Store![[A self-portrait polaroid of Lucas, an Argentinian artist, wearing a long black-haired wig and black tube top shirt. Lucas is adorned by a cheetah print background and red curtains. He appears to be sitting in a glamorous setting.]](https://www.visualaids.org/uploads/galleries/portraits/_small/Lucas-Michael-polaroid.jpeg)
Apr 8, 2021
"There were conflicting responses to AIDS when it hit. Fear. Blame. Homophobia. Guilt. Denial. A sense of doom. There were also heartwarming offers of care, often from strangers. Quilts. Ribbons. Memorials. Banding together. And running away. Some who were sick withdrew, some partied. Some said good bye and tidied things up, some maxed their cards and danced. Some got sicker and sicker while friends either vanished or attended, and wept. Some took their lives alone or with the help of others who hated what they were asked to do. Confusion. Despair. Hope. Anger. Activism. Protest. Exhaustion. Enormous sadness. It was a very hard time, when we learned a lot about truth and love. Thank god for the art." Philip Yenawine
From the Blog
Apr 1, 2021
Announcing Day With(out) Art 2021
For Day With(out) Art 2021, Visual AIDS will premiere eight short videos highlighting strategies of community care within the ongoing HIV epidemic. → Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué and Jarrett Earnest on queer archives
Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué and Jarrett Earnest discuss the book 'An Excess of Quiet: Selected Sketches by Gustavo Ojeda, 1979–1989' and the work of reconstituting artistic lineages and legacies. → Read MoreFeb 9, 2021
LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN 2021
Visual AIDS celebrates LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN with hundreds of handmade valentines cards for women and femmes living with HIV around the world. → Read MoreJan 25, 2021
Visual AIDS awarded $100K from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a Community-based Archives Grant!
This Mellon Grant Archive Project initiative will take place from January 2021 until December 2022! → Read MoreEvents Calendar
Apr
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Founded 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.