World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day.
Join Art After Hours at the Benton in partnership with in partnership with the Queer Resource Center (QRC), EmPOWER, Title IX & Campus Advocacy, Resources, Education, and Support (CARES), and Health Education Outreach (HEO) in recognition of World AIDS Day.
8 pm Film screening of Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art 2022: , 7 new artist videos centering the emotional realities of living with HIV today.
Featuring work by:
Camila Arce (Argentina)
Clifford Prince King (USA)
Jaewon Kim (South Korea)
Mikiki (Canada)
Jhoel Zempoalteca & La Jerry (Mexico)
Davina “Dee” Conner & Karin Hayes (USA)
Santiago Lemus & Camilo Acosta Huntertexas (Colombia)
From navigating sex and intimacy to confronting stigma and isolation, Being & Belonging centers the emotional realities of living with HIV today. How does living with HIV shift the ways that a person experiences, asks for, or provides love, support, and belonging? The seven videos are a call for belonging from those that have been stigmatized within their communities or left out of mainstream HIV/AIDS narratives.
utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over.