Day Without Art Program

Day Without Art/World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1st, is an effort to strengthen the global response to the challenges of the AIDS pandemic. It is designed to encourage public support for programs that prevent the spread of HIV infection and to provide education and awareness of issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.

This year, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago will host a group of programs and projects that work to educate and remember those affected by HIV/AIDS.

The 2000 Day Without Art program includes:

Thursday, November 30, 2000

• Viewing "The Silverlake Life, a view from here," 12:00-1:40, Flaxman Screening Room, 112 South Michigan
• Information Tables: Where to get tested, Info about HIV and Safe Sex, 12:00-3:00, 112 South Michigan Lobby, Screening Room (112 S. Michigan).
• Lobby Display by: Sandra Stone, 12:00-3:00, 112 South Michigan Lobby
• Viewing "(In) Visible Women", View 2 times, 12:00-1:00, Columbus Drive in Sonny's Deli
• Viewing "Diana's Hair Ego, AIDS Info Upfront," Viewing "(In) Visible Women," Viewing "The Last Time I Saw Ron," View throughout the day, Champlain SAIC TV
• Viewing "Diana's Hair Ego, AIDS Info Upfront," Viewing "(In) Visible Women," Viewing "The Last Time I Saw Ron," View throughout the day, Champlain SAIC TV
• Viewing "Diana's Hair Ego, AIDS Info Upfront," Viewing "(In) Visible Women," Viewing "The Last Time I Saw Ron," View throughout the day, 112 South Michigan, SAIC TV
• "What do you have against a condom?" Lynn Bruner of Counseling Services, Dealing with psychological issues and communication barriers to safe sex, 6:30-7:30, Program in 162 N State Street Residence Hall, 16th Floor -All residence hall students are invited

Friday, Dec 1st World AIDS Day--Day Without Art

• Display cases throughout the school will be shrouded in memorial of those artists that have died as a result of AIDS, and those who have lost loved ones because of the disease.
• Section of the NAMES Project Foundation AIDS Quilt will be displayed, Names from the quilt will be read from 11:30-12:00, 112 South Michigan Lobby
• Speakers: Dr. David Ostrow, Loyola University-Founder of the Howard Brown Clinic, Subject: History of AIDS Research, 12:00-12:40, 112 Ballroom AND Guy Reyes, Department of Public Health--HIV Prevention Project Subject: Getting Tested for HIV, 12:40-1:20, 112 Ballroom
• aforementioned artists, "Its just a Test" performance, 1:20-2:00, 112 Ballroom

Tuesday, December 5th

• International Caf» HIV/AIDS Awareness Table, 12:00-1:00, Gallery X

For those of us involved in the fight against AIDS - the infected and affected -- World AIDS Day/Day Without Art is a time to reflect on where we and the epidemic have been, the loved ones who are gone, and the battles we've won or lost. It's also a time to remind ourselves that it's far from over, and to renew our commitment to helping those who have the virus and to preventing its spread to others.