{"id":16720,"date":"2022-10-22T11:09:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T15:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/?p=16720"},"modified":"2022-10-23T19:21:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T23:21:18","slug":"vaeas-fundacion-empresas-polar-gala-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/vaeas-fundacion-empresas-polar-gala-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"VAEA&#8217;s Fundaci\u00f3n Empresas Polar Gala Invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-center\"><div align=\"center\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">VAEA&#8217;s Gala and Award Ceremony honoring Fundaci\u00f3n Empresas Polar<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">December 15th, 2022<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomout\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/paezhorizontal.jpg\" width=\"586\" height=\"186\" alt=\"\" title=\"paezhorizontal\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-16169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/paezhorizontal-200x63.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/paezhorizontal-400x127.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/paezhorizontal.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#bf930d;border-top-width:7px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-center\"><div align=\"center\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; margin: 0px;\"><strong>HONORING<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LeonorGimenez.png\" width=\"367\" height=\"366\" alt=\"\" title=\"LeonorGimenez\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-16681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LeonorGimenez-200x199.png 200w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LeonorGimenez.png 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Leonor Gimenez de Mendoza<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">President\/Founder<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">Fundaci\u00f3n Empresas Polar<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/archives\/16675\">Press Release<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#bf930d;border-top-width:1px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><strong>Reinaldo &amp; Carolina Herrera<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\">The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\"><strong>Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1;\"><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\"><strong>Advisory Board<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><strong>Ali Cordero Casal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\">The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">Chairman<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">Board of Directors<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><strong>Luis R. Cancel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\">VAEA New Rochelle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">Executive Director<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><strong>Amb. Michael Skol<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\">The Venezuelan American Association of the U.S.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">President<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><strong>Rafael de la Fuente<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">Master of Ceremony<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#bf930d;border-top-width:1px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><p align=\"center\"><strong>GALA COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Vicente P\u00e9rez Davila y Elisa Mendoza de P\u00e9rez<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Eduardo G\u00f3mez Sigala y Leonor Mendoza de G\u00f3mez<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Lorenzo Mendoza Gim\u00e9nez y Mar\u00eda Alexandra Pulido de Mendoza<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Juan Sim\u00f3n Mendoza Gim\u00e9nez y Cristina Pe\u00f1a de Mendoza\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><p align=\"center\">Andr\u00e9s Caldera Pietri y Maria Claudia Brice\u00f1o de Caldera<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Axel Stein<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Dani Bedoni<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Carlos Eduardo &amp; Mariela Hellmund<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Adam Stoltman<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ross Michaels<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">J\u00f6rg &amp; Yuni Starke<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Titina Penzini &amp; Carlos Valedon<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ricardo Jaimes-Branger<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&amp; Antonio Vasco<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Gabriel Rivera Barraza<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">John G. Heimann &amp; Maria Cristina Anzola<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ibel Chely Depablos<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Mitri El Homsi Jr<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&amp; Mariela Saad El Homsi<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Carlos-Ivan Lopez &amp; Gabriela Ter\u00e1n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Marcial Gonzalez Verjel<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h3 align=\"center\"><em><strong>Have the pleasure to invite you to the award ceremony honoring<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\"><strong>Fundaci\u00f3n Empresas Polar<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\"><strong>with<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><em><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\"><strong>The P\u00e1ez Medal of Art<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/monadas-300x271.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#bf930d;border-top-width:1px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 1;\"><strong>Thursday, December 15, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">7:00 pm Cocktail<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">8:00 pm Dinner &amp; Award Ceremony<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 1;\">10:00 pm After Party<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\"><strong>David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\"><strong>61 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 1;\"><strong>(Entrance on Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Street)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\"><strong>Dress Code:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 1;\">Black-Tie<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\"><strong>Music:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Dj Titina Penzini<\/p>\n<p>Crooner Jean Faraone<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 1;\"><strong>Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; 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Z\u00e1rraga, Executive Assistant<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Maria Fernanda Rodriguez, Gala Planner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Oliver Krisch, Photography &amp; Video<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Diego Rooks, Voiceover &amp; Audio Development<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Victoria Cordero, Tables<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Ludwin Perales, Executive Assistant, Caracas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Betty Richards, Padrino Grant Coordinator<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0;\">Mariela Saad , Museum Development<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 1;\">David Fragoso, Art Installations, New Rochelle<\/p>\n<p>For questions, inquiries or for more information about sponsorship oportunities contact us at\u00a0<strong>gala@vaearts.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press Kits request at\u00a0<strong>contact@vaearts.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper 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class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-round button-large button-custom button-1\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.donatevaea.org\/lite-ui\/?controller=tickets\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS &amp; TABLES HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#bf930d;border-top-width:1px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-sep-none fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\">About the P\u00e1ez Medal of Art<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p>The\u00a0P\u00e1ez Medal of Arts\u00a0is awarded by The\u00a0Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts\u00a0(VAEA)\u00a0and\u00a0presented once a year to an individual or group that has had an impact and contributed to excellence, growth, support and the proliferation of the arts and culture in Venezuela and the United States.\u00a0It is named in honor of\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Antonio P\u00e1ez, leader of the\u00a0Independence of Venezuela, who lived in exile during his last years in\u00a0New York, and where he became a philanthropist.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/paez-medal-of-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of Recipients<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border: hidden;\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Fundaci\u00f3n Empresas Polar (2021)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">James Alcock (2020)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Frank Gehry (2020)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Julian Schnabel (2019)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Margot Benacerraf (2019)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Gustavo Dudamel (2018)<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Bob Colacello (2017)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Marisol Escobar\u00a0(2016)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Annie Leibovitz (2015)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Sof\u00eda Imber (2014)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Robert Wilson (2013)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9924;\">Carlos Cruz-Diez (2012)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left; margin: 1; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paez_Medal_of_Art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the History of the P\u00e1ez Medal of Art<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" 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data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\">The VAEA Art Store<\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\">We are pleased to announce our online platform will be selling a collection of art curated by Mariela Saad El Homsi.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/ArtStore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to access the collection<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #bf930d;\"><strong>This initiative will support the construction of VAEA New Rochelle Arts Center<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-3 fusion-gallery-layout-grid\" style=\"margin:-5px;\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-04-200x334.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-04-400x669.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-04-600x1003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-04-800x1337.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-04.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 824px) 363px, (min-width: 732px) 545px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-06.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[6c8d2c92fdf10677019]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-06-400x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"M de la Fuente Mujer desvistiendose 06\" aria-label=\"M de la Fuente Mujer desvistiendose 06\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-16220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-06-200x334.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-06-400x669.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-06-600x1003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-06-800x1337.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M-de-la-Fuente-Mujer-desvistiendose-06.jpg 1060w\" 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