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DESCRIPTION:Get Out of Jail Free is a Visual Aid exhibition exploring powerful themes 
 of imprisonment as a metaphor for illness and other issues of struggle, 
 injustice and inequities in power relationships in political, social, 
 environmental and personal arenas. \n\n"The exhibition's theme was inspired 
 by seeing the 'Get Out of Jail Free' card crop up repeatedly in diverse 
 works of art in recent months," said Julie Blankenship, Executive Director 
 of Visual Aid. "In the Monopoly game we played as kids, a lucky roll of the 
 dice assigned this card to one player. The card functioned as a pass, used 
 to instantly extricate the player from dire circumstances. In this 
 exhibition, the title references how--in our darkest hour--we may begin to 
 rely on magical thinking to try and shield ourselves from trouble. We might 
 wish for a charm or envision a threshold we can step through to a parallel 
 universe without illness or homophobia, racist wars or environmental 
 degradation."\n\nCurated by Maysoun Wazwaz and the Visual Aid exhibition 
 team, the organization holds 16 exhibitions annually, showcasing work by 
 70+ member artists who suffer from disabling, life-threatening illnesses 
 such as HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and Breast Cancer. \n\n"Get Out of Jail Free 
 offers a unique opportunity for artists from the larger community to 
 participate in a Visual Aid exhibition," said Julie Blankenship. "We invite 
 artists to submit work that responds to universal themes of oppression and 
 injustice." Visual Aid has received numerous local and international 
 submissions, and is accepting art through March 30th. Email 
 staff@visualaid.org for details. This exhibition will feature 100+ small 
 digital prints, photographs, collages, paintings, drawings, prints, mixed 
 media works and sculpture. \n\nThe April 12th artists' reception will offer 
 members of the public an opportunity to view the exhibition and interact 
 with many of the artists represented in the show.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/17/18377843.php
SUMMARY:Get Out of Jail Free - Exhibition & Reception
LOCATION:Visual Aid at SFLGBT Community Center\n1800 Market Street, 3rd Floor\nSan 
 Francisco, CA 94102\n415-775-4700\nhttp://sfcenter.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/17/18377843.php
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