Perpetual Desires: Saumitra Chandratreya, Sam Kirk, David Lozano, and Darryl DeAngelo Terrell

The Riverside Arts Center (RAC) is pleased to present Perpetual Desires, a group exhibition featuring painting, mixed media, photography, video, and installation by Sam Kirk, David Lozano, Saumitra Chandratreya, and Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, curated by Ivan Bujan. This exhibition is held in conjunction with Perpetual Archives, on view at Riverside Town Hall (27 Riverside Road) from November 16, 2026, through February 26, 2027, which explores the past and present of HIV/AIDS through art, prevention services, and archival ephemera.

Please join us on Sunday, January 17, from 3 to 6 pm for a joint reception for both exhibitions. Light refreshments will be served at the Riverside Arts Center, a short block around the corner from Town Hall. Following the reception, join us for a private cocktail hour across the street at Quincy Street Distillery.

Artist Talk: Saturday, January 23, 2027, 2-5pm

Opening Reception: Sunday, January 17, 2027, 3-6pm; Join us after for a private cocktail hour at the Quincy Street Distillery

RAC has partnered with Visual AIDS, a visual arts organization dedicated to using art to address HIV/AIDS, to present its annual Day With(out) Art documentary program on December 1, marking World AIDS Day. This year’s program, titled seeds in a dying colony, will be screened at the auditorium of Riverside Town Hall (27 Riverside Road) on December 1 at 6 pm. followed by a panel discussion featuring artists Saumitra Chandratreya, David Lozano, Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, and Sam Kirk; HIV/AIDS scholar and historian Jennifer Brier; and Chris Balthazar, Executive Director of TaskForce Prevention and Community Services. The panelists will respond to the films and consider how HIV/AIDS continues to shape art, politics, culture, and everyday life.

The event is free and open to the public.