FRAMING AIDS 2009 Art Exhibition

There is a definite connection between the personal and the political aspects of life for HIV/AIDS patients. The AIDS pandemic confronts the American people with the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of the healthcare system. In good faith, HIV/AIDS patients hope for a better future with the proposed healthcare reform. This exhibition reflects on the socioeconomic, political, and moral aspects of the current healthcare system in the United States, and the fact that it falls short of standards enshrined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In recent years, concerns about HIV and AIDS have been lost in the debate over cost analysis of the proposed health care reform leaving us to question: what is the value of a human life?

Participating artists articulate the differences between the American system and that of other countries, question the moral and ethical aspects of proposed reforms, and explore how HIV/AIDS patients live in a system that looks at individuals as consumers rather than human beings. Some works articulate the differences between the American system and that of other countries while others discuss how HIV/AIDS patients live in a system that looks to individuals as consumers rather than human beings or question the moral and ethical aspects of such proposed reform. Ada Cintron, Curator.





	There is a definite connection between the personal and the political aspects of life for HIV/AIDS patients. The AIDS pandemic confronts the American people with the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of the healthcare system. In good faith, HIV/AIDS patients hope for a better future with the proposed healthcare reform. This exhibition reflects on the socioeconomic, political, and moral aspects of the current healthcare system in the United States, and the fact that it falls short of standards enshrined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In recent years, concerns about HIV and AIDS have been lost in the debate over cost analysis of the proposed health care reform leaving us to question: what is the value of a human life? Participating artists articulate the differences between the American system and that of other countries, question the moral and ethical aspects of proposed reforms, and explore how HIV/AIDS patients live in a system that looks at individuals as consumers rather than human beings. Some works articulate the differences between the American system and that of other countries while others discuss how HIV/AIDS patients live in a system that looks to individuals as consumers rather than human beings or question the moral and ethical aspects of such proposed reform. Ada Cintron, Curator.

	ARTISTS: Hima B ., LaThoriel Badenhausen, Caroline Falby, Micheline Klagsbrun, Jeremy Landau, Nora Ligoriano & Marshall Reese, Margot Lovejoy, Charles Lum, Joyce McDonald, Priscilla Mercedes, Nancy Rackoczy, Carlos Rodriguez, Paula Stuttman, Hartioun Tenguerian, Michael Vickers, and Chin Chih Yang.
	Opening Reception: Sunday, November 29, 3 - 7 PM, featuring the poetry of Amir Parsa, and opera by Gian-Carla Tisera, mezzo-soprano (Percussions by Ovie Rodriguez). As part of the program's outreach component, the event also includes an on-site HIV Testing Installation facilitated by APICHA, Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS. Closing Event: Sunday, December 20, 5 – 7 PM, includes multimedia performances, and Artist Talk with participant guest artists, community AIDS activists, and representatives from APICHA and AIDS Center of Queens County, ACQC.
	Directions to QMA: E, F, V, R Trains to 74th Street & Roosevelt Avenue, change for #7 Train. Exit at Willest Point/Shea Stadium, walk in the direction of the park. Museum is located in front of the metal structure, the Unisphere.

	QMAD, Queens Media Arts Development, is a non-for profit cultural organization co-founded and presently under the direction of New Media Artist, Hector Canonge. QMAD produces and implements programs in the arts communications media to encourage Queen’s multicultural communities to actively participate in the forging of an artistic identity for the borough. Based on one of the city’s most diverse areas, QMAD acknowledges the artistic potential of residents in Queens, and facilitates access to educational activities, cultural events and resources so people participating in the various programs can gain agency in their creative and artistic goals. All QMAD’s programs are FREE OF CHARGE and of benefit to underserved populations of the borough. As part of World AIDS Awareness, QMAD created and produces FRAMING AIDS since 2005. The program is intended to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS affecting the communities of Queens, and NYC at large. Hosted by institutions like Queens Library, Elmhurst Hospital Center, La Guardia Performing Arts Center at La Guardia Community College, The Queens Museum, and in partnership with local organizations like AIDS Center of Queens County, ACQC, MetroPlus, APICHA and other non for profits like Scenarios USA, and VISUAL AIDS, FRAMING AIDS has become Queen’s Annual Observance of World AIDS Day Through the Arts.

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	THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.