GMHC’s “Art & AIDS: 30 Years” Celebrates the Power of Art in the Epidemic by Angela Leroux-Lindsey On the eve of World AIDS Day, the Leslie/Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York hosted an opening reception for “Art & AIDS: 30 Years,” a gallery exhibit featuring a stunning array of work produced by artists who are living with HIV. The gallery was packed with people eager to celebrate the talented and inspiring artists represented, and also to support a renewed commitment to [...]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been popping up on cable, satellite, and digital video-on-demand providers. Throughout the month of November, on-demand users could rent any of Magic Johnson’s selections thanks to Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and, in turn, Warner Bros. donated a portion of the proceeds to The Magic Johnson Foundation (MJF). That AIDS awareness and the empowerment of urban youth are able to find their way to viewers browsing through movie titles is a testament to the power of the NBA legend to combine popular [...]

GMHC in partnership with Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation present Art & AIDS: Loving Life, An Exhibition of the Humanity, Spirit and Love of Artists Living with HIV & AIDS. Curated by Osvaldo Perdomo and David Livingston, the exhibition will feature painting, photography and drawing by forty-five artists, including George Towne, Eric Rhein, Shangaboy, Loreen Bryant, and Brian Crede. An opening reception will take place on Tuesday, Oct 26, (6-8 p.m.) at the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation, 26 Wooster Street (between Canal & Grand), in Manhattan’s [...]