Last Wednesday was World AIDs Day, where many events took place across town remembering those who have lost their lives to the disease. The annual AIDs walk and vigil was previous week as well. On Tuesday, the World AIDs Quilt was on show here at Metro Galleries at 19th and Eye Streets downtown. Names, faces and personal messages adorn the eight section of the quilt on display as part of World AIDs Day events. It is a part of art that travels the world constantly. Aimed at remembering those who have died, inspirational those living with the disease and to educate.
"We have thousands of people here in Kern County who live one way or a further with HIV," said Michael Viola, who has lived with the disease for additional than 20 years. "And just so people are bare to the education, and the awareness, that's actually the only way we can battle the ignorance." Viola know 33 of the lives that help create the quilt, 91,000 plus people in total. He calls considering the quilt bittersweet as it reminds him of lost friends. "It's a calming result being among the panels here, being among the whispers of the panels," he said.
"This is certainly something that is notable to have been brought to Bakersfield," said Bakersfield AIDs Project founder Audrey Chavez. The project along with Kaiser, community donations and Bakersfield City Councilwoman Jackie Sullivan, who's daughter Joyce's panel is among those on display nearby, helped bring part of the quilt here to help people look beyond the statistics of a disease that have impacted more than 33 million people worldwide. "It's just totally gorgeous, several of the pieces that were shaped were sewn with a lot of tears, a lot of love, and talent and are just as diverse as the population they represent," Chavez said.
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"We have thousands of people here in Kern County who live one way or a further with HIV," said Michael Viola, who has lived with the disease for additional than 20 years. "And just so people are bare to the education, and the awareness, that's actually the only way we can battle the ignorance." Viola know 33 of the lives that help create the quilt, 91,000 plus people in total. He calls considering the quilt bittersweet as it reminds him of lost friends. "It's a calming result being among the panels here, being among the whispers of the panels," he said.
"This is certainly something that is notable to have been brought to Bakersfield," said Bakersfield AIDs Project founder Audrey Chavez. The project along with Kaiser, community donations and Bakersfield City Councilwoman Jackie Sullivan, who's daughter Joyce's panel is among those on display nearby, helped bring part of the quilt here to help people look beyond the statistics of a disease that have impacted more than 33 million people worldwide. "It's just totally gorgeous, several of the pieces that were shaped were sewn with a lot of tears, a lot of love, and talent and are just as diverse as the population they represent," Chavez said.
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