DECEMBER

In The COMMUNITY SPACE

AIDS Memorial Quilt Comes to Asheville

 The Western North Carolina AIDS Project is pleased to announce that 160 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be returning to Asheville in a week long exhibit as part of the organization’s commemoration of World AIDS Day.  The exhibit of the quilts will be held at the Renaissance Hotel November 25 – December 2.  The AIDS Memorial Quilt, is a 54 ton, handmade tapestry that serves as a loving tribute to more than 94,000 individuals lost to AIDS. 

 During the week long exhibit WNCAP will provide age appropriate HIV/AIDS education, as well as advocacy activities.  The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday – Saturday, closed Thanksgiving Day.  A Candlelight Memorial Vigil will be held December 1, World AIDS Day, at the Renaissance Hotel from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.  All are welcome and the exhibit is free of charge.

 The display contains panels requested by locals who have lost loved ones to AIDS.  This is the 5th year that WNCAP has presented this exhibit in Asheville and it is the largest to date.  Four panels, from WNCAP’s quilting group, are joining the AIDS Memorial Quilt through an induction ceremony taking place during the Candlelight Memorial Vigil.

 “Each hand made quilt panel tells a personal story of person who has died from AIDS” states Pam Siekman WNCAP’s Board President and Chair of the World AIDS Day events. It is a poignant reminder that we must continue to expand our efforts of HIV education, prevention, and advocacy”.  

 Established in 1987, The NAMES Project Foundation is the international organization that is the custodian of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.  “The exhibit is a unique opportunity to experience the personal stories of lives that ended way too soon from a disease that has yet to have a cure,” said Siekman.  “It’s also an additional opportunity to promote awareness, compassion, healing, prevention education, and to encourage support and funding to assist people living with AIDS.”  

 World AIDS Day was declared in 1988 by the World Health Organization, now called UNAIDS, as an effort to bring focus to AIDS.  Since the inception, December 1 remains a day of solidarity - recognized around the globe by researchers, scientists, advocates, and individuals as a time to strengthen our commitment to the global AIDS pandemic. 

 To learn more about WNCAP and the most up to date details about the Quilt exhibit and World AIDS Day activities please visit www.wncap.org/wad or contact the WNCAP office at 828-252-7489. 

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ALL EVENTS ARE FREE

SUNDAY DECEMBER 7th

Panel at 3p to 5p in the Community space | Film Screening in the Project space at 6pm

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Revolve is a contemporary art space that functions as part gallery, part studio, part performance and gathering space. We host exhibitions, events, and happenings that push the boundaries between artist and audience. Our intention is focused on representing creative energies on a foundation of inclusion, accessibility and experimentation. We are volunteer-run by artists who believe in the power of community. We are committed to being a space that is sustainable for art while remaining accessible for all.

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