Gallery Delta will from January 28 to February 1 hold an exhibition on HIV and Aids awareness.
BY TATENDA KUNAKA
A Designing Hope initiative, the exhibition is meant to educate and create awareness on HIV and Aids through artifacts.
The gallery collaborated with the National Aids Council (NAC) and Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) to hold the exhibition as a project on HIV prevention for young people in Zimbabwe.
Gallery assistant director Gina Maxim said all was set for the exhibition.
“The artists are ready to showcase their works.Some of the art works that will be on display are paintings, sculptures and drawings,” said Maxim.
“Some of the artists who were selected to showcase their works include Mercy Moyo, Munyaradzi Mazarire, Gareth Nyandoro, Anusa Salanje and Isheanesu Dondo, among others.”
The 10 artists showcasing at the exhibition were selected through a competition.
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This will be the gallery’s first exhibition of the year. Designing Hope (Dessine I’Espoir) is a French based non-governmental organisation (NGO), which runs awareness campaigns and community projects for people affected by HIV and Aids, mainly in southern Africa since 2003.
Visuals associated with awareness messages have been used in many ways — printed on posters and on millions of condom packs distributed in six countries.
More than 120 artists who specialise in different forms of art have participated at Designing Hope campaigns emphasising the universal need for love and support regardless one’s HIV and Aids status.
The art works from Designing Hope have also been exhibited in Europe. In 2005 Designing Hope launched the campaign message “I Love You Positive or Negative” to promote love and respect.
The message was aimed at fighting stigma and discrimination that some people living with HIV and Aids still experience in their families, workplaces and communities.
The message has been spread through national networks as well as in rural communities using outreach programmes, open air theatre plays, screenings and support groups’ animations.
