Today, December 1, the Cultural Arts Building at UNCW joins museums, galleries, and arts institutions around the world to observe Day With(out) Art. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first Day With(out) Art was organized by Visual AIDS* in 1989. Coinciding with World AIDS Day on December 1, it was a call for action and mourning that would draw attention to the devastating impact of AIDS on the arts community. Hundreds of museums and galleries participated in the one-day moratorium on exhibitions, shrouding works of art and replacing them with information about the virus. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thousands of arts institutions and organizations around the world continue to unite on December 1 to demonstrate the power of art to raise awareness about the AIDS crisis, which is far from over. Since the onset of the epidemic in the early 1980s, 79.3 million people worldwide have been infected and 36.3 million have died of AIDS. In 2020, 37.7 million people were living with HIV and 1.5 million were newly infected. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To recognize Day With(out) Art 2022, a symbolic piece of fabric has been installed over a mural in the lobby and the CAB Art Gallery lights will be dimmed for the day.   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Learn more about Day With(out) Art 2021 by visiting www.visualaids.org/blog/enduring-care  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ *Visual AIDS provides free services to HIV+ artists, including artist web pages, documentation of artwork, advocacy, exhibition opportunities and Artists Materials Grants, to empower artists to create. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #DayWithoutart2022 #daywithoutart #visualaids #cabartgallery #uncwartgallery #uncwculturalartsbuilding #uncw #uncwilmington #wilmingtonnc #gallery #art #exhibition (at CAB Art Gallery at UNCW) https://www.instagram.com/p/CloqJVFPqX6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=