"I think of this project as a valentine for both Visual AIDS and my Mexican people”

"I think of this project as a valentine for both Visual AIDS and my Mexican people" says artist Ivan Monforte regarding his suite of images for the latest PLAY SMART campaign. Aimed at getting people to think about loving their body, every body, and everybody, PLAY SMART also
provides information on emerging HIV prevention techniques, as well as 2 free condoms and lube.

Learn more about PLAY SMART along with artists Ivan Monforte, Jessica Whitbread, Amos Mac, Devin Elijah, and Sacha Yanow this Tuesday, February 12th for POSITIVE ASSERTIONS. They will share their work, and discuss what it means to love yourself in the face of adversity, and love others.

POSITIVE ASSERTIONS
A Talkshow & Tell Event in support of PLAY SMART

7pm – 9pm
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
The LGBT Center of New York,
Rm 310, 208 West 13th Street
Free, All are Welcome

Featuring:
Amos Mac (Artist, Original Plumbing, Play Smart),
Devin Elijah (Artist, Photographer, Epilogue)
Ivan Monforte (Artist, GMHC, Play Smart)
Jessica Whitbread (Artist, AIDS ACTION NOW, International Community of Women living with HIV North America)
Moderated by Sacha Yanow (Artist, Art Matters)