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May 13, 2021
"The Archive Project is emotionally and physically overwhelming. I liken it to visiting the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., or to viewing the AIDS Memorial Quilt... There is reverence, some humor and maybe some surprising names of artists who are ostensibly prisoners or casualties of a war that one may not have necessarily known they were fighting..." Arnold J. Kemp, artist / educator
From the Blog
May 12, 2021
Visual AIDS and What Would an HIV Doula Do? partner with MoMA PS1
In the museum's Homeroom gallery, Visual AIDS and WWHIVDD present a new zine: "HARM REDUCTION IS NOT A METAPHOR: Living in the 21st Century with Drugs, Intimacy, and Activism" → Read MoreApr 26, 2021
Artist Interview with Alexander Hernandez
Visual AIDS Artist Member Alexander Hernandez discusses his new soft sculptures, visual code switching, and what it means to be a POZ Mexican-American artist. → Read MoreApr 8, 2021
Introducing 2021 Visual AIDS Curatorial Resident Sho Akita
Sho will research the life of Japanese artist Teiji Furuhashi (1960–1995), building an archive of the creative and activist exchange that Furuhashi facilitated between Japan and the United States. → Read MoreApr 2, 2021
Patrick O'Connell (1953–2021)
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Patrick O'Connell, who served as the founding director of Visual AIDS from 1989 to 1995. Patrick passed away on March 23rd, 2021. → Read MoreEvents Calendar
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Visual AIDS EventFounded in 1988, Visual AIDS is the only arts organization fully committed to raising AIDS awareness and creating dialogue around HIV issues today, by producing and presenting visual art projects, exhibitions, public forums and publications - while assisting artists living with HIV/AIDS. We are committed to preserving and honoring the work of artists with HIV/AIDS and the artistic contributions of the AIDS movement.