We’re honored to have been featured in publications that focus on art, community, and culinary culture. Browse the articles below to see how others have shared our story!
Los Angeles Times
“Compound in Long Beach is hard to pigeonhole into any category because it’s so many things at once, and at the same time, is a singular L.A. experience.”
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July 24, 2025
Longbeachize
“This transition of the subject we rarely if ever see interpreted through art. I want to bring that to the forefront.”
Long Beach Art Scene: Kintsugi workshops, artist symposium, tiki documentary, more
May 23, 2025
LAist
“Compound x UNION is an innovative creative concept that has been bringing art, food and creative partnerships to the Zaferia District in Long Beach..”
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May 19, 2025
Press-Telegram
Compound hosted a fundraiser as way to remind folks of the common ground these two regions share and provide support to both communities affected by the Eaton fire.
For a Good Cause: Local nonprofit Compound to host fundraiser for disaster victims this weekend
May 15, 2025
We Like LA
“Compound hosts breathwork and sound bath sessions inside its gallery, surrounded by towering metal sculptures from artist-in-residence Fay Ray.”
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May 04, 2025
Visit Long Beach
Compound, along with other Long Beach organizations, celebrates AAPI month through various programs and activities.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Long Beach
May 02, 2025
Longbeachize
“Compound has beautifully held its ground on what it has intended to be from day one: An art gallery meets community space meets restaurant meets bar.”
Union at Compound—one of Long Beach’s most unique spaces—expands into lunch
March 31, 2025
Modern Luxury
“At Union, its new spring dinner menu calls for orders of shrimp toast and chicken embutindo while set against the newly unveiled artist exhibition titled “Puerperal” by Mexican-American artist Fay Ray.”
March 25, 2025
See Great Art
“A “third place” where community, healing and art converge … reveals an ever-changing series of one-of-a-kind immersive experiences to stimulate the mind and body for every guest of Compound.”
Postpartum examined through artwork at Compound in Long Beach, CA
February 10, 2025
Long Beach Watch Dog
Compound x UNION supported victims of the LA County wildfires alongside fellow Long Beach businesses.
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January 09, 2025
Long Beach Post
“Union @ Compound features Chef Eugene Santiago, who has a passion for Filipino dishes that uses farm-fresh ingredients.”
The year in video: A master ceramicist, and lots of good food
December 24, 2024
Los Angeles Times
“Nestled within the Compound art gallery in Long Beach’s Zaferia district, Union is an evolving restaurant concept helmed by chef Eugene Santiago that plays off the seasons, the gallery’s rotating exhibitions and Santiago’s Filipino heritage.”
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November 11, 2024
HypeBeast
“There is an invisible barrier within the mind that separates pain and creativity, a metaphysical state that serves as the theme for a new group exhibition at Compound in Long Beach”
‘When the Veil Thins’ Probes Into Art as a Response to Trauma
October 01, 2024
Press-Telegram
“It [Union @ Compound] surprises from your first bite, and fills your world with art from the moment you pass through the front gate.”
Great Asian food is an artful experience at this Long Beach restaurant
July 21, 2024
Longbeachize
“With its foot firmly in the ground after a fairly uneven start, [Compound] is starting to shine with programming that makes it one of the most unique destinations in the city.”
Compound Long Beach—the art-meets-food-meets-music hub—leans into its nonprofit roots
July 07, 2024
Long Beach Post
“Union @ Compound fulfills the idea that food can be grown, cooked and shared within a small proximity.”
June 10, 2024
The Infatuation
Union @ Compound highlighted in a list of unique dining experiences in the greater Los Angeles area, alongside restaurants like Level 8 and El Mercadito Salvadoreño.
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June 05, 2024
EaterLA
“This is something [Union] Long Beach deserves, in a place where it should be. We should be experimenting with space as much as we do with food.”
Long Beach’s Buzziest New Restaurant Is Hidden Inside an Art Gallery
February 21, 2024
San Francisco Classical Voice
“Described as a “poetic monodrama,” ISOLA began its world premiere at Compound, delivering a synesthetic experience for audiences.”
ISOLA Is a Monodrama for Our Self-Conscious Age
February 06, 2024
Signal Tribune
Compound paid tribute to the late photographer and poet Leah Norwood with a curated exhibit of her work, benefitting two local nonprofits.
Exhibit of work by late photographer Leah Norwood sells out, raises money for nonprofits
July 06, 2022