To accompany their exhibitions of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, the Artists Archive of the Western Reserve and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland will come together to host two collaborative story sharing programs.

The first, on Saturday, September 25, will be held at the Artists Archive of the Western Reserve during their CONVERGE exhibition of Ohio LGBTQ artists while the second, taking place on December 1, 2021, World AIDS Day, will be located in moCa’s first floor atrium in conjunction with the museum’s presentation of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt.

HIV/AIDS has touched the lives of so many in Northeast Ohio. Grounded in the practices of community-building and healing, these unique programs will be structured as inclusive story sharing circles.

The December 1st program will be facilitated by Jen McMillen Smith, a Social Work Specialist in the Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease at MetroHealth and coordinator of MetroHealth’s biennial exhibition of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. McMillen Smith graciously facilitated the display of panels of the AIDS Quilt at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve as part of their CONVERGE exhibition of Ohio LGBTQ+ art and served as a liaison to MetroHeatlh’s partnership in the show.

All are welcome to join these discussions and share their memories and experiences with the disease in a safe and nurturing environment. *Attendance is limited and advance registration is required*

To protect the safety of our communities, masks will be required.