Projects

Day Without Art
December 1st is Day With(out) Art, held each year as an international day of action and awareness in response to the AIDS crisis.

The Artist+ Registry and Archive Project
The Artist+ Registry and Archive Project is the largest database and registry of works by visual artists with HIV/AIDS.

The Carl George, Felix Gonzalez-Torres & Ross Laycock Archive at Visual AIDS
An archive of love and loss at Visual AIDS

Artist Projects
Artist Designed AIDS Awareness Projects - including posters, trading cards, stickers, balloons and more!

Exhibitions
Visual AIDS produces contemporary art exhibitions to raise public dialogue around HIV/AIDS since 1995.

LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN
LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN (LPW) is an international series of grassroots events that uses Valentines Day as a backdrop, creating a platform for individuals and communities to engage in public and private acts of love and caring for women living with HIV.

Women's Empowerment Art Therapy Workshops
Using the power of art-making to reduce stigma, build community, and empower women living with HIV.

Books & Catalogues
A collection of Visual AIDS' publications featuring artists, writers and activist in dialogue; exhibition catalogues; and monographs on under-recognized artists.

Curatorial Residency
One month residency program co-sponsored by Visual AIDS and Residency Unlimited

Web Gallery
Monthly online gallery, featuring Visual AIDS artist members selected by guest curators.

Materials & Digitization Grants
The Materials & Digitization Grants program supports HIV+ artists by providing funds for art supplies and digitizing analog audiovisual materials.

Last Address Tribute Walk
Tribute walks to the last addresses of artists and cultural sites lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The Red Ribbon Project
The iconic Red Ribbon was created by the Visual AIDS Artists' Caucus in 1991.

Benefit Print Editions
Visual AIDS works with renowned contemporary artists to commission limited editions prints. Proceeds from the sale of all print editions support the programs of Visual AIDS.

Postcards From the Edge
Exhibition and benefit sale of thousands of anonymous postcard-sized works of art by famous and emerging artists.

Visual AIDS Vanguard Awards (VAVA)
VAVA honors individuals who strengthen the cultural history of art activism and reinforce the mission of Visual AIDS.