Witness: Artists Reflect on 30 Years of the AIDS Pandemic

Posted by on November 27, 2011

Witness: Artists Reflect on 30 Years of the AIDS Pandemic.

Witness is a multi-media visual arts exhibition including the work of twenty three artists that reflects on, explores and responds to the impact that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has had on our social, cultural and political life over the past thirty years. “The artists invited and selected reflect a diverse, gathering of voices across, race, age, gender, sexual orientation and geographic location. Witness asks the audience to reflect individually and collectively on the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a transformative moment in our lives, our communities, and society.

The artists participating in Witness (in alphabetical order) include: George Apostos, Laura Bamford, Craig Bruns, Nannette Clark, Tay Cha, Ronald Corbin, Susan DiPronio, Jonas Dos Santos, Harvey Finkle, Ralfka Gonzalez, Link Harper, Theodore Harris, Ed Hall, HD Ivey, Albo Jeavons, Peter Lien, Gabriel Martinez, Kwaku Osei, Chanthaphone Rajavong, Marta Sanchez, Jombi Supastar, Zoe Strauss and Tree Byers.

The Opening Reception for Witness will take place on Friday, December 2, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street / Philadelphia, PA 19107. The exhibition will remain on view through January 27, 2012.