{"id":8068,"date":"2015-11-03T16:11:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T21:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/?p=8068"},"modified":"2018-03-15T00:51:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T04:51:44","slug":"vaeas-annual-benefit-gala-11182015-david-rubenstein-atrium-at-lincoln-center-honoring-annie-leibovitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaearts.org\/US\/vaeas-annual-benefit-gala-11182015-david-rubenstein-atrium-at-lincoln-center-honoring-annie-leibovitz\/","title":{"rendered":"VAEA’s Annual Benefit Gala 11\/18\/2015 @ David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center honoring Annie Leibovitz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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VAEA would like to give a special thanks to all our friends that joined us for VAEA\u2019s Annual Benefit Gala Honoring Annie Leibovitz with the 2015 Paez Medal of Art.<\/p>\n

Our immense gratitude to VAEA’s Gala Leadership: Honorary Chairman Philippe de Montebello, Gala Chairman Edgar Ramirez, Co-Chairs W.M. Hunt and J\u00f6rg Starke, Gala Committee Chairs Alice McLaughlin and Andres E. Rodriguez and Young Committee Chairs Sara Cristina Villasmil and Conrado Veliz for their invaluable support.<\/p>\n

Thanks to our fantastic Masters of Ceremony Eglantina Zingg and Boris Izaguirre, \u00a0DJ Jorge Bustillos and the Papel\u00f3n con Lim\u00f3n band for sharing their talents and making VAEA\u2019s celebration a night to remember.<\/p>\n

We also want to thank VAEA’s Gala and Young Committees for their dedication, as well as our staff and volunteers.<\/p>\n

And finally our gratitude to our sponsors and partners for your continued support:\u00a0Santa Teresa Rum<\/a>,\u00a0ACC Brokers<\/a>,\u00a0The Chill Concept<\/a>,\u00a0Frames & Fortune<\/a>,\u00a0Ray Productions<\/a>,\u00a0GRB Communications<\/a>, Sara Cristina<\/a> &\u00a0\u00a0Kalamata Capital<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ali Cordero Casal<\/h3>\n

Chairman<\/h5>\n

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The Board of Directors of<\/h3>\n

The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts<\/h5>\n

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Philippe de Montebello<\/h3>\n

Honorary Chairman<\/h5>\n

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Edgar Ramirez<\/h3>\n

Gala Chairman<\/h5>\n

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W.M. Hunt<\/h3>\n

Jorg Starke<\/h3>\n

Gala Co-Chairs<\/h5>\n

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VAEA’s Annual Benefit Gala<\/h3>\n

Honoring Annie Leibovitz with the Paez Medal of Art<\/h3>\n
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\u00a0\"2012\u00a9ANNIE_LEIBOVITZ\"<\/p>\n

Wednesday, November 18th 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center<\/strong>
\nBroadway between 62nd and 63rd streets,\u00a0New York City<\/p>\n

Black Tie<\/strong><\/p>\n

The VAEA’s Gala Committee<\/h3>\n

Alice McLaughlin<\/b><\/p>\n

Gala Committee Chairwoman<\/p>\n

Andres E. Rodriguez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gala Committee Chairman<\/p>\n

Reinaldo & Carolina Herrera, VAEA’s 2014 Gala Chaira<\/p>\n

Angel S\u00e1nchez & Christopher Coleman, VAEA’s 2013 Gala Chairman<\/p>\n

Marcio Souza & Mar\u00eda Brito de Sousa, VAEA’s 2012 Gala Chairs<\/p>\n

Rafael & Piaspia Ega\u00f1ez, VAEA’s 2011 Gala Chairs<\/p>\n

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Victoria Benatar, Ricardo Brunstein, Nina Fuentes, James Goldschmidt, Omar Hern\u00e1ndez, Antonio Herrera-Vaillant & Carolina Stone de Herrera, Andr\u00e9s Landino, Edward Mapplethorpe, Nieves Puppio de Zingg, Gabriel Rivera-Barraza, Neal & Anita Slavin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The VAEA’s Young Committee<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Sara Cristina Villasmil<\/b><\/p>\n

Young Committee Chairwoman<\/p>\n

Conrado V\u00e9liz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Young Committee Chairman<\/p>\n

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Lara Alcantara, Coromoto Atencio, Jorge Bustillos, Manuel Grande Boggio, Matthew Hars, Pablo Maes, Daniel Mora-Brito, Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Morr, Adriana Osorio Lugo, Bernardo Ortiz, Manuel Quintana, Jes\u00fas Reyes, Daniel Salcedo, M\u00f3nica Sordo, Melisa Socoro and Andrea Suels.<\/p>\n

Benefit Auction<\/h3>\n

VAEA\u2019s Annual Benefit Gala Auction features the work of international contemporary artists to benefit VAEA’s mission of strengthening the ties of friendship between USA and Venezuela through bi-national cultural and social programs. Established in New York in 1990, VAEA gives critical support to artists and institutions, promotes artists in their curated Artists\u2019 Registry, and offers museums visits to hundreds of children, among other programming.<\/p>\n

Auction ends December 1st.<\/p>\n

Lara Alcantara, Romulo Avenda\u00f1o, Muu Blanco, Deborah Castillo, Malika Cosme, Diana Gomez, Matthew Hars, Joseph Imhauser, Oliver Krisch, Alejandra Loreto, Cristina Matos-Albers, Jean Nouel, Maria Octavio, Tomas Opitz, Elena Pastor, Rolando Pe\u00f1a, Arsenio Reyes, Luigi Rodriguez, Neil Slavin, Ani Villanueva, Efrain Vivas & Antonieta Zerr\u00e9.<\/p>\n

To visit VAEA’s Benefit Auction with Paddle 8\u00a0click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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