INTRODUCTIONGALLERY

The purpose of this site is

  1. to create a community of people tranforming grief and loss into contribution and joyful participation in life.
  2. to show art created by artists who died of AIDS, artists who are surviving AIDS, and their loved ones and families.
  3. to share the art in the public domain where it can be transformed, used, enjoyed, and celebrated.
  4. to increase awareness of the scope of the artistic expression lost as a result of AIDS.

The content of the site will be graphic art work, drawings, paintings, photography and writings such as short stories, poems, and articles, as well as audio and video works. You are invited to contribute unpublished work, and work that was distributed but not commercially sold.

This site is a living place, a virtual play space where art can be posted, downloaded, shared and put to use. Come and play!

Contribution
You find yourself with a legacy of art from people who have died, contribute to this site, so that those legacies go on living.
Compassion
You are surviving AIDS, whether full blows AIDS or HIV+, or are a loved one of someone with AIDS, find and bring support.
Expression
You are creating art to express your own struggles with AIDS, share with us.
Joy
You allow yourself to be infected with the zest for life and the joys of contribution and compassionate community.

Please come and join in this work: designing and contributing to the site; refining the purpose and scope of the project; outreach efforts to invite others with an artistic legacy share the gifts they treasure.

What remains to be done:

  • create more galleries
  • create ways to make contributions and comments
  • add a guest book
  • add discussion forums
  • link to morerelated sites
  • add acknowledgements

Current Gallery Pages

Tandy Belew

Gary Wagner

For feedback and contributions of art, ideas and energy, contact Rick Eckel.
rick@rickeckel.com
541-482-4883
1977 Colestin Road
Hornbrook, CA 96044