Photo and Art Exhibition – Love & Health

Sponsored by the Dutch Consulate

This exhibition showcases Love & Health, and how they intertwine. No matter what your orientation is, love and health should not be taken for granted.

This show features three groups of artists who express their own interpretations of love, emotions, and the importance of health for each of them. Love comes in every form and so does art. This exhibition will show contrasting artistic techniques from Chinese Yunnan style art, oil painting to handicraft. These artists hope to share their ideas and spread awareness to the world through their art.

PAW

Positive Art Workshop was established in 2002 by Beijing Yo’An Hospital, co-founded with Jose Adab (Spain) and Diana Valarezo (Ecuador). Now it is managed by Song Penfei with the support of the Fort Trust Fund. It provides those infected with HIV and AIDS with a brand-new form of treatment through the integration of art and psychotherapy, enabling them to regain their peace of mind and return to society.

Not only do these workshops teach actual skills in painting, calligraphy and handicrafts, patients are also given the opportunity to interact with people from all ages and walks of life, express their feelings, be creative, relax, build their self esteem, and increase the social understanding of their particular situation.

Patients can also earn a basic living through the sale of artwork created at PAW and ultimately, HIV/AIDS awareness is also increased through exposure of the artwork created in the workshops.

LA LGBT Center

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center is the longest in history and biggest NGO in USA. It provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

The center advocates full access and equality for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. It has a full-time staff of more than 300 employees and volunteers over 5000 people since its establishment 40 years ago.

Joint Exhibition

The Joint exhibition is organized by PAW and LA LGBT center and currently promoted by ZuoYou Info management co., an NPO who works for LGBT benefits.

All the art work are from LGBT teenagers and PLWHA from these above two groups. The first stop of Joint Art exhibition was in LA in last June The first joint exhibition in China held in ‘Destination Bar’ in Beijing last September. It attracted more than 3000 people during 1 month show time.

Patric Purnell

Patric Purnell is a self-taught artist from the UK. He has had several art exhibitions in London in recent years, where he lived for 24 years before moving to China. His last exhibition was in 2006 at The River House Trust in London, a support centre for men, women, and children living with HIV.

Patric has collected HIV-related literature over the years from the LGBT community in London. His first boyfriend died of AIDS-related complications in the 1980’s. Consequently, his art work reflects the struggle people in his life have had to go through nursing terminal illnesses!

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is the world’s premiere figure drawing organization. With over 140 branches internationally, Dr. Sketchy’s is a life-model sketching party with a burlesque twist. Attendees draw glamorous, gregarious performers, compete in wacky contests, and win sponsor-donated prizes while sharpening their skills and supporting Shanghai’s greater creative community.

The pieces seen here were submitted from a group of over 120 artists who took part in our two-day February event, DragLove. Presented in association with ShanghaiPRIDE, DragLove featured 390 Bar’s November drag competition winner Pearl Fauxnoir and raised over 4000 RMB for PRIDE6.

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Photo Exhibition Opening Party

When

2014-06-12 22:00

Where

Shanghai Studio – No. 4, 1950 Huaihai Middle Road (near Tianping Road), Xuhui District

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Art Exhibition