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In collaboration with Altos de Chavón School of Design and the Altos de Chavón Cultural Foundation, the Davidoff Art Initiative will host the second annual Davidoff Art Weekend from February 13 through 16 at Altos de Chavón in Casa de Campo.
In 2012 the Oettinger Davidoff AG launched the Davidoff Art Initiative with an aim to support contemporary art and artists in the Caribbean, strengthen art organizations in the Dominican Republic, share knowledge and expertise about contemporary art, and foster cultural engagement between the Caribbean and the rest of the world. At the core of the Davidoff Art Initiative, Davidoff aims to engage with the cultural community of the Dominican Republic, where much of its production and so many of its employees are based.
Rounding out the global Davidoff Art Initiative into a fully two-way cultural exchange, Davidoff is launching its first International Art Residency for five artists from the around the world to visit the Dominican Republic starting in January 2015 for a three-month-long residency on the campus of the Altos de Chavón School of Design.
“On the occasion of the launch of the first Davidoff International Art Residency, we are pleased to host you for the Davidoff Art Weekend, from February 13 through 16, at Casa de Campo resort. The event will be sponsored by the Davidoff Art Initiative and co-hosted by Central Romana, Casa de Campo, and the Altos de Chavón School of Design, “ a representative of Davidoff told Casa de Campo Living.
The three-day Art Weekend program will unfold in the picturesque village of Altos de Chavón, part of the prestigious Casa de Campo resort. Activities will include: tours of the new, custom–built studios and visits with the five Davidoff International Art Residency artists; a Davidoff Art Dialogue on Caribbean art; an exhibition and sale of student artwork; cocktail receptions for visiting curators, art professionals, and arts media, and the local art community; tours of private art collections in Casa de Campo; and a private Caribbean dinner. The weekend will conclude with a tour of the contemporary arts community of Santo Domingo, including gallery and studio visits with leading Dominican artists.
The new, custom-built artist studios, designed by Adolfo Despradel, Director of Planning and Design, Costasur Dominicana S.A have now been completed and are ready and waiting the first five artists of the Davidoff Art Residency. These artists are Alia Farid (b. 1985, Kuwait/Puerto Rico), Nuria Montiel (b. 1982, Mexico City, Mexico), Cathleen Mooses (b. 1982, Chicago, IL), Mathilde Rosier (b. 1973, Paris, France) and Soledad Salamé (b. 1954, Santiago, Chile). Click here to read more about these 5 extraordinary international artists.
The new Artists In Residence art studios in Altos de Chavón
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