Submit names for Worlds AIDS Day remembrance by Nov. 30

A Worlds AIDS Day commemoration will begin at 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, at CAMP Rehoboth, when participants will walk together in a group to attend a service of hope and remembrance at All Saints’ Church, 18 Olive Ave., Rehoboth Beach.

Names of those who have passed away from AIDS will be displayed. Anyone who wishes to add a name to be remembered should send it by Wednesday, Nov. 30, to Amber Lee at amber@camprehoboth.com.

For this year’s observance, CAMP Rehoboth is honored to host a section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt which will serve as a powerful visual backdrop as participants remember the many lives lost to AIDS and reflect on the continuing impact today.


For those who cannot attend the service, two additional opportunities to view the AIDS Quilt while it is on display at All Saints’ Church will be offered, from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, and from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 3.

An exhibition titled ART & AIDS, A Story to Be Told, will open in the CAMP Rehoboth gallery on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. The exhibition’s purpose is to promote dialogue and raise awareness. The complicated stories of HIV/AIDS comprise devastation, loss, anger and isolation, as well as survival and hope.
 


ART & AIDS, A Story to Be Told will include works by documentary photographer Vincent Cianni. His personal experience stems from being a buddy early on for people stricken with the illness, and providing care to partners and friends. He joined ACT UP to demonstrate against the inefficiencies that were prevalent during the early years. Cianni’s photographs transcend the nostalgic – they are collectively relevant.

Six community artists – Daniel Bartasavich, Robert Fleming, Mary Gilligan, Jane Knaus, Karen Laitman and Leslie Sinclair – are exhibiting relevant works that explore AIDS-related themes, including the promise to protect and provide, redemption through love, stigma, survival and more.



ART & AIDS will be on display at CAMP Rehoboth through Thursday, Jan. 6.

To learn more, go to camprehoboth.com.