Premiere: Visual AIDS presents Meet Us Where We’re At
Sun, Nov 30, 2025
2:30–5 pm
Day With(out) Art presented by Visual AIDS
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The Susan and John Hess Family Theater is equipped with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is available.
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Floor 3, Theater
The Whitney is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2025 by presenting Meet Us Where We’re At, a program of six videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis.
Join us at 2:30 pm for a reception before the screening begins at 3:00 pm. The New York City premiere will be followed by a post-screening discussion moderated by Blake Paskal with artists José Luis Cortés, Vinicius Couto, and Camilo Tapia Flores.
Meet Us Where We’re At will feature newly commissioned videos by:
Camilo Tapia Flores (Chile/Brazil)
Camila Flores-Fernández (Peru/Germany)
Hoàng Thái Anh (Vietnam)
Kenneth Idongesit Usoro (Nigeria)
José Luis Cortés (Puerto Rico)
Gustavo Vinagre & Vinicius Couto (Brazil/Portugal).
Harm reduction has long been central to the AIDS movement through practices like needle exchange and safe injection sites, and people who use drugs have been affected by HIV since the earliest days of the epidemic. This program brings their perspectives to the forefront, amplifying the voices of drug users as storytellers, cultural producers, and essential participants in the global response to HIV.
Visual AIDS is a New York-based nonprofit that utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy because AIDS is not over. Visual AIDS is a Whitney Education Community Partner.
As this is a program centering harm reduction, it will contain depictions of sexual activity and drug use.
Note: In order to create a space that is most accessible and welcoming to those in our community who are immunocompromised, face coverings will be required to attend this event. All attendees ages two and older must wear face coverings that cover the nose and mouth.
Accessibility: All Day With(out) Art films are captioned. ASL interpretation and CART closed captioning are available for opening remarks and post screening discussion.