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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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