What We Do
At Art for AIDS International, our goal is to educate people about HIV and AIDS and encourage them to play an active and creative role in the global AIDS response through art. We do this by:
Engaging Young People
When Art for AIDS was founded, it was clear that young people in many parts of the world lacked the voice and support to drive real change in the AIDS response. Despite this, it was clear that any effective change could only stem from the passion, energy, and creativity of young people. Apparently, we weren’t the only ones who noticed
Getting Creative
To change this, we began hosting honest and passionate workshops with students that use a combination of fact-based knowledge sharing, experiential learning, peer-peer support, and art making to explore specific and sensitive aspects of risk and vulnerability, especially as they relate to HIV. During the workshops participants translate their insights into the production of original collage artwork. Each collage is then produced as original machine-made limited edition prints that are signed and numbered, and collaboratively make up a portfolio unique to that school.