Since 2019 Positive East has commissioned an artist to create the official World AIDS Day RED RUN imagery: a small but meaningful contribution to the HIV community’s rich archive, and a reminder that where medicine reaches its limit, art speaks.
THIS YEAR'S COMMISSION
2026 · VISUAL ARTIST
WEDNESDAY HOLMES
Wednesday Holmes is a queer, working class illustrator and writer based in Brighton, UK. Their pen politics explore multiple identities such as queer & trans solidarity, social justice, community care and human & animal rights.
Wednesday initially started creating activist illustrations to educate and inform people about their experiences as a non-binary trans lesbian, working with community initiatives to support those they had never seen represented. Their work went viral, reaching millions.
THE COMMISSION ARCHIVE
EVERY ARTIST, EVERY YEAR
ARE YOU AN ARTIST?
MAKE THE 2027
RED RUN ARTWORK
Each year we commission one artist to create the official World AIDS Day RED RUN identity, seen by thousands in Victoria Park and across the HIV community. Tell us about your practice.
Questions? Email Ian at ian@positiveeast.org.uk