About this Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Lily and Earle M. Pilgrim Art Foundation Announces World AIDS Day 2026 Programming in Washington, D.C.WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 30, 2026 — The Lily and Earle M. Pilgrim Art Foundation, in collaboration with the David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House and Archives at Walbridge, announces a comprehensive slate of public programming for World AIDS Day / Day With(out) Art 2026 on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.The day’s events will feature the presentation of Visual AIDS’ seeds in a dying colony, a special curator-led educational program highlighting artists in the foundation's collection impacted by HIV/AIDS, an official poster display, and an evening community reception and screening.The complete schedule of events for Tuesday, December 1, 2026, includes:
- Day With(out) Art 2026 Poster Display: AIDS is Over, Right?
- Location: Mt. Pleasant Library & David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House and Archives at Walbridge
- Looping Presentation: seeds in a dying colony
- Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Location: David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House and Archives at Walbridge, 3229 Walbridge Pl. NW, Washington, DC 20010
- Educational Public Program & Curator Tour
- Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Details: Curator talk with Peter Stebbins spotlighting artists in the collection impacted by HIV/AIDS, with special focus on David Bethuel Jamieson and Jerald Loud, Jr.
- Location: David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House and Archives at Walbridge
- In-Person Screening: seeds in a dying colony
- Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Location: Mt. Pleasant Library, Meeting Room 1, 3160 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20010
- Details: A dedicated screening of four newly commissioned short videos by international artists Edgar Hudson, Bruna Kury and Matheus Mello, Sido Lansari, and Micaela Cyrino, exploring the global afterlives of colonialism and the ongoing HIV epidemic.
- Community Forum, Reception & Special Screening
- Time: 8:00 PM onward
- Location: David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House and Archives at Walbridge
- Details: A public gathering and community reception featuring discussion, continuing looping presentations of seeds in a dying colony, and a special screening of the landmark 1992 documentary Funebration directed by Maureen Leak.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information or media inquiries, please contact [email protected] or visit The Lily and Earle M. Pilgrim Art Foundation.
About The Lily and Earle M. Pilgrim Art Foundation
The Lily and Earle M. Pilgrim Art Foundation promotes the visual art of the African diaspora, an appreciation of artists who lack public recognition, and public access to art through best practices in preservation and placement of culturally important artworks.
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Event venue & nearby stays
David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House at Walbridge and The Mt. Pleasant Library, 3229 Walbridge Place Northwest, Washington, United States
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