UCSF Alliance Health Project Continues to Defy Odds with 28th Annual Art for AIDS Fundraiser
The UCSF Alliance Health Project (AHP) continues to defy odds 40 years later with its 2024 Art for AIDS fundraiser that will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building. This year, Art for AIDS will honor AHP’s 40th anniversary and showcase 165 contemporary and modern art pieces donated by artists, galleries, and collectors from around the country.
“Art for AIDS is made possible through the dedicated and generous efforts of local artists and through the hard work of our AHP staff and community of volunteers,” said AHP Director William Hua.
“Year after year, Art for AIDS raises critical funds to serve the most vulnerable in our vibrant communities in San Francisco, making this event such an important part of AHP’s remarkable 40-year history of meeting the mental health and wellness needs of HIV-affected and LGBTQ+ community members.”
Art for AIDS continues to serve as one of San Francisco’s premiere art events, attracting sophisticated art patrons, buyers, and donors. Guests at this year’s event can expect an exciting live art auction on Sept. 14, with talented auctioneer Theresa Ferrell and our dynamic returning hosts Sister Roma and Paul Henderson. The event will also feature a lively atmosphere complete with food from Blue Heron Catering, cocktails, wine, complimentary valet service, and live music from DF Productions Live Band.
This year, Art for AIDS returns to the Pritzker Building on UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus, symbolizing the inclusive spirit of UCSF and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’ commitment to care. The Pritzker building’s soaring five-story atrium, large windows and white-oak floors will be transformed into a breathtaking gallery space. Art for AIDS guests can expect to be welcomed into an open, airy, beautifully designed space while raising money to benefit AHP, a community-based organization offering mental health, substance use, and sexual health services to the LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected communities.
In partnership with a diverse range of community supporters from across AHP’s 40-year history, there is a shared message of hope for clients facing social injustices like discrimination, HIV stigma, racism, homophobia, and transphobia.
Buy your tickets today. Early bird pricing ends on Wednesday, Aug. 28. For more information, visit https://alliancehealthproject.ucsf.edu/art-aids-2024.
Art for AIDS
Art for AIDS raises critical funds for the mental health and wellness of HIV-affected and LGBTQ+ community members at Alliance Health Project. Your sponsorship means more help, more services, and more care provided to clients in crisis, those with mental illness, HIV, and those who are homeless or coping with substance use disorders. For more information, visit https://alliancehealthproject.ucsf.edu/art-aids-2024.
UCSF Alliance Health Project
The mission of the UCSF Alliance Health Project is to support the mental health and wellness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and HIV-affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives. For more information, visit https://alliancehealthproject.ucsf.edu/.