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Oct 27, 2020
Visual AIDS helps turn an otherwise devastating situation into one of hope, connectedness and creativity. this transformative power is fueled by the conversations artwork can inspire. Derek Jackson, artist member
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Oct 26, 2020
Frederick Weston 1946-2020
Visual AIDS is heartbroken to announce the passing of a beloved member of our family, the brilliant artist, poet and performer Frederick Weston. → Read MoreOct 12, 2020
Strip AIDS Podcast | Episode 3: Paco
Artist and HIV advocate Joey Terrill speaks with Carlo Quispe about comics as a tool for addressing fear and stigma in the gay community. They discuss what has changed—and what hasn’t—since the 1980s, and how comics can offer new forms of representation for queer Latinx communities. → Read MoreOct 5, 2020
Strip AIDS Podcast | Episode 2: Legalize Positivity
HIV criminalization activist Robert Suttle speaks with Inés Ixierda and Clio Sady about their comic Legalize Positivity. Together, they discuss how HIV criminalization codifies stigma, the origins of the prison-industrial complex, and how prisons perpetuate harm. → Read MoreSep 28, 2020
Strip AIDS Podcast | Episode 1: Just a Pill?
Announcing our new podcast! In the first episode, J. Amaro, A. Andrews, and Johnny Guaylupo discuss what it means to be living well with HIV. → Read MoreEvents Calendar
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.