Piñon School art teacher Stephanie Spanier-Rittner prepares artwork for display in the 2025 All Schools Student Art Show in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The show opens on Thursday, Feb. 20. Courtesy photo.

STEP UP GALLERY NEWS RELEASE

The 2025 All Schools Student Art Show opens with a bang on Thursday, Feb. 20. The
public is invited to the opening reception, with refreshments sponsored by Los Alamos
Schools Credit Union, 5:30 to 7:30 on the 20th, in Step Up Gallery on the third floor of
Mesa Public Library.

The All Schools Student Art Show showcases the work of hundreds of Los Alamos
Public Schools (LAPS) students ranging from PreK through high school seniors. Step
Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library hosts this exhibit, which runs Feb. 20 to March 12.
The Gallery will be filled floor-to-ceiling with art.

Students create work in every art medium- clay, weaving, drawing, photography, digital
arts, painting, sculpture, fused glass and more. Many of the classes re-use materials
such as cardboard and yarn- even coffee filters find new life as art. Students get to
experience the joy of creativity, with the guidance of their teachers. Seen all together,
the exhibit looks like an explosion of color and enthusiasm.

Step Up Gallery (https://stepupgallery.org) is on the top level of Mesa Public Library in
Los Alamos, at 2400 Central Ave. The gallery is open the same hours as the library: 10
a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturday and 1-5 p.m., Sunday.