World AIDS Day is this Saturday, December 1. As always, communities around the nation and the world are commemorating World AIDS Day including observances of Day With(out) Art. Rather than send multiple press releases, Visual AIDS has produced this one (rather long) release with information on events in which we are involved or about which we have received information. Most of these are in New York City, but there are many, many other events here and in other cities. We encourage you to participate in this important day.

Friday, November 30
"20 Years: It's Closer Than You Think"
5:00-7:00 PM
GMHC 4th Floor Gallery, 119 West 24th Street, New York City

Opening reception for "20 Years: It's Closer Than You Think," an art exhibit co-sponsored by Gay Men's Health Crisis and Visual AIDS featuring artists from the Visual AIDS Archive Project. (Exhibit on display until January 12.)

Saturday, December 1
"Frame By Frame Fierce"

Cultural institutions and AIDS education organizations around the United States to show "Frame By Frame Fierce" video. Visual AIDS is partnering with the House of Frame By Frame Fierce to distribute "Frame By Frame Fierce," which was developed through a workshop process with a diverse group of 16-21 year-olds. The youth conceived, developed and designed four animated HIV/AIDS awareness public service announcements directed towards at-risk youth.

Participating venues and organizations include: Allegheny College Art Galleries; American Folk Art Museum; Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art; College of New Rochelle; Colorado State University; Cooper Union School of Art; Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College; Dartmouth College; Dia Center for the Arts; Gay Men of African Descent (New York); The Health Museum of Cleveland; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University; Horace Mann School; Illinois State University; L.A. Eyeworks; Legion Arts and Rapids AIDS Project: Lehman College Art Gallery; McHenry County College; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Museum of Modern Art (New York); Nancy Hoffman Gallery; Parsons School of Design; Photography in New York; Polari Medical Group; Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School; San Luis Valley Area Health Education; School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Texas Tech University, School of Art; University of Michigan; Wessel + O'Connor; and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Saturday, December 1
"Recovering the Positive: Originals"
5:00 to 7:00 PM. Opening Reception
Arnold & Shelia Aronson Galleries, Parsons School of Design
66 Fifth Avenue (at 13th Street), New York City

This exhibit curated from the Estate Project's Virtual Collection features many Visual AIDS Archive artists. Hunter Reynolds will be performing in "Patina du Prey's Memorial Dress," a black ball gown, printed in gold, with the names of 30,000 men, women, and children who have died of AIDS. Exhibit on display until January 11.

Saturday, December 1
"TAKE heART"
6:00 to 10:00 PM. Opening Reception
MPI Media Productions International
49 West 23rd Street, New York City

Dozens of New York City artists convene a month-long show to reaffirm their faith in the creative spirit. Proceeds from "TAKE heART" sales to benefit Visual AIDS. Artists participating in show include: David Humphrey, Peter Drake, John Bowman, Catherine Howe, Bob Taplin, David Mann, Robert Morris, Howard McCalebb, Ann Shostrom, Joseph Beuys, Mark Mennin, Amadeo Penalver, Vito Acconci, Charlie Yoder, Mary Newhouse, Dennis Oppenheim and many others. Works will be on exhibit and for sale until December 22.

Saturday, December 1
"Quilts of Conscience"
12:30 PM. Talk
American Folk Art Museum, Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th, New York City

Lee Kogan, Director Folk Art Institute and Curator of Special Projects for the Contemporary Center will focus on textiles-namely quilts that have been created to honor the dead, create public awareness, or effect social change including The AIDS Memorial Quilt organized by the NAMES project is the largest communal undertaking ever executed in quilting.

Saturday, December 1
"Out Of The Darkness"
4:00 PM
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street (off 7th Ave.), New York City

The American Run for the End of AIDS (AREA); The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center; The NAMES Project NYC; and the HIV Arts Network will hold the 10th annual "Out Of The Darkness" rally in observance of World AIDS Day. A reception and panel dedication begins at 4:00 p.m., followed by a program at 5:00 p.m. and continues with a candlelight march at 7:15 p.m. to Union Square. Go to: http://www.gaycenter.org.

Saturday, December 1
"Buildings of Disaster"
Yeshiva University Museum (located at the Center for Jewish History)
15 West 16th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), New York City

"Buildings of Disaster" is an installation that marks Yeshiva University Museum's annual commemoration of Day With(out) Art/World AIDS Day. After the tragic events of September 11th, the Museum felt it was crucial to continue its decade-long participation in this international effort to commemorate the AIDS crisis, and to offer a broader and more immediate context for mourning and remembrance. Award-winning architect/designer Constantin Boym created a series of miniature replicas of famous structures he called "Buildings of Disaster." On exhibit until January 15, 2002.

Wednesday, December 5
"Faces of Hope: AIDS and Addiction in America"
6:00 to 8:00 PM. Book-Signing and Photography Exhibit.
Art Resource Transfer Gallery
210 Eleventh Avenue (at 24th Street), 4th Floor, New York City

In their photographs by renowned artist David Armstrong and in their own words, the people in the photo-essay "Faces of Hope" offer a portrait of Americans affected by HIV and addiction. The book and exhibit have been produced by the Arthur Liman Policy Institute of the Legal Action Center and proceeds from sales of the book and limited edition prints will benefit the Legal Action Center.