The Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) announced that sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on exhibit as part of planned World AIDS Day activities beginning today and continuing through Dec. 2.
This year WNCAP reached out to the WNC community, providing an opportunity for residents to request specific panels of the quilt. The response was overwhelming – mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, partners and friends sent in requests for quilt panels that memorialize their loved ones. Many of those will be included in the display.
Several new panels created for local residents will also be inducted as part of this year’s activities.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt, a “National Treasure,” is now made up of more than 44,000 panels. The Asheville exhibit is entitled “A Tapestry of Lives” and will be comprised of 160 panels. The exhibit will be at Pack Place in downtown Asheville, open to the public Monday - Saturday from 10:00-7:00, and from 10:00-5:00 on Sundays (closed for Thanksgiving). There is no charge for admission.
For more information and a complete schedule of events associated with the Quilt exhibit, go to www.WNCAP.org or call 828-252-7489.
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