Peace and A Cup of Joe: RED

RED: artists lifting one voice in one common thread
Peace and A Cup of Joe Cafe
713 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2007-January 11, 2008

Opening Reception: December 1, 2007 3-7 pm
The Art with Joe Series at Peace and A Cup of Joe in Baltimore Maryland presents RED.Opening on World AIDS Day, December 1st.

RED is a visual exhibition of original artwork expressing the hopes, fears, experiences dreams about the struggle with HIV/AIDS epidemic in this country and around the world. A portion of the sales of artwork for this event will be donated to CARE's I AM POWERFUL Campaign and HIV/AIDS Program and a second charity, a Baltimore based organization for the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The reception will feature an opportunity for guests to make their own postcards to express their thoughts, hopes, dreams about HIV/AIDS or to honor a loved one who has AIDS, courtesy of Creative Cause, an organization that creates campaigns for causes that change communities for good. Special guests include representatives from CARE and other organizations that will share information about how you can help fight HIV/AIDS in your communitiy or around the world.

Some of the participating artists include:
Lola Akinmade
Prudence Bonds
Sharon J. Burton
Kiesha Carroll
Patsy Cline
Cynthia Johnson
Ebony Johnson
Jennifer Judelsohn
Tina Lassiter
Paul Longanbach
Michelle d. Parrish
Marina Reiter
Aurora Rosselli
Michael Stebbins
Luba Sterlikova
Nora Stinley
Schonda Sweeney
Tanekeya Word