Art AIDS America ran from December 1, 2016 (World AIDS Day) through April 2, 2017, at the Alphawood Gallery in Chicago. We wish to express our deep gratitude to the thousands of people who visited this remarkable exhibition, as well as the many people and institutions that helped make it possible. Please explore our Exhibition website, which is preserved here. Among many other resources, the website contains video documentation of some of the extraordinary programs that took place over the course of the exhibition.
A catalogue of the Chicago version of Art AIDS America will be published later in 2018. This will be a companion volume to the original catalogue published by Tacoma Art Museum and the University of Washington Press, and will highlight the additional works added for the Chicago presentation as well as the extensive programming organized by Alphawood Gallery during the exhibition.
Art AIDS America was organized by Tacoma Art Museum in partnership with The Bronx Museum of the Arts. The exhibition is co-curated by Jonathan David Katz, Director, Visual Studies Doctoral Program at the University at Buffalo (The State University of New York), and Rock Hushka, Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary and Northwest Art at Tacoma Art Museum. The national tour is supported by the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art and Gilead Sciences, Inc. The exhibition and catalogue have been made possible by support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
In Chicago, this exhibition is made possible by the Alphawood Foundation, a Chicago-based, grant-making private foundation working for an equitable, just and humane society. The exhibition will be presented in a new temporary space, the Alphawood Gallery, renovated for this purpose, located in the Foundation’s headquarters building.
Press Releases
Bill T. Jones Presents “Return” at DuSable Museum of African American History
Bill-T.-Jones-makes-Chicago-appearance-courtesy-of-Art-AIDS-AmericaJanuary 10, 2017
Art AIDS America Chicago presents rare Chicago appearance by renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones in free program and Dusable Museum, Friday Evenings, January 27.
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ART AIDS AMERICA CHICAGO ANNOUNCES EXPANSIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AT ALPHAWOOD GALLERY AND CITYWIDE
November 10, 2016
Art-AIDS-America-Chicago-announces-public-programming(CHICAGO) November 10, 2016 – More than a groundbreaking visual art exhibition, Art AIDS America Chicago will serve as the catalyst for a citywide dialogue on the cultural impact of HIV/AIDS through robust public programming at the newly constructed Alphawood Gallery (2401 N. Halsted… READ FULL RELEASE >>
ART AIDS AMERICA CHICAGO ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF IMPORTANT WORKS BY ARTISTS OF DIVERSE RACE AND GENDER, INCLUDING MANY FROM CHICAGO
October 6, 2016
Local-additions-to-Art-AIDS-America-Chicago-roster(CHICAGO) October 4, 2016 –Art AIDS America Chicago puts its own stamp on a national touring exhibition with the addition of important works by Chicago talents, many of color, including Roger Brown, Doug Ischar, Patric McCoy,… READ FULL RELEASE >>
GROUNDBREAKING ART AIDS AMERICA EXHIBITION OPENS IN CHICAGO
July 13, 2016
Art-AIDS-America-Chicago-announcementGroundbreaking Art Aids America exhibition opens in Chicago on World AIDS day at new pop-up Alphawood Gallery, December 1, 2026 – April 2, 2017
100+ works by internationally recognized artists including Roger Brown, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Keith Haring, Jenny Holzer, Annie… READ FULL RELEASE >>