The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts

Dear Carlos,

On behalf of the Board of Directors of The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to VAEA's Annual Benefit Gala Honoring Sofía Imber with the 2014 Páez Medal of Art, to be held Wednesday, November 19th 2014 at David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center in New York City.

VAEA's Gala will be a night to honor Sofía Imber and celebrate the cultures of Venezuela and The United States; the raised proceeds will go directly to VAEA's philanthropic mission of strengthening the ties of friendship between our two great nations through bi-national cultural and social programs.

I look forward to personally welcoming you to our Gala, which will surely be a night to remember!

Ali Cordero Casal, Founder / Chairman

The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts

Sofía by Ben Abounassif

Ali Cordero Casal

Chairman

The Board of Directors of

The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts

  

Reinaldo and Carolina Herrera

Gala Chairs

Richard Hall

Marisela Gonsalves

Co-Chairs

Cordially invite you to attend:

VAEA's Annual Benefit Gala

Honoring Sofia Imber with the 2014 Páez Medal of Art

Eglantina Zingg

Mistress of Ceremony

Live Musical performances by:

DJ Titina Penzini 

Ximena Borges

Manu Manzo

Wednesday, November 19th 2014

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center

61 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023 

(entrance on Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets) 

Black Tie

To Purchase Tickets

visit: http://vaearts.org/US/archives/2835

call: 917.285.8232

email: gala@vaearts.org

Sponsors and Partners

Sofia Imber

Sofia 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, Sofia helped the establishment and coordination of the cultural pages of the Venezuelan newspaper El Universal and worked with dozens of publications across the continent for more than fifty years; As a promoter of the arts, in 1973 she founded and directed for 31 years The Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas, considered to be one of the most important museums of Latin America and recognized for both the quality of its programing as well as its superb collection, which includes the works of Miró, Picasso, Botero and other world-renowned artists; Under Sofia's leadership the MACC was the first Venezuelan museum to offer a library service specializing in art, a space for artistic training for children and adults, a department of special education for the blind and a multimedia center for the arts. Most recently, the Universidad Católica Andres Bello inaugurated the Biblioteca Sofia Imber after receiving her donation of 5,000 books and catalogues, an outstanding contribution for scholars students and future generations.
Sofia Imber's passion and avid advocacy for arts and culture has undoubtedly changed the lives not only of the artists that she has promoted, but also of the millions of people whose lives were improved by having a world-class museum in Caracas.

Reinaldo and Carolina Herrera, Gala Chairs

Mr. and Mrs. Herrera perfectly embody VAEA's mission of celebrating the cultures of Venezuela and the United States 
Mr. Herrera is a renowned journalist, a special-projects editor at Vanity Fair magazine and in Venezuela he shared with Sofia Imber the famous television program "Buenos Dias".
Mrs. Herrera is a celebrated fashion designer and style icon. As a fashion designer, her contribution of timeless and elegant creations has been universally recognized and admired; As an icon, her beauty and personal aesthetic have been inspiration for many photographers including: Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, José Sigala, Victor Skrebneski, Annie Leibovitz, and Mario Testino
Mr. and Mrs. Herrera share a passion for art and philanthropy and actively support many charities and noble causes. It is acknowledging these philanthropic spirit that Reinaldo and Carolina Herrera, exemplary citizens of both countries joined VAEA as Gala Chairs to support the international recognition to the career of Sofia Imber and our mission towards U.S. and Venezuelan culture.
Photo: Reinaldo and Carolina Herrera by Jose Sigala, Hacienda La Vega, Caracas 1971

Eglantina Zingg, Mistress of Ceremony 

Throughout her successful career in entertainment, Ms. Zingg has undoubtedly become an ambassador of Venezuela's culture and an example of the beauty and talent from this great nation. VAEA is very grateful to count with her support and participation in VAEA's Gala, which will surely bring a bright spark to our most important night of celebration.

Eglantina Zingg was born in Caracas, Venezuela and is a multifaceted actor and television host.  She was most recently the host of the third season of Project Runway Latin America (GlitzTV).  More recently, Eglantina made her feature film debut in SECRETO DE CONFESIÓN directed by Henry Rivero, Produced by Edgar Ramirez and staring Juan Pablo Raba.

In addition to her entertainment career, Eglantina launched Project Peace Latin America (Proyecto Paz Latinoamérica), which promotes the values of peace through sport, music and culture in the most vulnerable communities in Latin America.

VAEA's Gala Committee 
VAEA counts with the support of an amazing group of people that are committed to the organization and have contributed to our success.

Gala Committee Members: 
Rafael & Piaspia Egañez, 2011 Gala Chairs
Marcio Souza & Maria Brito, 2012 Gala Chairs
Angel Sanchez & Christopher Coleman, 2013 Gala Chairs
Neal & Anita Slavin, 2013 Honorary Chairs
Victoria Benatar
Antonio Herrera-Vaillant & Carolina Stone de Herrera
Omar Hernandez 
Pablo Muñoz & Alice McLauglin
Cherry Nuñez 
Carlos Valedon & Titina Penzini
Nieves Puppio de Zingg

VAEA's Young Committee

VAEA is so grateful to have such an amazing group of young people enthusiastically support our organization.

VAEA's Young Committee is actively involved with VAEA, bringing energy and fresh ideas to our Gala planning and programs.

YC Members: Alejandro Jassan, Ana Teresa Yanez, Anabella Tinoco, Andrea Suels, Andres Monsalve, Claudia Torres Rondón, Daniel Mora-Brito, Daniel Salcedo, Daniela Quiroba, David Gómez-Villamediana, Diana Montero, Diego Romero, Gabriel Rivera, Mónica Sordo, Nicole Neeb, Oliver Krisch, Raul Vidal and Sara Villasmil. 

Live Musical Performances 

VAEA's Gala will surely be a night to remember and these group of talented Venezuelan performers will make sure of that. 

DJ Titina Penzini will bring her chic beats to dance the night away, while Ximena Borges, who is a 2013 VAEA Grant recipient, will show our guests the true power of her voice and Manu Manzo's latin  and jazz sound will surely keep us moving
 Video Invitation

VAEA's 2014 Annual Benefit Gala

Honoring Sofia Imber

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Mailing address: 25 Broadway, 9th Floor NYC 10004 | Phone: 917-285 8232 (vaea) 

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