Bodies of Resistance, curated by Barbara Hunt, a group show of 17 international artists all addressing issues of the body and disease in contemporary society, opened on December 1 at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. Six artists in the show are archive members. Bodies of Resistance is a beautiful and powerful show well worth the trip to Hartford. The show will be up through January 2000, and will then travel to Durban, South Africa for the International World AIDS Conference. A full color catalog will be published in early January 2000.

Several artists made guest appearances at local events including Rubin Gonzales at the Museum of American Folk Art, Frank Holliday at the Dalton School, Frank Jump at the Newberger Museum.

Day With(out) Art achieved press coverage in The New York Times, Time Out, The Village Voice, Art Forum, Art in America, American Photo, Body Positive, Art News, POZ and Out Magazine.

Ongoing Archive Member Shows

• Barton Lidice Benes, Sunil Gupta, Frank Moore, Chuck Nanney, Steed Taylor and Albert J. Winn in "Bodies of Resistance," Real Art Ways, Hartford CT, through January 2000.

• Jose L. Cortes, "Paper Mural," at Museo del Barrio, New York NY, through February 2000.

• Becky Trotter, "Pull Up a Chair," Las Vegas Museum of Fine Arts, Las Vegas NV, through January 23, 2000.

• Niccolo Cataldi, solo show at Casa Reales Gallery, Santa Domingo, January 12 through January 31, 2000.

• Jose L. Cortes and Luis Carle, "Pop PR Art," Old San Juan in front of El Morro, December 7, 1999 through January 16, 2000.

Recent Archive Member Shows

• Chet Holcomb, "The Puzzle," Gallery 24, October 13 through November 13, 1999.

• Joe de Hoyos, "Land of the Free Home of the Brave," Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center, September through October, 1999.

  "Erotica" at Tom of Findland, September through October, 1999.

  Group show: "The Passion/Passions of Art," Richard Anderson Gallery, October through November 1999.

• Eric Rhein, "Leaves," Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN, December 2 through 23, 1999.

Personalized Professional Development Meeting

• Portfolio review

• Develop strategies to take your next step as an artist

• Talk over options with an arts professional

By appointment or drop in every Wednesday 10am - 12 noon at the Visual AIDS office.

Archive Member Websites

• Frank Jump: www.frankjump.com

If you have a website that you'd like to publicize, please call the office and let us know!

Opportunities!

• Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Fund "Space Program" awards free, non-living, studio spaces in NYC's Tribeca area to visual artists for periods of up to one year.
  Contact: 719-635-3220
  Deadline: January 30, 2000

• In the Public Realm: Opportunity for emerging artists in NYC to develop on site experimental public art in NYC.
  Contact: Public Art Fund
  1 E 53rd Street 11th Floor
  New York, NY 10022
  Phone: 212-980-4575
  Fax: 212-980-3610
  Deadline: Feb 4, 2000

• National Small Works Exihibition: 17th annual call for entries of small works. For more information send SASE to:
  Emily Rauch, Executive Director
  Scoharie County Arts Council
  PO Box 730
  Cobleskill, NY 12043
  Phone: 518-234-7380
  Deadline: April 3, 2000

• Dieu Donne Papermill Review: 2000 Workspace Program honorarium, assistance and seven day collaboration gives emerging artists the opportunity to produce new projects in handmade paper. NY State artists from all disciplines are invited to apply.
  Contact: Christopher Thomas
  Dieu Donne Papermill Inc.
  433 Broome Street
  New York, NY 10013
  Phone: 212-226-0573
  Fax: 226-6088
  Deadline: Jan. 31, 2000

• Visual Arts Mardi Gras 2000 Arts Festival seeks submissions for a photographic exhibition exploring the artistic influences of "queer" photographers both retrospectively and with an eye to the new millennium. The exhibit will take place in two prestigious London galleries June 16th - July 2nd, 2000. Submit images which have been previously published -- up to five 8" x 10" images, and SASE.
  Contact: Paul Craig
  Email: paul@londonmardisgras.com
  Deadline: Jan. 31, 2000

• The Rotunda Gallery seeks artists' personal collections of objects, artifacts and ephemera, and artists' works for a group show. Open to artists living, working or born in Brooklyn. Send slides and/or photos to:
  Geraldine Erman and Eve Andree Laramee
  The Rotunda Gallery
  33 Clinton St.
  Brooklyn, NY 11211
  Phone: 718-875-4047
  Email: rotunda@brooklynx.org
  Deadline: February 15, 2000

• NUTUREart assists visual artists by organizing exhibitions to increase their exposure. Open to fine artists working in any media.
  Contact: George J. Robinson, Founder and Executive Director
  NUTUREart Non-Profit, Inc.
  160 Cabrini Blvd, PH 134
  New York, NY 10033-1145
  Email:gjrobins@erols.com
  Web: www.bullseyeart.com
  No Deadline

• Wheeler Foundation Grant: Grants to meet urgent financial needs of actively working visual artists of color (21 and older) living in the tri-state, greater NYC area.
  Contact: Wheeler Foundation
  126 West 11th Street #24
  New York, NY 10001
  Phone: 212-807-1915
  Fax: 212-924-7945
  No Deadline

Seeking Information on Mark A. Mutchnick

Fiesta del Siglo

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Barbara Hunt, Executive Director Leaves Visual AIDS

Artists Space is located at:
38 Greene Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-226-3970 x33

Stefanie Nagorka stands in as Acting Director as we complete our search for the new Executive Director. Happily, Rebecca Price will also be working for the month of January as Assistant Director. Best wishes to Barbara, and a great big thank you for three years of giving her all and then some! The many artists and programs of Visual AIDS have benefited immensely from her tireless efforts on their behalf!

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