Exhibit: The 15th Anniversary of the Beyond the Names Project Quilt
The Women's Health Project of UHS and The Everywoman's Center Present: The 15th Anniversary of the Beyond the Names Project Quilt.
From 1992 to 1998 more than 1,000 students addressed the statement “This is how I feel about HIV and AIDS” by creating squares, which were sewn into quilts. A collection of these panels will be on display Nov. 5 – 9 at UMass Amherst’s Student Union Gallery, hours are Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
An opening reception Nov. 6 from 5 – 7 p.m. will feature UHS health educator and alumna Amanda Collings Vann, M.Ed., discussing the project’s history and an overview of the university’s HIV/AIDS education initiatives. Assistant Professor of Microbiology and alumna, Wilmore C. Webley, Ph.D. will be speaking on the current state of HIV/AIDS in the United States, focusing on HIV/AIDS in the African-American community. The Not Ready for Bedtime Players, UMass Amherst’s award-winning sex education theatre troupe will perform several skits. The Players began in 1998 as The AIDS Follies, blending facts and entertainment to raise awareness. Information on HIV/AIDS and safer sex, and giveaways will also be available all week at tables staffed by UHS' Peer Health Educators and Women's Health Project Volunteers. Throughout the week, gallery visitors can add their voices to the project by creating their own quilt square.
This event is co-sponsored by the Women's Health project at UHS and The Everywoman's Center. This event is made possible by The UMass Arts Council, The GSS, and The SGA.
Directions & Parking
The Student Union Building is in the central area of the UMass campus. The Art Gallery is on the first floor of the Student Union, located on the South Side the Building, across from Earth Foods and the Cape Cod Lounge. Parking is available in the adjacent Campus Center Parking Garage.