This calendar features upcoming Visual AIDS events and exhibitions, and those of our Artist Members and colleagues.
Ongoing Events
Feb
4
Through
Aug
24
Visual AIDS Recommends, 
Member Artist Exhibition
City as Canvas: Graffiti Art from the Martin Wong Collection
The first time exhibition of works from the expansive street art collection of Martin Wong.Martin Wong, an East Village artist and collector of graffiti art, amassed a treasure trove of hundreds of works on paper and canvas—in aerosol,...→ Learn More
Feb
5
Through
May
7
Visual AIDS Recommends
GAY
GAY examines the cultural shift that has taken place in identity within the last decade by looking at the production of gay male artists of color from 2003-2013. Through paining, drawing, sculpture, video, performance and text, the artists in the...→ Learn More
Feb
9
Through
May
18
Visual AIDS Recommends, Member Artist Exhibition
Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology
Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology at the Hammer Museum presents the first large-scale exhibition to explore intersections between strategies of appropriation and institutional critique in the work of American artists. Locating shared impulses among those artists who...→ Learn More
Mar
9
Through
May
18
Exhibition
Michael David: Bearing Witness
Drawings at the heart of “Bearing Witness” were part of a series created by Michael David in response to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. First exhibited at the Massachusetts College of Art in 1989, this critically acclaimed show received...→ Learn More
Mar
22
Through
Apr
26
Visual AIDS Recommends, Member Artist Exhibition
Eric Rhein - Natural World
Eric Rhein - Natural WorldCurated by John ParadisoMarch 22 - April 26, 2014Artist Reception: March 22 from 5:30 - 8:00 PM Eric Rhein's body of work includes photography, mixed media sculptural constructions, and works on paper. His HIV status has significantly influenced his work,...→ Learn More
Apr
3
Through
May
15
Member Artist Exhibition
Touching Strangers
Since 2007, Richard Renaldi has been working on a series of photographs that involve approaching and asking complete strangers to physically interact while posing together for a portrait. Working on the street with a large format 8-by-10-inch view camera, Renaldi...→ Learn More
Apr
3
Through
May
22
Member Artist Exhibition
All The World’s a Stage
ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE, a group exhibition with Visual AIDS artist member, Benjamin Fredrickson, along with photographers Bear Kirkpatrick and Rachel Stern.Opening Reception: Thursday, April 3rd 6 - 8pm DANIEL COONEY FINE ARTHours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 6→ Learn More
April
18
4:30 pm–6:30 pm
Visual AIDS Recommends
A Literary Reflection on the House and Ballroom Scene
Visual AIDS suggests you should attend A Literary Reflection on the House and Ballroom Scene. Authors of recently published books from and about the House and Ballroom Scene converse: Dominique Jackson, entertainer and model, Gerard Gaskin, photographer, Douglas Says, designer,...→ Learn More
May 2014
May
9
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Visual AIDS Event
Play Smart Together: HIV Criminalization Teach-in // Condom Packing
Do you know about HIV Criminalization? Want to learn more? Need help talking about HIV Criminalization with your friends and family? At the invitation and with the participation of GLOBE (the Brooklyn LGBTQ Justice Project of Make the Road NY),...→ Learn More
May
12
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Visual AIDS Event
VAVA honoring Bureau (Marlene McCarty & Donald Moffett), Dr. Brian Saltzman and Kia Michelle Benbow
VAVA VOOM The 9th Annual Visual AIDS Vanguard Awards & Spring GalaHonoring: Bureau (Marlene McCarty & Donald Moffett), Dr. Brian Saltzman, and Kia Michelle Benbow (Kia LaBeija) Performances by: John Kelly, House of LaBeija + Special Guest Hosted...→ Learn More
