Skidmore to observe World AIDS Day with film screening

The Tang Museum at Skidmore will observe the 22 ^nd Day With(out) Art, taking place on World AIDS Day, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, by participating in the national, simultaneous, free screenings of Untitled, a film by Jim Hodges, Encke King, and Carlos Marques da Cruz. 

Day With(out) Art  was launched by Visual AIDS in 1989 as a national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis. As the only capital district venue participating in this event, the Tang joins more than 55 major museums, arts organizations, community groups, and colleges throughout the United States in this endeavor.

Untitled isa 60-minute non-linear montage of archival and pop footage recalling the passionate activism sparked by the early years of the AIDS crisis. Viewers can visit the Untitled web site built for Day With(out) Art 2011to watch a trailer, view the list of participating venues, access the Resource Guide, respond to the film, and engage in dialogue about the work necessary to end AIDS.

The film will be screened from noon until 6 p.m. roughly each hour on the hour in the Payne Room at the Tang Museum. Refreshments will be served.A number of Skidmore student clubs and groups, including BARE,Skidmore's premier arts and literary magazine about sexuality and self-expression, will have tables set up at the event.

About Visual AIDS

Visual AIDS  utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy. Visual AIDS is the only contemporary arts organization fully committed to HIV prevention and AIDS awareness through producing and presenting visual art projects, while assisting artists living with HIV/AIDS.

About Day With(out) Art

Visual AIDS launched  Day With(out) Art  as a World AIDS Day initiative in 1989 to mourn those who died of AIDS and to promote a broader awareness of the crisis. At its heightDay With(out) Art was a collaborative project of an estimated 8,000 national and international museums, galleries, art centers, AIDS service organizations, libraries, high schools, and colleges. In 1997 a "Day Without Art" became a "Day WITH Art," to recognize and promote increased programming of cultural events that draw attention to the continuing pandemic. Though "the name was retained as a metaphor for the chilling possibility of a future day without art or artists," according to organizers, parentheses were added to the program title, Day With(out) Art, to highlight the proactive programming of art projects by artists living with HIV/AIDS, and art about AIDS, taking place around the world. Visual AIDS continues to produce a year-round program of thought-provoking exhibitions, events and artist editions promoting HIV prevention and AIDS Awareness.