Austin

In honor of National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18), artists, residents, business owners and politicians will gather for a ceremony to dedicate a 15 x 30 feet community mural entitled “Austin is Doing Something (A.I.D.S.)” designed by Carla Carr. The mural was inspired by With Me Comes A Cure, an awareness campaign of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) designed primarily to address the growing HIV epidemic among African Americans and stress the importance of developing an AIDS vaccine.

Read more at ChicagoTribune.com: “Austin mural sends message”

Residents, business owners, and artists unite to paint first-ever “With Me Comes A Cure” mural; project will be the centerpiece of planned community garden; ceremony planned for May 22

WHAT: Artists and residents of the West Side neighborhood of Austin will resume work this week on an AIDS awareness mural that will become the centerpiece of a community garden.

The 15 x 30 foot mural, “Austin Is Doing Something (A.I.D.S.),” was inspired by With Me Comes A Cure, an awareness campaign of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) designed primarily to address the growing HIV epidemic among African Americans and stress the importance of developing an AIDS vaccine.

Public art cannot only beautify, but enlighten. That’s why the AIDS Foundation of Chicago teamed with artists, business owners and community organizations to create an AIDS awareness mural in Austin, a West Side neighborhood disproportionately impacted by HIV. 

Ahhh, spring! Birds are chirping, bunnies are hopping, flowers are blooming, and kids are proming. We Condom Cupids need to gear up and help the young’n’s spread the love safely this year.

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is working with artists, business owners and community organizations to create an AIDS awareness mural in Austin, a neighborhood disproportionately impacted by HIV.  

CHICAGO – The beat and rhyme feels similar to Kanye West’s “Heartless,” a song easily recognized by Chicago youths. But instead of the rapper’s Auto-Tuned lament, we hear a young girl intoning a vital message to her peers: “How could you go unprotected/don’t you feel disrespected/being safe is priceless/you need to go get tested.”