I’m Dave Harper, a cultural programmer, historian, and seasoned nonprofit executive based between New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.

For the past two decades, I’ve worked across contemporary visual art, performance, and HIV/AIDS activism, building programs that center artists, community, and collective memory, often in public space. My focus is on overlooked histories and the intersections of culture and social change.

I’m currently the Executive Director of the New York City AIDS Memorial.

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