LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN Valentine Exhibition Reporting by Caitlin Crews
“HIV/AIDS is not the end, having no hope is. Our hope is through love and everything you see here” –Joyce McDonald LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN in its third year gathered on January 18th at Dieu Donné’s studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to create three paper-making valentine workshops over the course of one day. In collaboration Visual AIDS, the Fire Island Artist Residency, Dieu Donné and
the International Community of Women Living With HIV (ICW) gathered artists and women living with HIV to create 300 handmade Valentine’s Day cards with personalized messages that would be delivered anonymously. These gestures of love and support are in response to help lessen the stigma surrounding women living with HIV both locally and internationally. This project has seen growth over the years with participants, with both artists and women living with HIV being deeply involved in the card making process. With active members that continue to serve as a support system for this marginalized and underrepresented group of women.
