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    "Day Without Art is an opportunity to remember the many lives cut short by AIDS and to reflect on the impact of this cultural loss. But it's also a day to celebrate humanity's shared artistic legacy. Although the AIDS pandemic has claimed hundreds of artists, our continued interest and appreciation for art keeps their work alive. That is something loss will never destroy." Eric Bruehl, Getty   BOSTON , Nov. 19, 2015   San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would forget. This action served as the beginning of The Names Project, also known as the AIDS Memorial Quilt. On December 1, 1998 A Day Without Art began as a National day of mourning in response to the AIDS crisis.  In 1987 a small group gathered in a   "I recently ran into the Theater Offensive's Artistic Director, Abe Rybeck; he was being honored

NEW YORK , Oct. 21, 2015 $4.4 million to support organizations fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in critical and innovative ways. The Foundation is renewing 16 grants and funding nine new organizations to scale up programs that address societal trends driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This is one of EJAF's largest grant cycles to date. / -- The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), a leader in the global effort to end AIDS, today announced a new series of grants totaling "For more than 20 years, the Elton John AIDS Foundation has been committed to confronting the HIV/AIDS epidemic where it exists," said EJAF Founder Elton John . "Our newest round of grants supports exciting and innovative projects addressing transgender health, homeless LGBT youth, the continued criminalization of HIV-positive people, and the syringe services for people who inject drugs.