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Press Contact: Kavya Rajan for IAAC
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Arts Auction and Fashion Show for Tsunami Aid

New York (IAAC, Inc.), January 25, 2005 - The Indo-American Arts Council and Christie's auction house are hosting a gala benefit dinner on Friday, February 4, 2005, at 7 p.m. for victims of the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster with performances by dance troupe THRESH and comedian Daniel Nainan; a fashion show by celebrity designer Anand Jon; and a live auction of donated art. Speakers include author/Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Shashi Tharoor.

The Tsunami Disaster Benefit will be held at Christie's auction house at 20 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan.

The IAAC Tsunami Disaster Benefit will direct 100 percent of proceeds to the tsunami affected areas, through the American India Foundation (http://www.aifoundation.org/) and Acumen Fund (http://www.acumenfund.org/).  All contributions are tax deductible.  All space, services, food, wine, and artwork are donated by generous contributions from sponsors.  Performances by high-profile artists are given free-of-charge to benefit the cause.  Food will be catered by Bukhara Grill and wine by Bilimoria Wines.

Christie's is graciously hosting the event and providing full support without charge.  The live auction will be conducted by Hugo Weihe, International Specialist Head of Indian and Southeast Asian Art at Christie's.

Artists include Salma Arastu, Lisa Barsumian, Natvar Bhavsar, James Brown, Bivas Chaudhuri, Peter Dayton, April Gornik, Murali Harathi, Anand Jon, Satish Joshi, Reeta Karmarkar, Sohan Qadri, Krishna Reddy, Mattieu Ricard, Michelle Suna, and Anna Walinska.

Dance troupe THRESH, led by Preeti Vasudevan, will present "Tides of the Moon," a piece about the continuum of life at the threshold of death in dedication to lives lost in the tsunami disaster.  Celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon, whose designs Women's Wear Daily has called "functional luxury," will showcase a sample of his collection during the course of what promises to be an extremely exciting evening.  His celebrity clients include Paris Hilton, Donald Trump, Bruce & Patti Springsteen, and Alanis Morrissette.  Also performing will be part-Indian, part-Japanese standup comic Daniel Nainan (most recently seen on NBC's "Last Comic Standing.")

Tickets are $500 per head; tables are $5000, $10,000, and $20,000.  The goal for the evening is to raise $500,000 to benefit tsunami victims.

The Indo-American Arts Council is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit arts organization charged with the mission of promoting the awareness of Indian and cross-cultural art forms in North America (performing, visual, literary, folk art).  In addition, our souls react to human crises and we have raised awareness and essential funds through the arts for the Gujarat earthquake, Maharashtra earthquake, communal riots in India, 9/11, and now the tsunami disaster.

Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's, the world's leading auction house, is a name and a place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service, and international glamour.  Christie's conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th and 19th centuries, and today remains the world's most potent marketplace for buying and selling art, offering close to 1,000 sales annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewelry, photographs, collectibles, wine, cars and more.  Christie's has 90 offices in 30 countries and 14 salerooms around the world, including New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Geneva, and Hong Kong.

PRESS CONTACT:
Kavya Rajan for IAAC

thekavya@yahoo.com / (917) 603-9139

MORE INFORMATION:
Aroon Shivdasani, Executive Director

Indo-American Arts Council, Inc.

118 E 25th Street
, Third Floor
New York
, NY 10010

Tel: (212) 529-2347
Fax: (212) 477-4106

Email: aroon@iaac.us

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