIES CREATED BY HARING, WHO ESTABLISHED A FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT AIDS ORGANIZATIONS AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE CENTER, A LEADER IN HIV CARE AS WELL AS SERVICES FOR LGBT YOUTH. 'I HOPE AND BELIEVE KEITH HARING WOULD BE PLEASED THAT HIS PASSIONATE VISION HAS FOUND A HOME AT THE CENTER', CASSITY SAID. THE LA GAY & LESBIAN CENTER PROVIDES A BROAD ARRAY OF SERVICES FOR THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDERED COMMUNITY, WELCOMING NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION CLIENT VISITS FROM ETHNICALLY DIVERSE YOUTH AND ADULTS EACH YEAR. THROUGH ITS JEFFREY GOODMAN SPECIAL CARE CLINIC AND ON-SITE PHARMACY, THE CENTER OFFERS FREE AND LOW-COST HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, HIV/AIDS MEDICAL CARE AND HIV/STD TESTING AND PREVENTION. THE CENTER ALSO OFFERS LEGAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, WITH UNIQUE PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, FAMILIES AND YOUTH, INCLUDING A 24-BED TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.
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