Visual AIDS Records
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Abstract
Visual AIDS is a New York City-based contemporary arts organization committed to HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness whose mission is accomplished through projects which support artists living with the disease, as well as honor and preserve the legacies of artists who have died from this disease. This collection documents an organization formed as a reaction to the AIDS crisis during the late 1980s through the lens of the artistic community and their active response at that time and the proceeding decades. The Visual AIDS Records (1986-2025, ongoing) document the daily administrative activities of the organization since its inception in 1988, as well as documenting the organization's key initiatives including a Day With(out) Art, Electric Blanket, and The Archive Project. Materials within this collection include archived websites, correspondence, Board meeting minutes, notes, press clippings, press kits, press clippings, memorabilia, calendars, and video and audio recordings related to events. This collection also contains promotional brochures, forms, and posters for exhibitions, benefit events, and general programming, as well as collectible broadside graphic art posters created by various artists which were distributed to organizations and used as a promotional tool for the organization. A small selection of individual artists' files contained in this collection typically include artist statements, press clippings, resumes, as well as artwork images in the form of slides and photographs.
Historical Note
Visual AIDS is a New York-based nonprofit founded in 1988 by curators and critics William Olander, Robert Atkins, Thomas Sokolowski, and Gary Garrels. The organization uses art to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and supports artists living with the virus. Visual AIDS preserves the work of HIV+ artists and honors the cultural contributions of the AIDS movement through art exhibitions, public forums, and publications. Visual AIDS also organizes Day With(out) Art, an annual event that encourages arts organizations worldwide to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. The nonprofit collaborates with galleries and art institutions, supports the creation of new artwork, and provides a platform for community-building within safe spaces.
Arrangement
Organized into five series, one of which is arranged into subseries:
Series I. Administrative Records
Series II. Projects and Exhibitions
Series III. Day With(out) Art
Series IV. Electric Blanket
Series V. The Archive Project
Subseries V.A. Project Documentation
Subseries V.B. Exhibitions
Subseries V.C. Artists' Files
Material within each series is arranged chronologically and grouped by subject, with the exception of Subseries V.C., which is arranged in alphabetical order.
Scope and Contents
The Visual AIDS Records (1986–2025, ongoing) document the administrative and programming activities of Visual AIDS, a contemporary arts organization based in New York City. This organization was a reaction to the AIDS crisis during the late 1980s, where an urgent need arose to find a way to preserve and document artists and their artworks who live with or have passed away from AIDS. This collection contains a wide range of administrative materials created by Visual AIDS including correspondence, Board meeting minutes, office calendars, notes, publications, awards, press clippings, promotional materials, memorabilia, and analog audio and visual recordings. It also contains archived websites that document the organization's web presence beginning in 2016.
Work files within this collection represent an organization dedicated to creating and fostering AIDS awareness by showcasing artists with AIDS and their experiences through visual art projects, exhibitions, publications and special events. These work files typically contain notes, promotional material, correspondence, drafts, and photographs for these various projects and events, including The Ribbon Project, the Broadsides Project, Mapping No Boundaries, Share Your Vision, as well as events including A Big Fat Hairy Deal Benefit, VaVa Voom!, and gallery opening parties.
Documentation for Day With(out) Art, created to celebrate and mourn artists with AIDS or HIV positive on AIDS Awareness Day, includes posters, press clippings; promotional forms and fliers; and participant event promotional material. Planning files, participant forms, and photographs for a related event, Night Without Light, are also in this collection. Electric Blanket art installation notes, planning files, and venue promotional material are in this collection as well as original image slides and sound recordings used in the installation. The Archive Project material in this collection contains founding documentation for the project, exhibition files, and a small selection of individual artists' files.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Visual AIDS Records; MSS 503; box number; folder number or item identifier; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
To cite the archived website in this collection: Identification of item, date; Visual AIDS Records; MSS 503; Wayback URL; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Nelson Santos on behalf of Visual AIDS in late June 2017. The accession number associated with this gift is 2017.179.
http://visualaids.org/, https://vava.visualaids.org/, https://dwa.visualaids.org/, https://postcards.visualaids.org/, https://secure.givelively.org/donate/visual-aids-for-the-arts-inc/vava-voom-2020-not-business-as-usual/, http://vava2021.visualaids.org/, https://dwa2021.visualaids.org/, https://sites.google.com/visualaids.org/dwa2022/, and https://video.visualaids.org/ were initially selected as part of the NYC Arts Community COVID-19 Response Web Collection in May 2020-October 2022. In October 2022, crawling of the seeds were discontinued in NYC Arts Community COVID-19 Response Web Collection and crawling began in the Visual AIDS Web Collection. The website was captured through the use of Archive-It. Archive-It uses web crawling technology to capture websites at a scheduled time and displays only an archived copy, from the resulting WARC file, of the website. The accession numbers associated with these websites are 2022.051 and 2023.020. In November 2023, https://www.oralhistories.visualaids.org/ was added. The accession number associated with this website is 2023.060. In May 2024, https://art-aids-action.tumblr.com/ was added. The accession number associated with this website is 2024.024.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact Fales Library and Special Collections, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
Born-Digital Access Policies and Procedures
Advance notice is required for the use of computer records. Original physical digital media is restricted. An access terminal for born-digital materials in the collection is available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Researchers may view an item's original container and/or carrier, but the physical carriers themselves are not available for use because of preservation concerns.
Appraisal
In January 2022, curators reappraised and discarded a suitcase that arrived with the collection.
In 2025, the following were removed from the collection during processing: duplicates of publications, fliers, and press clippings; 2 t-shirts; 2 bowling shirts; 5 cloth tote bags; 88 VHS, 3 DVD, 2 U-Matic, 2 audiocassettes (these were either off-air or commercial recordings); and 19 born-digital carriers (duplicates of existing paper material in the collection). Multiple packets of lube and condoms were removed from the collection at the suggestion of conservators due to the fact that these items were not unique and that they had the possibility of damaging nearby items if their enclosures were to rupture. A small number of artists' individual files were removed from the collection after notes within the files indicated they did not wish their files to remain in the collection.
Take Down Policy
Archived websites are made accessible for purposes of education and research. NYU Libraries have given attribution to rights holders when possible; however, due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information.
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About this Guide
Processing Information
Decisions made prior to the collection's arrival at New York University are unknown. Many boxes arrived at NYU underfilled or overfilled, requiring all of the collection's original folders to be placed in new, acid-free boxes and requiring the box-level inventory provided by the donor to be updated. A number of oversized materials were also relocated to larger, flat boxes and shelving units, and slide projector equipment was removed from the collection. During rehousing, all materials were surveyed and described, including audio-visual materials. Excessive duplicate materials, including some ephemera and clippings, were removed in order to be offered back to the donor.
In 2022-2024, the archived websites were added to the resource record.
In 2025 paper material was placed in acid-free folders and manuscript boxes. Oversized material was foldered and housed appropriately according to its size. The "Play Smart" trading card packets were assessed by conservators and the condoms and lube packets were removed from the collection due to the potential of their deterioration and subsequent damage to paper in the collection. The trading cards were foldered and appropriately housed. Audiovisual material was labeled and individually listed in the inventory.
The majority of the physical audiovisual material were identified as commercial recordings, off-air recordings, or outside the scope of NYU's collecting practices and were separated from the collection. The retained audiovisual material were numbered, labeled, and listed individually within their appropriate series inventory.
20 optical discs were forensically imaged, analyzed, and arranged in Forensic Toolkit.
New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the content.
In March 2025 material was returned from treatment in the Preservation Lab and titles were added to the inventory and items were placed in appropriate housing.
Revisions to this Guide
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Series I. Administrative Records, 1988-2017, inclusive
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This series encompasses files documenting the overall operation and marketing efforts of Visual AIDS. It includes a variety of materials such as the archived website, correspondence, press clippings, and graphics for letterhead and logos. Additionally, the series contains office appointment calendars dating from 1999 to 2016, as well as minutes and notes from Board of Directors and Committee meetings. The organization's marketing and promotional materials feature posters, booklets, brochures, as well as branded items like promotional stickers, buttons, art notecards, and cloth tote bags, all showcasing artwork by artists such as Steve DeFrank, J. Morrison, Brian Kenny, Jessica Whitebread, and Kayrock. The series also includes a small selection of materials related to their 25th anniversary, including timelines, fact sheets, and commemorative note cards featuring original artworks.
Correspondence, 1988-2001, inclusive
Correspondence -- "Hate Mail", 1990-2017, inclusive
Correspondence -- "Fan Mail", 1999-2017, inclusive
National Endowment for the Arts AIDS Delegation Documents, 1989
Fact Sheets, Program Descriptions, Organizational History, Information Kits, 1989-1999, inclusive
Press Clippings, 1989-1999, inclusive
Press Clippings -- Visual AIDS 25th Anniversary, 2013
Committees -- Steering Committee, 1989-1993, inclusive
Committees -- Slide and Registry Committee, May 1, 1990
Committees -- PR Committee, January 1991
Committees -- AIDS Awareness Coalition, January 22, 1991
Committees -- Benefit Committee, January 7, 1992
Committees -- Exploratory Meeting to Address Needs of Artists Living with AIDS, January 27, 1992
Committees -- Communications to Committees, 1992
Committees -- Advisory Committee, 2004
Committees -- List of Committees, undated, inclusive
Mailing and Contact Lists, 1989-2016, inclusive
Awards and Proclamations -- New York State Governor's Arts Award Notification, 1990
Budgets and Related, 1991-1994, 1996-1999, 2004, inclusive
Print Advertising -- Notes, Proofs, Published Ads, 1992-1994, 2010, inclusive
Board of Directors -- Minutes, Agendas, Member Lists, Notes, Correspondence, 1992-1998, inclusive
Board of Directors -- Minutes, Agendas, Retreat Material, Correspondence, 1999-March 2007, inclusive
Board of Directors -- Minutes, Agendas, Correspondence, May 2007 - April 2010, inclusive
New York State Council on the Arts -- Cultural Services Contract and Related, 1994
Letterhead, Logo Graphics, circa 1994, undated, inclusive
Founding Director Steps Down Press Release and Related, 1995
Funding -- Lannon Grant Application, 1995
Funding -- Source Lists and Notes, 1997-1998, inclusive
Commercial Space Search Form for Office, 1996
Art + Newsletter, 1997-2004, inclusive
Cooper-Hewitt Museum -- Visual AIDS Donation of AIDS Educational Materials, 1997
Announcement Card for Change of Address, 1997
Executive Director (Barbara Hunt) -- Notebook, 1997
Executive Director (Barbara Hunt) -- Appointment Book and Contact Cards, 1997-1998, inclusive
Executive Director (Barbara Hunt) -- Notebook, 1998
Executive Director (Nelson Santos) -- Appointment Book, 2001
National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAOO) Membership Material, 1997-1998, inclusive
Promotional Material -- General Information Brochures, Booklets, Mailers, and Related, 1998, 2013-2016, inclusive
Promotional Material -- Card for Limited Edition Benefit Print by Tony Feher, circa 2015
Promotional Material -- Mailer "Spend Wisely. Fight AIDS", undated, inclusive
Website-Related Material -- Planning, The Body Website Agreement, 1998-1999, inclusive
Office Appointment Books, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007-2016, inclusive
Merchandise -- Buttons, Stickers, and Notecards, undated, inclusive
New Executive Director Announcement -- Releases, 2000
Staff Retreat -- Programming Notes, February 17, 2005
Public New York -- Proofs for Letterhead, Envelopes, 2006
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "AIDS Is Not Over!" by J. Morrison, 2009
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "Cover the Stump..." by Steve DeFrank, 2010
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "Can I Have Your Attention..." by Chloe Dzubilo and T De Long, 2011
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "AIDS Is..." by Daryl Vocat, 2011
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "AIDS On Going, Going On", 2013
Tote Bag with Art Graphic (Tan) -- "Art / AIDS / Action" by Brian Kenny, 2014
Tote Bag with Art Graphic (Black) -- "Art / AIDS / Action" by Brian Kenny, 2014
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "Let's Hold Each Other..." by Shan Kelley, 2015
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "I Want to Remember..." by Jessica Whitebread, 2016
Tote Bag with Art Graphic -- "Unite Organize Resist" by Kayrock, undated, inclusive
Visual AIDS 25th Anniversary -- Organization Timeline, Information Sheets, Promotional Cards, Quotes, 2013
Staff, Board, and Committee Member Lists, circa 2013
Archived Websites
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The Visual AIDS websites contain a database of works by artists with HIV/AIDS. The database features biographies of the artists as well as images of their art as well what exhibitions the art was featured in at Visual AIDS. The website also highlights the arts organization's projects, such as the Day Without Art, Love Positive Women, Women's Empowerment Art Therapy Workshops, the Red Ribbon Project, Last Address Tribute Walk, The Body As An Archive oral history project, Postcards from the Edge fundraiser, and the Visual AIDS Vanguard Awards (VAVA). The videos on the Day Without Art websites highlight work by HIV+ artists and artwork addressing issues around the AIDS pandemic. The video commissions website provides a complete archive of videos commissioned by Visual AIDS.
Accruals
https://visualaids.org/ is accrued semiannually. https://video.visualaids.org/ is accrued annually.
Appraisal
Crawl was limited to domains and subdomains of visualaids.org in order to remain within the collection scope and data constraints.
Scope was expanded to include Google documents.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://video.visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://sites.google.com/visualaids.org/dwa2022/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://vava.visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://secure.givelively.org/donate/visual-aids-for-the-arts-inc/vava-voom-2020-not-business-as-usual/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://postcards.visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://dwa2021.visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://dwa.visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/http://vava2021.visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://www.oralhistories.visualaids.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/20122/*/https://art-aids-action.tumblr.com/
Personnel Manual, undated, inclusive
Office Notes, Phone Messages, undated, inclusive
Manhattan Proclamation Certificate -- Visual AIDS Day, June 20, undated, inclusive
List of AIDS/Arts Services Organizations, undated, inclusive
Series II. Projects and Exhibitions, 1989-2017, inclusive
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This series contains paper files and photographs in physical and digital format, as well as audio and video recordings created by Visual AIDS related to their events, projects, discussion series, and exhibitions. The materials document the organization's mission to foster dialogue and scholarship around the intersections of art, artists, and HIV/AIDS.
The projects and partnerships represented in this series include The Ribbon Project (the origin of the red ribbon pin), with include press clippings, copyright documentation, and promotional materials. It also includes the Robert Blanchon Estate Project, comprised of book and exhibit catalog planning files, promotional materials, press clippings, and agreements. Artist projects sponsored by Visual AIDS are also included, such as the "AIDS is Not Over" stickers and postcards and the "Play Smart" trading card packets. Wall calendars in this series were created through various partnerships and projects, including those with Positively Art, Abbott Laboratories, and GlaxoSmithKline.
Exhibitions of note in this series include Bodies of Resistance; Share Your Vision; Mapping No Boundaries; and Bearing Witness. Files related to these exhibitions include press clippings, promotional materials, installation photographs and instructions, as well as catalogs and related documents. This series also includes original memorial wall message cards from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition Projects: In Memory of….
Events documented in this series include the A Big Fat Hairy Deal Benefit, My Bloody Valentine Benefit at L.U.R.E., VAVA Voom, Strike!, DaDa Ball, and exhibition opening parties. These event files typically include invitations, programs, planning documents, and photographs in physical and digital formats.
Additionally, this series includes materials related to Visual AIDS' Broadsides — artist-designed graphics created from text, image, and informational artworks that were distributed as handouts, graphics, or billboards during the 1990s. These works were created by various artists, including Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon, John Giorno, and others. Broadside files contain drafts, proofs, final designs in various sizes, and related notes and correspondence.
An International Exhibition of AIDS Posters -- Information/Presentation Kit, 1989-1991, inclusive
Artist/Homeless Shelter Collaborative Project, 1990
Positive Actions: The Visual AIDS Competition and Exhibit -- Press Releases, Notes, Posters, 1990
Under One Roof -- Holiday Store for AIDS Relief, 1990-1992, inclusive
Old Glory Condom Project by Jay Critchley, 1990-1993, inclusive
The Witness Project -- Completed Forms, Lists of Artists, 1990-1994, inclusive
Project and Exhibit General Correspondence, 1990-2004, inclusive
Exhibit -- Visual AIDS II -- Promotional Cards, March 29 - April 19, 1991
Exhibit -- Connecting Lives: Documents from the AIDS Crisis (Created from Electric Blanket) -- Promotional Material, Correspondence, Press Clippings, 1991-1993, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- Information Cards, Ribbon Pins, Fact Sheets, Poster, 1991, undated, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- Forms, Letters, 1991
The Ribbon Project -- Artist's Statement and Graphics, circa 1991
The Ribbon Project -- Material Related to Tony Awards and Equity Fights Appearances, 1991
The Ribbon Project -- Mailing List, 1991
The Ribbon Project -- Honorary Committee Material, 1991
The Ribbon Project -- Press Clippings, 1991-1996, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- Poster for Float in Heritage of Pride Parade, June 28, 1992
The Ribbon Project -- Notebook with Meeting and Logo-Related Notes, circa 1992-1993, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Award-Related, Event Program, 1992-1993, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- Identity Issues, Copyright of Ribbon Image and Use, 1992-1998, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- Correspondence, 1992-1999, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- U.S. Postage Stamp and Related, 1993
The Ribbon Project -- Responses to New Yorker Magazine Article, 1993
The Ribbon Project -- The Red Ribbon Report Newsletter, 1993
The Ribbon Project -- Drawings of Unknown Art Installation Using Ribbons, 1993
The Ribbon Project -- Description of BBC Radio Show Episode from From This Moment On, circa 2003
The Ribbon Project -- Card Containing Red Ribbon, Celebrating Its Addition into MoMA Permanent Design Collection, 2015
The Ribbon Project -- Red Ribbon Cloth and Plastic Wall Hanging, undated, inclusive
The Ribbon Project -- Draft of Advertisement for the Project Including Broadside Images, undated, inclusive
New York Gay & Lesbian Pride March -- Award for Best Use of Theme, June 28, 1992
Broadway Dolls Benefit Sale -- Information Sheet, July 18, 1992
Celebrity Ribbon Cavalcade -- Event Photographs, Promotional Material, Meeting Notes, December 1, 1992
Lesbian and Gay Pride March (June), and Celebrity Ribbon Cavalcade (December) -- Video Recording, June 28 and December 1, 1992
Love Shack Pop-up Store -- Proposal, Correspondence, Notes, 1992
Patrick Burton Publishing Project, 1992
Exhibit -- Brian Weil: The AIDS Photographs -- Planning and Background Material, 1992-1997, inclusive
Broadsides and Day Without Art -- Slide Images of Posters, 1990-1998, inclusive
Broadsides -- Expenses, Order Form, Descriptions, 1991
Broadsides -- Descriptions, Mailing Lists, Copies of Images, Correspondence, 1992
Broadsides -- Glen Ligon -- Poster, Proof Images, 1992
Broadsides -- Barbara Kruger -- Posters, Proofs, Correspondence, 1992
Broadsides -- Barbara Kruger -- T-shirt Printed with Poster Image, circa 1992
Broadsides -- Promotional Information Sheets, Order Forms, Correspondence, 1992-1993, inclusive
Broadsides -- Visual AIDS Artists Caucus' "This is One Week's Medication for a Person with AIDS…" -- Images, Proofs, Original Photograph, Poster, Print Advertisements, 1993-1996, inclusive
Broadsides -- Visual AIDS Artists Caucus' "This is One Week's Medication for a Person with AIDS…" -- Proof, 1993, inclusive
Broadsides -- John Giorno -- Poster, 1993
Broadsides -- Adrian Kellard -- Edited Poster Proofs and Prints, circa 1993
Broadsides -- Adamo Yuri Melaney -- Poster, Proofs, Original, 1994
Broadsides -- Correspondence, 1994
Broadsides -- Roberto Juarez, William Cullum, Steed Taylor -- Posters, 1995
Broadsides -- Flier Calling for New Poster Proposals, 1996
Broadsides -- Mike Parker -- Poster, 1996
Broadsides -- Bradford Branch, Copy Berg -- Posters, 1997
Broadsides -- Collection of Older Posters (1990s) and New, Correspondence, 2005-2006, inclusive
Broadsides -- Distribution Survey, 2007
Broadsides -- William Powhida Poster, Letter, Information Sheet, 2008
Broadsides -- Promotional Flier, 2009
D.A.D.A. Party -- Promotional Material, February 1, 1993
Celebrity Ribbon Cavalcade -- Tickets, Invitations, Correspondence, May 24, 1993
"Seeing Red: The Ribbon (Pro or Con?)" Discussion and Related Artists' AIDS Broadsides Exhibit, June 2, 1993
Celebrity Ribbon Cavalcade at New York City Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade -- Information Sheets, June 27, 1993
Exhibit at MoMA -- Projects: In Memory of… -- Original Memorial Wall Cards, November 22 - December 1993
Exhibit at MoMA -- Projects: In Memory of… -- Original Memorial Wall Cards, November 22 - December 1993
The Dada Ball -- Planning Documentation, Promotional Material, Poster, October 11, 1994
Hunter Reynolds -- Patina du Prey's Memorial Dress -- Performance Information, Press Clippings, Descriptions of Work, 1994
"Queer Spaces: Repossessing History" Project -- Proof for Street Signage for the Gay Activists Alliance Location, and an Image of Artwork Containing Chairs, 1994
National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAOO) Conference Panel Discussion "The Artist Living with AIDS" -- Promotional Information, October 14, 1995
Exhibit at God's Love We Deliver -- Notes, Contacts, 1995
Coalition of Peer Educators (COPE) -- Poster Project, 1995
Andrés & Tony Booklet Project -- Booklet, Press Clippings, Correspondence, 1995
Exhibit -- Steed Taylor's Gay Icons: Out, Proud & Large -- Announcement, Image Contact Sheet and Negatives, June 24 - July 24, 1996
Exhibit -- No Show: Art for Day Without Art -- Catalog, November 7 - December 7, 1996
Benefit Dinner Party Honoring Frank Moore -- Correspondence, Promotional Material, November 8, 1996
Unknown Exhibit Opening and Dinner -- Slide Images, November 15, 1996
ArtsWire Current Project Description, 1996
Gallery (+) Positive -- Partnership Documentation, General Information, 1996-1998, undated, inclusive
Exhibit -- The Cocktail -- Promotional Flier, Notes, June 18, 1997
Exhibit -- Not Sacred -- Promotional Material, Notes, Slide Images of Artworks Installed, June 23 - October 17, 1997
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- Agreement, Proposal Description, Correspondence, November 1997 - February 1998, inclusive
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- "Art, AIDS, Action" Fundraiser Promotional Material, Booklets, Press Release, November 1997 - February 1998, inclusive
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- Exhibit What Now? Promotional Material, Artists' Statements, Correspondence, November 6 - December 31, 1997
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- Funding, Requests, and Related, November 6 - December 31, 1997
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- Catalog/Book and Related, November 6 - December 31, 1997
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- Venues Correspondence and Related, November 6 - December 31, 1997
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- Midtown, Chelsea, and SoHo Walk Maps and Related, November 6 - December 31, 1997
Mapping No Boundaries Projects -- T-Shirt, November 6 - December 31, 1997
Exhibit -- Positive Art Exposed at Gershwin Hotel-- Midtown, Chelsea, and SoHo Walk Maps and Related, December 1, 1997
Benjamin Trimmier Exhibit Proposal, 1997
AIDS Monument Committee Material, 1997
Time Capsule Project -- Description, Correspondence, Completed Forms, 1997
Unknown Project -- Photographs, Signed Consent Forms, Promotional Poster Sketches, 1997
Abbott Laboratories Calendars -- Planning Material, 1997-1998, inclusive
Unknown Event at L.U.R.E. -- Photographs and Negatives, January 29, 1998
Abbott Laboratories Party -- Photographs, February 1998
Benefit Exhibit for Visual AIDS at Studio 24 -- Promotional Card, June 25 - July 3, 1998
Visual AIDS' 10th Anniversary 100x100 Benefit at Hunt Slonem Loft -- Photographs, Correspondence, Planning Documents, November 17, 1998
Unknown Event -- Photographs and Negatives, circa 1998
Cable Positive Tony Cox Fund for HIV/AIDS Local Programming -- Funding Material, Questionnaire, 1998-1999, inclusive
Positively Art Wall Calendars, 1998-2001, inclusive
Positively Art Calendar-Related -- Press Clippings, Planning Notes, Completed Forms, Project Description, 1998-2006, inclusive
Visual AIDS Benefits Scrapbook Material -- Invitations, Promotional Material, Images, 1998-2012, inclusive
Postcards from the Edge Benefits -- Planning Documents, Invitations, Photographs, Press Releases, 1998-2017, inclusive
Visual AIDS My Bloody Valentine Benefit at L.U.R.E. -- Planning, Promotional Material, Photographs, February 11, 1999, inclusive
Desire -- Installation and Opening Party Photographs, Promotional Material, Planning Material, June 12-26, 1999
Unknown Event Interiors and Staff Photographs, August 1999
Exhibit and Book -- Bearing Witness -- Press Release, Promotional Material, Book/Catalog, Model Release Forms, Funding Requests, Artwork Images, Book Proof, September 8-15, 1999
Exhibit -- Bodies of Resistance -- Proposal, Budgets, Promotional Material, Press Clippings, Installation Photographs and Directions, Proofs and Final Catalog, December 1, 1999 - January 31, 2000, inclusive
Fiesta del Siglo Event -- Planning Material, Guest Forms, Lists, December 31, 1999
Institute of Cultural Inquiry Project -- 1998 Wrap-Up Layout Draft Sheet, 1999
Web Gallery Press Clipping, The Body Web Partnership Material, 1999-2000, inclusive
Virtual AIDS Spring Benefit -- Announcement, May 3, 2000
Exhibit -- Our Wandering Thoughts -- Curated by Students of the Arts Benefit All Coalition Alternative (ABACA) Curatorial Studies class, June 13-24, 2000
Promotional Paper Material
Video Recording
Panel Discussion and Exhibit at Rutgers University -- Photographs, 2000
Monograph Series Funding Project Proposal, 2000
Sida Gráfico Card Project -- Cards, circa 2000
Exhibit -- Becky Trotter: Pull Up a Chair -- Announcement Card, June 11 - September 15, 2001
Benefit Gallery Opening and Concert, June 18, 2001
Video Positive Project with Bronx Museum of the Arts -- Promotional Material, November 27 - December 1, 2002
Angie Eng Lifesigns AIDS Prevention Program -- Correspondence, Photographs, Budget, 2002-2003, inclusive
House of Frame by Frame Fierce Partnership -- Project Descriptions, Correspondence, 2002-2004, inclusive
A Big Fat Hairy Deal Benefit -- Event Planning Files, Promotional Material, Committee Meeting Material, 2002-2004, inclusive
A Big Fat Hairy Deal Benefit -- Photographs, 2003
Digital materials
Robert Blanchon Estate Project -- Exhibit Planning, Book and Catalog Planning, 2002-2010, inclusive
Delta Sigma Theta Event -- Promotional Flyer, Planning Notes, March 8, 2003
Unknown Event Audio Recording -- "Day 2 : Side A / Day 2 Side B", June 3, 2003
Nebraska Artists -- Notes, July 2003
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Planning Material, Print Advertising, Promotional Material, October 22 - November 1, 2003, inclusive
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Funding, Artist, and Jury-Related Correspondence, October 22 - November 1, 2003, inclusive
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Applicant and Winner Lists, Signed Artist Contracts, October 22 - November 1, 2003, inclusive
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Loan Agreements, Installation Plans and Images, Event Planning Material, October 22 - November 1, 2003, inclusive
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Catalog Correspondence, Notes, Drafts, October 22 - November 1, 2003, inclusive
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Press Clippings, Calendar Production Material, Calendar, October 22 - November 1, 2003, inclusive
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Poster, Print Advertisements, October 22 - November 1, 2003, inclusive
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- HIV Positive Artists Help Raise Awareness about CMV Retinitis, September 2003
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- MS&L, ROCHE, Sharing Your Vision, September 2003
Share Your Vision Campaign and Exhibit -- Initiative Video Recording, 2003
"Fight AIDS Not Iraq" Postcard and Related, 2003
HIV Law Project -- Luis Carle, 2003
Steed Taylor Natal Knot Road Tattoo Project -- Notes, Letter, Description, 2003
Evening with John Dugdale Benefit, December 9, 2004
GlaxoSmithKline -- Calendars, Artwork Purchases, 2004-2006, inclusive
Bronx Museum and Albert Einstein School Project -- Notes, circa 2004
Visual AIDS Benefit, March 8, 2005
"Screening HIV: New(ish) Film/Video Considering HIV and the AIDS Pandemic" -- Promotional Fliers, Notes, December 1, 2005
Kermit Berg Exhibit -- Funding Material, Project Description, 2005-2006, inclusive
Visual AIDS Programs and Exhibits Listings and Promotional Material, 2005-2017, inclusive
Visual AIDS Lost & Found Benefit -- Invitations, June 5, 2006
International AIDS Conference -- Visual AIDS Exhibit Between Ten, 2006
Paul Sedziuk -- Academic Partner Correspondence and Work Files, 2006-2008, inclusive
"Strike!" Visual AIDS Vanguard Awards -- Invitations, Stickers, Shirt, 2006-2009, inclusive
"VAVA Voom" Visual AIDS Vanguard Awards -- Invitations, Notes, Programs, 2010-2017, inclusive
Marketing Stickers and Postcards -- Sticker: "Love Happened Here" by Nayland Blake, 2007
Marketing Stickers and Postcards -- "AIDS Is Not Over" Theme by Lou Laurita, Nancer Lemoins, and John Chaich, 2007
Marketing Stickers and Postcards -- "AIDS Is Not Over" Theme by Hunter Reynolds and Unknown, 2009
Marketing Stickers and Postcards -- "AIDS Is Not Over" Themed Business Cards "Conception" by Ingrid Tsang, 2009
Marketing Stickers and Postcards -- "For the Record" by Fierce Pussy, 2013
Marketing Cards -- "Rubbers Are Fun" by Michael Mitchel, undated, inclusive
Marketing Stickers -- "AIDS"; "Bush AIDS Flag"; "I Tested HIV+ When I was 64…", undated, inclusive
Marketing Sticker -- "Follow Your Nose" by Carrie Moyer, undated, inclusive
Marketing Sticker -- "Be Creative But Be Safe..." by Joe De Hoyos, undated, inclusive
AIDS / Art / Work Conference Material, May 30, 2008
Exhibit -- Side x Side -- Information Packet, Press Release, Print Advertisement, June 28 - August 3, 2008
Exhibit -- AIDS Awareness Broadsides: 1992-2008 -- Promotional Card, December 1, 2008 - February 27, 2009
Exhibit -- Tainted Love -- Catalog Booklet, Press Clippings, June 4-28, 2009
Exhibit -- You Make Me Feel... Robert Blanchon -- Promotional Card, November 19, 2009 - February 26, 2010, inclusive
NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) Art Fair -- Agreement, Correspondence, December 2009
Exhibit -- To Believe -- Booklet, Promotional Material, June 3-27, 2010
"Play Smart" by Visual AIDS Trading Cards, 2010-2017, inclusive
"Play Smart" by Visual AIDS Trading Card Event with Panel Discussion and Artist Signings, 2011
"Play Smart" by Visual AIDS Poster of Trading Card Images from 2013-2016, 2016
Exhibit -- Mixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words -- Promotional Material, Press Clipping, June 2 - July 3, 2011
Exhibit -- The Sword of Damocles: Selections from Franck Moore Archive Project -- Catalogue Booklet, November 29 - December 23, 2011
Exhibit -- Undetectable -- Proposal, Promotional Material, Catalog, May 31 - June 30, 2012
Exhibit -- Remixed Messages -- Promotional Material, Catalog Booklet, July 24 - August 4, 2012
Exhibit -- Not Over: 25 Years of Visual AIDS -- Promotional Cards, Catalog Booklet, Notes, May - July 2013
Listing of Art Workshops for Young Adults, October 2013 - March 2014, inclusive
Love Positive Women Project -- Promotional Card, circa 2013-2017, inclusive
Exhibit -- Ephemera As Evidence -- Promotional Cards, Catalog Booklet, June 5-29, 2014
Artists Talk -- Promotional Card, circa June 2014
Project by Visual AIDS for the 25th Anniversary of Day without Art: Alternate Endings -- Promotional Card, December 1-7, 2014
Publishing -- Duets Series Booklets and Promotional Bookmarks, 2014, 2016, inclusive
Publishing -- Hugh Steers: The Complete Paintings Book Launch Promotional Flier, Fall 2015
Publishing -- Hugh Steers: The Complete Paintings Book, 2015
Publishing -- Publications Listings, circa 2016
Publishing -- Promotional Bookmarks with Artwork Images, undated, inclusive
Exhibit -- Elastic Practice -- Promotional Brochure, June 1 - September 18, 2015
Exhibit -- Party Out of Bounds -- Promotional Card for Party "No Pants No Problem", September 18 - October 10, 2015
Exhibit -- Persons of Interest -- Promotional Cards, June 2 - September 4, 2016
Exhibit -- Everyday -- Wall Calendar, November 17 - December 10, 2016
Visual AIDS at La Maison de Sade -- Promotional Card, June 15, undated, inclusive
Bitch Party Benefit -- Promotional Card, December 10, undated, inclusive
Staff, Artworks, and Event Photographs, undated, inclusive
"Mid-State Positive Voices" Event -- Notes, undated, inclusive
Portrait of Unknown Man -- Large Format Negative, undated, inclusive
Exhibit -- "Hell's Kitchen" -- Slides of Installation, undated, inclusive
Video Recording -- "Kissing Kills" PSA, undated, inclusive
Posters of Printed Photograph Collages Depicting Male Models in Poses, circa 1980s, inclusive
Series III. Day With(out) Art, 1989-2013, inclusive
Extent
Extent
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials documenting A Day With(out) Art, an annual event on December 1 launched by Visual AIDS in 1989 to coincide with World AIDS Day, which involves activities and events at partnering arts organizations, museums, and galleries. The series includes promotional materials produced by Visual AIDS, such as press releases, funding requests, graphic logo designs, print advertisements, press clippings, correspondence, planning notes, and posters, many of which were utilized by the participating institutions.
Additionally, the series contains materials focused on the institutions and organizations registered to participate in A Day With(out) Art through their own events, exhibitions, and activities. Materials include completed registration forms detailing the participant's events, as well as press clippings, photographs, and promotional items such as flyers, posters, and information sheets. For certain years, participant materials are further organized by specific cities or states, in addition to general event promotion files.
This series also documents A Night Without Light, a companion event to A Day With(out) Art in which business and institutions turn out the lights in their buildings for 15 minutes on December 1 to commemorate the day. Materials for this event include promotional flyers, completed participant forms, and information kits, as well as photographs and postcard images. Proclamations from New York City honoring A Day With(out) Art and A Night Without Light over multiple years are also included. Additionally, the series contains the Every Ten Minutes recording created by Robert Farber for Visual AIDS in connection with A Day With(out) Art, as well as videos containing a public service announcement featuring students and a participant event.
Event Staff List, 1989
Promotional Material, Print Advertisements, 1989
Promotional Posters, 1989
Participant Lists, Event Material (Includes Photographs), 1989
Press Clippings, 1989
Event Scrapbook, 1989
Promotional Kits, 1989-1990, inclusive
Steering Committee Material, May 15, 1990
Brochures, Fact Sheets, Press Releases, 1990
Print Advertising and Related, 1990
Posters, Postcard, Advertising Billboards-Related, 1990
Participant Lists and Completed Forms, 1990
Questionnaires Regarding Canadian Participants, 1990
Participant Event Material (Includes Photographs), 1990
Press Clippings, 1990
AIDS Timeline -- Notes, Print Material in Publications, 1990
AIDS Timeline -- Print Material in Publications, Proofs, 1990, 1991, 2013, inclusive
Night Without Light -- Photograph, Postcards, Promotional Material, Correspondence, 1990
Names Project Partnership -- Correspondence, 1990
Bravo Television "Moment Without Television" -- Press Releases, Promotional Material, Correspondence, 1990
Bravo Television "Talkin' About AIDS" and Other Programming -- Press Releases, Promotional Material, Correspondence, 1990
Bravo Television "Moment Without Television Unfinished Stories" -- Press Kit, 1990
Correspondence, 1990
World AIDS Day Coalition -- Meeting Material, Drafts, Member Lists, 1990-1991, inclusive
Logos, Graphic Art Design -- Proofs, 1990-1992, inclusive
Proclamation Certificates from Manhattan -- "Day Without Art and Night Without Light" Day, 1990-1995, inclusive
Information Sheets, Press Releases, 1991
Print Advertisements and Related, 1991
Participant Response Forms and Lists, 1991
Participant Event Material, 1991
Press Clippings, 1991
Bravo Television "Moment Without Television Unfinished Stories" -- Press Releases, Correspondence, 1991
Every Ten Minutes Project -- Project Description, Partner List, Press Clippings, 1991-1992, inclusive
Every Ten Minutes Project -- Recording Created by Robert Farber for Visual AIDS and Day Without Art, 1992
Audio Recording
Audio Recording
Night Without Light -- Promotional Material, Information Sheet, 1991
World AIDS Day Coalition -- Correspondence, Information Sheets, 1991
The AIDS Bottle Project Sponsored by the Institute of Cultural Inquiry -- Information Sheet, Press Release, 1991
Promotional Posters, 1991-1992, inclusive
World AIDS Day Coalition Meeting Notice, January 23, 1992
Phone List, 1992
Promotional Fliers, Notes, Media Releases, 1992
Print Advertisements and Related, 1992
"Face It, Lick It" Poster-Related, Poster Negative, 1992
Questionnaire and Survey, 1992
Agreement with Creative Time Regarding Artists, 1992
Correspondence, 1992
Poster-Related -- Master Mailing List, Photographs of Poster Rolling Event, 1992
Participant Lists, 1992
Participant Event Material (Includes Photographs), 1992
Participant Event Posters, 1992
PositiveGram Postcards, 1992
Boston Institute of Contemporary Art -- Participant Event Material, 1992
Canada -- Participant Event Material, 1992
Chicago -- Participant Event Material, 1992
Indiana -- Participant Event Material, 1992
Philadelphia -- Participant Event Material, 1992
San Francisco -- Participant Event Material, 1992
Seattle -- Participant Event Material, 1992
Press Clippings, 1992
Night Without Light -- Promotional Material, Information Sheet, Correspondence, 1992
Proclamation Certificate -- Borough of Manhattan Proclaims "Day Without Art and Night Without Light" Day, 1992
Bravo Television Promotional Material, 1992
"We Interrupt This Program" Project -- Report, 1992
New York State Council -- Final Report, 1992
Participant Event Material, 1992-1993, 1998, inclusive
Letterhead, Forms, Logos, Posters, 1993
Informational Fliers, Participant Form, 1993
Press Releases, 1993
Print Advertisements and Related, 1993
Correspondence, 1993
1992 Poster Copyright Issues -- Correspondence, 1993
T-shirt Sale Order Forms, Sale Lists, Correspondence, 1993
"Tired of Hearing About HIV?..." Poster -- Graphics, Proofs, 1993
The AIDS Bottle Project Sponsored by the Institute of Cultural Inquiry -- Information Packet, Letter, 1993
"We Interrupt This Program" Project -- Agreement with Creative Time, 1993
Steering Committee Notes, 1993
Poster Rolling Event -- Instructions, Notes, 1993
Project Notes, 1993
AIDS Theatre Project -- Completed Visual AIDS Survey Form, 1993
Completed Participant Forms, Event Material (Includes Photographs), 1993
Participant Event Material, circa 1993-1999, inclusive
Canada -- Participant Event Material, 1993
Chicago -- Participant Event Material, 1993
New England -- Participant Event Material, 1993
New York State -- Participant Event Material, 1993
Philadelphia -- Participant Event Material, 1993
Washington, DC -- Participant Event Material, 1993
West Coast -- Participant Event Material, 1993
Press Clippings, 1993
Night Without Light -- Correspondence, Press Clippings, Contact Lists, 1993
Department of Cultural Affairs -- Funding Agreement, Financial Report, 1993
Day Without Art: 5 College Student Videos about AIDS, circa 1993
Promotional Posters, 1993-1996, inclusive
Participant Survey Responses, 1993-1994, inclusive
Letterhead, Logo Graphics, circa 1994
Print Advertisements and Related, 1994
Promotional Fliers, Brochures, Forms, Press Releases, Fact Sheets, 1994
Poster Rolling Event -- Volunteer List, Notes, 1994
Correspondence, 1994
Funder List, 1994
Completed Participant Forms, Event Material (Includes Photographs), 1994
Kingwood College -- Participant Event Photographs, 1994
New York -- Participant Event Material, 1994
Wichita -- Participant Event Material, 1994
"In the Picture: The Art World Cares" Event -- Press Release, Agenda, Invitation Letters, 1994
Press Clippings, 1994
Night Without Light -- Promotional Fliers, Information Packets, Correspondence, Participant Confirmation Forms, 1994
Brochures, Fact Sheets, Press Releases, Letterhead, Logo Graphics, 1995
Print Advertisements and Related, 1995
Posters -- Original Images, Proofs, and Graphics, 1995
Correspondence, 1995
Participant Event Material, 1995
Houston -- Participant Event Information Kit, 1995
Philadelphia -- Participant Event Material (Includes Photographs), 1995
Press Clippings, 1995
Night Without Light -- Information Kit, Completed Participant Forms, 1995
World AIDS Day Resource Package, 1995-1998, inclusive
Brochure, Event Listings, Press Releases / Media Alerts, 1996
Poster Idea Graphics, 1996
PSA Material -- Print Advertisements, Letters to Potential Sponsors, 1996
Web Action Project -- Description, Promotional Material, Press Clippings, 1996
"Bardo" Project -- Proposal from The Contemporary Art Institute of New York, 1996
Participant Event Material, 1996
Press Clippings, 1996
Copies of Congress Speeches Referencing HIV, 1996
Correspondence, 1996
Night Without Light -- Completed Participant Forms, 1996
Brochure, Print Advertisements, Promotional Sticker, 1997
Poster -- "AIDS Zone", 1997
Completed Participant Forms and Event Material, 1997
Houston -- Participant Event Information Kit, 1997
Web Action Event -- Press Releases, 1997
Press Clippings, 1997
Correspondence, 1997
Time Capsule for Day Without Art Website with ArtAIDS, Creative Time, and MoMA -- Proposal, Correspondence, 1997
Print Advertisements and Related, 1998
Promotional Material, Information Kit, 1998
Poster Creation -- Notes, Correspondence, Printing Proofs, 1998
Poster Negative Sheets -- "AIDS is Over, Right?" and Other Advertisement, 1998, undated
Participant Event Material, 1998
Houston -- Participant Event Information Kit, 1998
Press Clippings, 1998
Projects in Development -- Descriptions, Letters, 1998
"A Day in the Life" Project -- Forms, Copies of Journal Entries, Sketches, 1998
"Absent Image" Project -- Description, Correspondence, 1998
The AIDS Bottle Project Sponsored by the Institute of Cultural Inquiry -- Information Packet, Letter, 1998
Exhibit -- Ricardo Morin and Niccolo Cataldi at St. Mark's -- Promotional Material, List of Artworks, Correspondence, November - December 1998
Night Without Light -- Participant Lists, Letters, Press Releases, 1998
Press Releases, Notes, Press Contact Lists, 1999
Print Advertisements and Related, 1999
Website -- Copies of Related Content, Web Action Listings, 1999
Participant Response Forms, Event Material (Includes Photographs), 1999
MoMA -- Event Material, 1999
Press Clippings, 1999
Night Without Light -- Participant Response Forms, Letters, 1999
Participant Event Material, 2000
Press Clippings, 2000
Cultural Capital/Cultural Labor Conference Panel Discussion -- Correspondence, AIDS Fact Sheet, 2000
Night Without Light -- Correspondence, Participant Response Forms, 2000
Press Releases, 2001
Participant Event Material, 2001
Award Presentation Agenda and List of Artists Lost to AIDS, 2001
House of Frame by Frame Fierce Project -- Forms, Letters, 2001
Night Without Light -- Participant Forms, Press Clipping, 2001
Participant Event Material, 2002
Press Clipping, 2002
Print Advertisements, 2003
Participant Event Material, 2004, 2009, inclusive
Print Advertisements, 2005, 2007, inclusive
Press Clippings, 2006-2010, inclusive
Participant Event Material, 2010
Screening of Untitled -- Information Kit, Event Press Release, 2011
Exhibit Photographs at Unknown Location, 2011-2012, inclusive
The Painting Center / Visual AIDS Exhibit Grant Proposal, circa 2011
Participant Event Material, 2012-2013, inclusive
Participant Event Poster, undated, inclusive
Night Without Light -- Buttons, undated, inclusive
Information Sheets, Fee Agreement Form, undated, inclusive
Unknown Event Photographs, undated, inclusive
Promotional Poster, undated, inclusive
Black Cloth Banner with White Print -- "Art is Not Enough", undated, inclusive
Series IV. Electric Blanket, 1990-1995, inclusive
Extent
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series documents Electric Blanket, a slide show art installation created by Visual AIDS to address the AIDS crisis. The installation was first projected on December 1, 1990, on the facade of Cooper Union in New York City for Day Without Art. Materials in this series include event planning files, press releases, promotional materials, press clippings, correspondence, fact sheets, and information kits. Slides and audio recordings used in the presentation are also in this series. Additionally, files related to the traveling installation include lists of venues and schedules, notes, as well as individual city files containing installation instructions, notes, promotional materials, and photographs from each event.
Press Releases, Forms, Photographs, 1990
Correspondence, 1990
Fact Sheet, Information Packs, Promotional Material, 1990
Planning Notes, circa 1990
Photographs -- Images Used in Installation, circa 1990s, inclusive
Photographs -- Crowds Viewing the First Installation in New York and Subsequent Venues, 1990, undated, inclusive
Correspondence, Release Forms, Related Photographs, 1990
Slides Used in Installation, circa 1990s, inclusive
Notes for Slides, circa 1990s, inclusive
Slides -- Steve Hart Images, 1991
Promotional / Information Kits, circa 1990s, inclusive
Speaking Engagements at Rutgers University -- Correspondence, Promotional Material, 1991, 1993, inclusive
Planning Notes, Descriptions, 1991-1993, inclusive
Photographs -- Installation Shown in Michigan, January 1992
Project Description, Promotional Material, 1992
National Endowment for the Arts Funding for Electric Blanket Tour -- Application, Final Report, 1992-1993, inclusive
List of Installation Tour Stops, 1992-1993, inclusive
Various Venues Promotional, 1992-1993, inclusive
Correspondence, 1992-1993, inclusive
Allen Frame -- Budgets, Letters, 1992-1995, inclusive
Budapest Installation -- Allen Frame and Frank Franca Correspondence and Notes, 1993
List of Artist Photographers in Show, 1993, undated, inclusive
Press / Information Kit, circa 1993
Project Description, Release Forms, and Photographs of Images Used in Installation and of Audience, circa 1993
Press Clippings, 1993-1994, inclusive
Promotional Material, 1993-1994, inclusive
Lists of Artworks and Artists, January 1994
National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Public Projects -- Letter and Slides, 1994
Project Description, Press Clippings, 1994
List of Installation Venues / Locations (1990-1994), 1994
Installation Locations -- Atlanta -- Press Release, Press Clippings, Photograph, 1994
Installation Locations -- Australia -- Letters, 1994
Installation Locations -- Baltimore -- Financial Reports, Exhibition Documentation, November 15, 1994
Installation Locations -- Birmingham -- Letter, 1995
Installation Locations -- Brooklyn -- Promotional Material, Correspondence, Press Releases, Press Clippings, July 23, 1993
Installation Locations -- Budapest -- Press Clipping, Note, 1993
Installation Locations -- Colorado -- Slide Show Story Board, Notes, circa 1992
Installation Locations -- Drexel University -- Event Announcement, March 5, 1992
Installation Locations -- Finland -- Letter, 1994
Installation Locations -- Gay Games -- Agreement, Letter, 1994
Installation Locations -- Germany -- Correspondence, Press Clipping, 1992-1994, inclusive
Installation Locations -- Glasgow, Scotland -- Project Description, Correspondence, Promotional Material, October - December 1992
Installation Locations -- Heartlove Productions -- Correspondence, 1994
Installation Locations -- Illinois State University -- Letter, Promotional Material, 1992
Installation Locations -- Jackson, Mississippi -- Press Clippings, 1992
Installation Locations -- Japan -- Correspondence, Press Clippings, Project Description, 1994
Installation Locations -- London -- Promotional Material, Correspondence, 1994
Installation Locations -- Mary Washington College -- Promotional Material, Correspondence, 1993
Installation Locations -- Memphis -- Press Release, circa 1993
Installation Locations -- Miami -- Promotional Material, Press Releases, Press Clippings, March 24, 1993
Installation Locations -- Oslo -- Correspondence, Promotional Material, 1993
Installation Locations -- Philadelphia Museum of Art -- Promotional Material, September 18, 1993
Installation Locations -- Rhode Island College -- Correspondence, Promotional Material, 1993
Installation Locations -- Seattle -- Installation Storyboard, Correspondence, Promotional Material, Press Clippings, 1992
Installation Locations -- Toronto -- Correspondence, 1991
Installation Locations -- Washington, DC -- Promotional Material, April 24, 1993
Fact Sheet, 1990s, inclusive
Installation Audio Tracks, 1990s, inclusive
Side A, Side B
Side C, Side D
Side E, Side F
Side G, Side H
Installation Audio Track, 1990s, inclusive
Installation Audio Track, 1990s, inclusive
Installation Audio Track, 1990s, inclusive
Installation Audio Track, 1990s, inclusive
Series V. The Archive Project, 1986-2013, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Visual AIDS began The Archive Project in 1994 in an effort to collect, describe, preserve, and provide access to the personal papers, audiovisual materials, publications, and ephemera created, dealing with, or collected by HIV-positive artists. Material in this series documents the formation and marketing of the Archive Project as well as planning files for exhibitions inspired by material from artists' files. This series also contains a small collection of individual artists' files containing resumes, exhibition material, and artwork images.
Arrangement
Organized into 3 subseries:
Subseries V.A. Project Documentation
Subseries V.B. Exhibits
Subseries V.C. Artists' Files
Material within these subseries are in chronological, with the exception of the last, which is in alphabetical order.
Subseries V.A. Project Documentation, 1989-2013, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains material related to the formation, administration, and marketing of the Archive Project including correspondence, promotional material, artwork image use documentation, and committee meeting minutes and notes. This subseries also contains material related to the partnership between The Estate Project and Visual AIDS which was connected to the formation of the Archive Project. Files related to use of artwork images by outside organizations are also in this subseries.
Correspondence, 1989-2003, inclusive
Information Sheet, Press Release, List, 1989-1991, inclusive
Artists' Caucus -- Meeting Minutes, Promotional Material, Documentation on Project Formation, 1990-1998, inclusive
The Archive Project Zine Drawings, circa 1990s, inclusive
Estate Project Partnership / Collaboration -- Correspondence, Promotional Material, Notes, 1991-1999, inclusive
Estate Project Partnership / Collaboration -- Artist Release Forms, Contracts and Letters Related to the Virtual Collection, 1997-1999, inclusive
Archive Slide File Forms, 1993-1995, inclusive
Proposal, 1994
NPR Show Interview -- Script, Press Clipping, Correspondence, 1995
Archive Committee -- Agenda, Notes, 1995
Archive Committee -- Agenda, Notes, Minutes, 1996
Carrie Yamaoka -- Project Letterhead and Logo Design, 1995
Print Advertisements, 1995, 1998, inclusive
Archive Project Artists' Images Used in Outside Publications, 1995-2009, inclusive
Completed Artists' Release Forms, 1996
Nick Debs Correspondence, 1996
Art Supply Service Program -- Requests, Letters, 1996, undated, inclusive
Frank Moore Party -- Correspondence, Descriptions, 1996
Tom McGovern Book Publishing Project -- Proposal, Letter, 1996
Ann Meredith Project on Lesbians with AIDS (Not Completed) -- Negatives of Images, Letters, Project Description, 1996
Speech Script from HIV Arts Network Event, May 22, circa 1997
List of MoMA Artworks by Artists with HIV / AIDS, circa 1997
In the Life Media -- Film Project Using Artwork Images from Archive -- Release Forms, 2001
Promotional Cards for the Artists' Registry, circa 2013
Subseries V.B. Exhibits, 1995-2005, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains material related to exhibitions inspired by artists with files within the Archive Project. These exhibitions highlight the value Visual AIDS places on preserving and sharing the documentary artistic record of HIV-positive artists for the purposes of awareness, advocacy, and teaching. Notable exhibitions documented in this series include Visual AIDS / Works from the Archive Project; The First 10: The Archive Project; and Lightbox: An Exhibition of the Visual AIDS Archive Project. Materials typically found in these files include promotional materials, brochures, press clippings, press releases, images of artwork, and catalogs with related work files. A significant portion of this series focuses on the 1993 exhibition shown in Boston, Arts' Communities / AIDS' Communities: Realizing the Archive Project. These files include promotional materials, press clippings, correspondence, posters, catalog drafts and final copies, installation notes, photographs, and information related to the Hunter Reynolds Memorial Dress Performance. Also of note are paper and digital files related to the "Salon: A Selection of Work by Artists from the Archive Project" event including invitations, notes, and images from the event.
Visual AIDS / Works from the Archive Project -- Information Sheet, 1995
The First 10: The Archive Project -- Booklet, March 30 - April 23, 1995
God's Love We Deliver -- Art Release Forms for Exhibit, 1995
Arts' Communities / AIDS' Communities: Realizing the Archive Project -- Promotional Material, Press Clippings, Poster, February 20 - March 3, 1996
Arts' Communities / AIDS' Communities: Realizing the Archive Project -- Hunter Reynolds Memorial Dress Performance Material, February 20 - March 3, 1996
Arts' Communities / AIDS' Communities: Realizing the Archive Project -- Visitor Count Sheets, Loan Forms, Installation Notes and Photographs, February 20 - March 3, 1996
Arts' Communities / AIDS' Communities: Realizing the Archive Project -- Catalogue Draft and Published Booklet, February 20 - March 3, 1996
Co-Curated Exhibit, A Living Testament of the Blood Fairies -- Promotional Material, Letters, Press Clippings, Poster, January - March 1997
Salon: A Selection of Work by Artists From the Archive Project Event -- Invitations, Notes, Slide Photographs, February 23, 1998
Lightbox: An Exhibition of the Visual AIDS Archive Project -- Brochures, Announcements, Artwork Images, Press Clippings, 2000-2005, inclusive
Sight of Construction -- Announcements, Press Releases, Artwork and Installation Slide Images, May 31, 2001
Subseries V.C. Artists' Files, 1986-2007, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series consists of material on the lives and work of artists with HIV/AIDS that were accumulated by the Archive Project to document those not adequately represented in the artistic community as a result of their death and the societal stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS in the late 1980s and 1990s. Artists' files typically contain statements, resumes, press clippings, and artwork images, as well as exhibition catalogs and promotional material.
Due to the sensitive nature of HIV/AIDS disclosure, individual artists' names are not listed in this inventory.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically.
