15th Annual Art Auction to benefit Whitman Walker Clinic’s HIV/AIDS prevention services for communities of color

Friday, November 14
6:00 pm – VIP reception
6:30 pm – Exhibition & silent auction
7:30 pm – Live auction

Carnegie Institute of Washington
1530 P St., NW
Washington, DC

Online ticket purchase is no longer available. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.

Catalog of Artwork (PDF document)

Selected Works

Ticket Information

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsors

Status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in communities of color

• It is estimated that one in every 20 adults in the District of Columbia is infected with HIV.
• DC has the highest rate of new AIDS cases per capita in the United States – a rate 12 times the national average.
• In DC, 81 percent of all AIDS cases are among African-Americans. African-American women account for 93 percent of AIDS cases among women in the District.
• From 2001-2006, African-Americans and Latinos comprised 85 percent of newly reported HIV cases among young adults 13-29 years of age in DC.
• More than 30,000 people in the Washington Metropolitan region live with HIV and more than 15,000 live with AIDS.

How is Whitman-Walker Clinic addressing the epidemic?

• By providing comprehensive outpatient medical services, including dental care.
• With two HIV Mobile Testing Units used for testing and outreach within targeted, at-risk populations, including communities of color.
• By administering more than 13,000 free anonymous and confidential HIV tests annually.
• By ensuring the provision of culturally competent, bilingual services and client advocacy to better serve Latino and African-American communities.

For more information or to purchase tickets call (202) 797-3545 or e-mail developmentwwc.org.