GAY CITY NEWS: Light in the Darkness

Written By Peter Freeby
One of the LED-emblazoned trucks that was part of the NYC AIDS Memorial Arts and Education Initiative launched on December 1.

One of the LED-emblazoned trucks that was part of the NYC AIDS Memorial Arts and Education Initiative launched on December 1.

On World AIDS Day, the NYC AIDS Memorial launched its Arts and Education Initiative, with an interactive art experience, created in collaboration with artist Jenny Holzer. The event included a fleet of five trucks emblazoned with LED signs that journeyed through the city displaying a series of quotes that convey the impact, history, and ongoing battle against the AIDS epidemic worldwide. Following that dusk event, the American Run for the End of AIDS, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and the International AIDS Prevention Initiative hosted the 27th “Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil and Gathering,” also at the NYC AIDS Memorial.

Peter Freeby

I design and build books, periodicals, brand materials, websites and marketing for a range of artists, non profits and educational programs including Elizabeth Murray, Jack Tworkov, Edith Schloss, Janice Biala, Joan Witek, George McNeil, Judy Dolnick, Jordan Eagles, John Silvis, Diane Von Furstenberg, The Generations Project, The Koch Institute, The McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute and the Dow Jones News Fund.

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