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The Paez Medal of Art 2022 to Joshua Bell

The Paez Medal of Art 2022 to Joshua Bell VAEA 33rd anniversary announcement Oct 25th, 2023 Immediate Release A message from our: Chairman, Ali Cordero Casal and The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Board of Directors Advisors On June 13th 1990 VAEA was established in New York. On occasion of our 33rd anniversary we are honored to announce that The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) will present its highest award, The Páez Medal of Art 2022 to violinist Joshua Bell The vibrations on the air are the [...]

Fundación Empresas Polar The Páez Medal of Arts 2021

July 29th, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Reinaldo & Carolina Herrera Advisory Board Chairs Ali Cordero Casal Chairman The Board of Directors & Advisory Board Have the pleasure to inform you The Páez Medal of Art 2021 will be bestowed to FUNDACIÓN EMPRESAS POLAR Leonor Giménez de Mendoza and members of Fundación Empresas Polar's team This year, The Páez Medal of Art wishes to honor philanthropy, and the love for humanity reflected in its practice, as the highest form [...]

JAMES ALCOCK is one of the two recipient of VAEA’s Páez Medal of Art 2020

June 13th 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Ali Cordero Casal Chairman The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts & the Board of Directors Today we celebrate VAEA's 30th anniversary and the 230th  birth anniversary of  José Antonio Páez  with this important announcement. JAMES ALCOCK Jimmy Alcock (location), 2019. Photo by Clarissa Alcock Bronfman About James Alcock Architect Walter James Alcock Matos, also known as Jimmy Alcock, is one of the most prolific Venezuelan architects of the late 20th century. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, [...]

FRANK GEHRY is one of the two recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2020

June 13th 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Ali Cordero Casal Chairman The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts & the Board of Directors Today we celebrate VAEA's 30th anniversary and the 230th  birth anniversary of  José Antonio Páez  with this important announcement. FRANK GEHRY Frank Gehry by Alexandra Cabri About Frank Gehry Frank Gehry was born in 1929 in Toronto, Canada. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1947, where at age 18 he began his architecture studies, obtaining a Bachelor's degree from the University of [...]

JULIAN SCHNABEL is one of the two recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2019

June 13th 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Ali Cordero Casal Chairman The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts & the Board of Directors Today we celebrate VAEA's 29th anniversary and the 229th  birth anniversary of  José Antonio Páez  with this important announcement. JULIAN SCHNABEL Julian Schnabel, Paris 2016. Photo by Louise Kugelberg. The VAEA is honored to award Julian Schnabel with our highest award The Paez Medal of Art, whose contribution to the visual arts and film reflects the tremendous vitality and artistic passion of an exceptional [...]

MARGOT BENACERRAF is one of the two recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2019

June 13th 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Ali Cordero Casal Chairman The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts & the Board of Directors Today we celebrate VAEA's 29th anniversary and the 229th  birth anniversary of  José Antonio Páez  with this important announcement. MARGOT BENACERRAF Margot Benacerraf, Paris, 1959 We live in the age of images and no other medium has influenced more our perception of reality than film.  The train arriving at the station captured on camera by the Lumière brothers in 1896 took us [...]

Gustavo Dudamel is the recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2018

June 13th 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Mr & Mrs Reinaldo Herrera Chairs Board of Advisors Chairman Ali Cordero Casal and the Board of Directors Commemorating VAEA’s foundation anniversary and the 228th birth anniversary of Venezuelan independence hero José Antonio Páez, on this 13th of June 2018 we have good news to share, we are honored to announce that The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) will present its highest award, The Páez Medal of Art 2018, to: GUSTAVO DUDAMEL Gustavo Dudamel photographed [...]

Bob Colacello is the recipient of VAEA’s Páez Medal of Art 2017

New York, May 16th , 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from Mr & Mrs Reinaldo Herrera Chairs Board of Advisors Chairman Ali Cordero Casal and Board of Directors We are honored to announce that The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) will present our highest award, The Páez Medal of Art 2017 to: BOB COLACELLO Bob Colacello photographed by Jonathan Becker at Buckingham Palace For his important contribution to the arts and his broad vision of the social and cultural landscape, recording for posterity a unique time in history when [...]

Marisol Escobar is the recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2016

New York, May 2nd, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A message from our Chairman, Ali Cordero Casal We are honored to announce that The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) will present our highest award, The Páez Medal of Art 2016, for her important contribution to the arts to: Nueva York, 2 de mayo de 2016 PARA SU DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Un mensaje de nuestro Presidente, Ali Cordero Casal El Fondo Venezolano Americano para las Artes (VAEA) se enorgullece en anunciar que presentará su mayor galardón, La Medalla Páez de las Artes 2016, por su importante contribución a las artes a: [...]

Annie Leibovitz is the recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2015.

A message from our Chairman, Ali Cordero Casal VAEA’s Páez Medal of Art   The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) presented our highest award, The Páez Medal of Art 2015, for her important contribution to the arts to: Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz, New York City, 2012. Photograph by Nick Rogers.   The American photographer Annie Leibovitz’s outstanding contributions to the art of photography in her forty-year career are numerous and exceptional. Leibovitz started her artistic journey as a photographer for Rolling Stone magazine, producing many of the now iconic images of the cultural scene of [...]

Sofia Imber is the recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2014.

June 13th 2014 FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE Sofia Imber will be the recipient of VAEA’s Páez Medal of Art 2014. The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) is proud to announce that the recipient of the Páez Medal of Art 2014 will be Sofia Imber. Imber is one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of Venezuelan art and journalism, being a notable advocator for the arts in Venezuela and throughout Latin America. Imber’s contributions to the arts as a journalist, art promoter, educator and philanthropist have made her an ideal recipient of VAEA’s highest award. As a journalist, [...]

Robert Wilson is the recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2013.

The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts, VAEA is proud to announce the recipient of the Páez Medal of Art 2013 will be artist Robert Wilson. Wilson has left an indelible mark as a change agent in experimental theater; his work addresses the traditional paradigms and combines the roles of Director, writer, actor, painter, choreographer and designer. This comprehensive artist has developed his own symbolic language in the use of text and images, light and sound, generating a style that goes beyond the conventions of theater and opera. The creator of celebrated works such as Einstein on the Beach, The [...]

Carlos Cruz Diez is the recipient of VAEA’s Paez Medal of Art 2012.

Paez Medal of Art Award The Paez Medal of Art is offered once a year to an individual or group that has had an impact and contributed to the excellence, growth, support and proliferation of the arts in both Venezuela and the United States. The Medal recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments of individuals or institutions engaged in the creation and production of the arts. Annually all members of the board submit their nominations and designate the honoree.   September 24th 2012 For Immediate Release     Venezuelan Master Carlos Cruz Diez will be awarded The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts’ Paez [...]

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