The A&U Digital Archive

Those of you familiar with my work might remember that I worked for an HIV-focused national publication for almost 20 years. Then, in 2022, the publication A&U: Art & Understanding Magazine (also known as America’s AIDS Magazine) folded.

My overall experience with Art & Understanding was bittersweet. Some memories I thought I’d buried and never revisit again kept resurfacing.

Yet, a few months ago, a good memory resurfaced. Reconnecting and collaborating again with some of the creatives I used to work with at A&U felt good; it brought back some of the good times of art and understanding.

This renewed collaboration made possible, at least in part, the new A&U digital archive, as complete as it can be, now available on JSTOR.

Check it out here.

As always, thanks for stopping by,

Alina Oswald