Remember: An AIDS Retrospective – Photography by Award-Winning Photographer Kurt Weston
This December 1, World AIDS Day 2018, I found myself at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, attending Kurt Weston‘s show, Remember: An AIDS Memorial. I was honored and humbled at the same time to be part of the AIDS Then & Now Panel Discussion, together with esteemed individuals and renowned HIV and AIDS advocates like Philip Yeager, Executive Director/CEO at Radiant Health Centers, and Dr. William Thompson IV, infectious disease and HIV specialist. The panel discussion was moderated by Kurt Weston, award-winning Visual AIDS artist, long-term HIV and AIDS survivor, and advocate.
Here are a few images from this unforgettable World AIDS Day 2018:
On World AIDS Day 2018, award-winning photographer Kurt Weston invited me to participate in a panel discussion on the opening night of his new show Remember: An AIDS Retrospective at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Getting ready for the panel discussion on the show’s opening night. Photo by Alina Oswald.On World AIDS Day 2018, award-winning photographer Kurt Weston invited me to participate in a panel discussion on the opening night of his new show Remember: An AIDS Retrospective at Orange County Center of Contemporary Art. iPhone pano image of the art space at OCCCA. Photo by Alina Oswald.On World AIDS Day 2018, award-winning photographer Kurt Weston invited me to participate in a panel discussion on the opening night of his new show Remember: An AIDS Retrospective at Orange County Center of Contemporary Art. Kurt Weston talks about HIV, AIDS, art, and his b&w photography work. Photo by Alina Oswald.
Here are a few images of the artwork displayed on the OCCCA walls:
World AIDS Day 2018 – opening night of Kurt Weston’s new show, Remember: An AIDS Retrospective, at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Show runs 12/1/2018 – 12/29/2018. Photo by Alina Oswald.Kurt Weston photography as displayed at the OCCCA show Remember: An AIDS Retrospective (12/1/18 – 12/29/18)
And one more:
With activist Terry Roberts and activist and award-winning photographer Kurt Weston at the opening of Weston’s new show Remember: An AIDS Retrospective, running 12/1/18 – 12/29/18 at OCCCA.
Remember: An AIDS Retrospective runs from December 1, 2018, through December 29, 2018. A must-see if you find yourself in Orange County, CA this December.
Alina Oswald is a writer and photographer published nationally and internationally, covering LGBTQIA, HIV and AIDS, and COVID-19-related stories. She is the Managing Editor of A&U--Art & Understanding Magazine and the Arts Editor of Out IN Jersey Magazine. As a photographer, Alina Oswald works with small businesses and business professionals, covering portraits, events, and promotional photography. As a teaching photographer, she teaches and mentors teen and adult students. For more details, contact her at alinaoswald.com.
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Today is December 1 – World AIDS Day 2021. Here’s again a #tbt post from a few years ago.
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