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# Art Heals exhibit celebrates Step Up on Second's 20th anniversary
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/art-heals/
- Published: 2004-10-05T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:15:19.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Adrea Peters/Special to the Daily Press Mayor Richard Bloom (center) congratulates artist Michael Kort (left) and Step Up on Second CEO Tod Lipka during ‘Art Heals,’ a fundraiser celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the organization held at the Lowe Gallery in Santa Monica last week. More than 400 attended the opening night exhibit. The art show, which contains works created by clients of Step Up over the last 20 years, will continue to exhibit at the Community Focus Gallery inside Santa Monica Place through the end of October.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/100504-07_01.jpg)

(Photo: Adrea Peters/Special)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 5, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/100504.pdf?ref=smdp.com)