Photos from the opening night of the exhibit by Hal Baim
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A cultural exhibit featuring a traveling exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, red ribbon AIDS awareness pins and other memorabilia closes Aug. 5. The exhibit, “STICKS + STONES: From Pink Triangles to Gold Medals: Reclaiming Our Identity,” is being funded by a private committee and hosted by the Giloury Institute, a Chicago non-profit best known for its theatrical productions under the Silk Road Theater Project. This unique exhibit comprises three sections: ‘Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945,’ a traveling exhibition organized and circulated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; ‘Red Ribbons: To Remind Us All…,’ an extensive collection of AIDS remembrance pins, buttons, and stamps from Chicagoan Norman L. Sandfield; and ‘Gold Medals,”‘selected memorabilia from past Gay Games. STICKS + STONES welcomes visitors every day through August 5 at the Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Avenue. STICKS + STONES is hosted with the support of individual donors including Jeffrey Grinspoon & Jon Foley, Charles Katzenmeyer, and Tracy Baim. The Rubens Family Foundation is a founding donor. Chief sponsor is Windy City Times. For sponsorship opportunities, please see www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com or call (773) 871-7610.