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Art Against AIDS / Art Anti AIDS

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The 5-year programme Art Against AIDS was established in 1997 by the SALUS Foundation. This project was based on the forming of competitions to solicit art focused on issues related to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and the stigma associated with these diseases. The art produced within these competitions was then used to produce printed materials to be displayed in public areas and social establishments. The project underwent a name change in what appears to be 2002, from "Art Against AIDS" to "Art Anti AIDS".
Communication Strategies
The Art Against AIDS programme began with the competition of non-professional works - posters, emblems and announcements for radio programmes adressing AIDS and STDs. The winning works were used in a poster campaign on the theme of STDs and HIV prevention. This initial project was continued in November 1998 with a sculpture competition entitled "Youth Against AIDS", in 1999 with a competition of video scripts, decorative ceramic and paintings, called "Ukraine and AIDS: Crossroad of millenniums". In 2000 and 2001, the project focused on fashion and textiles as forms for expression. In 2002, "Body Art Anti-AIDS" was the theme and title of the competition, with a focus on the human body as a canvas to visualise the issues, and a purpose of activating understanding concerning HIV prevention in Ukraine and popularising the new informational telephone hotline "AIDS INFORM". The 2003 "Theatrical Presentation of Anti-AIDS Suites" included 3-minute performances that were then filmed and presented at the XIII International AIDS Conference in Bangkok in 2004. A pantomime and photo AIDS event was held in December of 2005, including a presentation of 7 pantomime performances and 20 photos.

Some of the other printed materials that have resulted from this project are additional posters, beer pads (to protect bar-tops from moisture stains), and yearly calendars.
Development Issues
HIV/AIDS, STDs.
Key Points
The SALUS Foundation was established to meet the needs of the Western Ukraine population in the field of HIV/AIDS and STD prevention.
Sources

art'ishake, Issue No. 2, Spring 2006 and SALUS Foundation website and email from Olexandra Sluzhynska, August 30 2006.