| Show World AIDS Day Press Release The Salt Lake Arts Council will again join artists arts organizations organizations organizations or or- and community groups throughout the United States in focusing attention on the needs of people with AIDS and the devastation AIDS has inflicted inflicted inflicted in in- on society World AIDS Day also known in the U United ni ted States as Day Without Art recognizes the need for action to find a cure and to care for people living with AIDS It also broadens the effort to educate educate educate edu edu- cate the public about HIV tion Twenty-six Twenty Salt Lake galleries and museums including the City Arts Councils Council's Finch Lane Gallery Gallery Gallery Gal Gal- lery will be participating in this event by removing or shrouding works of art on December 1 But many Salt Lake Gallery Association Association Association tion members will be open from 6 to 9 pm p.m. for the annual Holiday Gallery Stroll A number of other events are planned in Salt Lake City A Candlelight Vigil will be held at atthe atthe atthe the State Capitol Building from to 6 pm p.m. A free Ecumenical Service of Celebration and Remembrance involving many arts political and ecclesiastical leaders is scheduled at the First Baptist Church S 1300 E beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning at pm p.m. with prelude music and followed by a 7 pm p.m. service The Utah Film Video Center Center Center Cen Cen- ter is presenting a screening of film director Kermit Coles Cole's Living Proof HIV and the Pursuit Pursuit Pursuit Pur Pur- suit of Happiness 8 pm p.m. at the Salt Lake Art Center Bell by area churches churches churches chur chur- ches at 1 15 pm p.m. will symbolize 15 IS years of the AIDS epidemic Many local private clubs and bars will schedule a pause in the music and dim the lights at mid mid- night The Utah AIDS Foundation Foundation Foundation tion is also coordinating displays displays displays dis dis- dis- dis plays of Quilt Panels and entries in the annual statewide AIDS Poster Competition details As well many institutions institutions institutions and organizations throughout the state are coordinating coordinating coordinating coor coor- World AIDS Day ob ob- ob- ob Nationally New York-based York Visual The AIDS Archive Project has documented the work of over 75 visual artists living with HIV AIDS in addition to initiating initiating initiating ing a computer archive of this work and the work of artists who have died from HIV The Archive Project is one of numerous programs including Night Without Light the Ribbon Project the Electric Blanket sponsored ny Visual AIDS General information about AIDS Day is available from Utah 1 AIDS Foundation at |
