Attention art aficionados: The Gallery in Altos de Chavón opened on Thursday, July 15th after months of being closed due to the pandemic with a wonderful art collection that is available for sale that helps support the Chavón School of Design scholarship program. The exhibition is composed of student, graduate, and faculty work as well […]
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Casa de Campo Living magazine’s arrival just in time for Semana Santa!
While the spring 2017 issue of our sister publication CasaLife trails the history and future of Casa de Campo, our Casa de Campo Living magazine gives you the 411 on what’s happening within the resort at all times. With a hot and heavy focus on spring break, you are sure to enjoy this week with the multitude of […]
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Banco Popular and the Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation grant 6 scholarships to students
In honor of this being the second week into the new school year of Chavón School of Design, we bring you some fantastic news! Banco Popular Dominicano and the Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation have granted scholarships to six deserving young students to pursue their careers in the areas of Visual Communication and Fashion Design. The scholarship […]
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An exclusive look at the Art Chavón 2016 event in Santo Domingo and the art that can still be yours!
The seventh annual Art Chavón night, hosted by Dominique Bluhdorn, President of the Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation was held last Wednesday, July 20th at the School of Design’s new Santo Domingo campus and gallery. Like in previous years, the pieces by recent and longtime Chavoneros were testament to the important contributions the School of Design and […]
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My first experience commissioning art
Before I came to Casa de Campo and more specifically discovered the world of art thanks to Altos de Chavón, I was the kind of person whose walls were more likely to be decorated with posters and prints from Ikea.
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A boar, but not boring! The Art Chavón fundraising evening
Anyone who thinks the most recent Art Chavón night was just another show full of figurative studies and portraits is mistaken. The night—March 13th, and a Friday, at that—shimmered with new and unusual additions to the work for sale. Plenty of work sold, and the show seemed to be to the taste of the 150 […]
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Reminder: Art Chavón “POTPOURRI” Friday March 13!
The third annual Art Chavón is just around the corner! We just want remind you that Art Chavón 2015 will be taking place on Friday March 13th and no one can miss this amazing event, which in addition to raising funds for the school, also highlights all the potential of the students from the Altos […]
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Art Chavón continues! Graphic design talk with Frank Baseman
This Wednesday March 19th the Art Chavon 2014 fundraising celebration of the Altos de Chavon School of Design continues with a talk on graphic design by Frank Baseman.
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Art Chavón 2014: Off the Charts
Thursday, February 27, marked an event that in many ways was as revolutionary as the Independence Day celebration it shared. The Gallery at Altos de Chavón was chock-a-block with work by students, graduates, and faculty of The Altos de Chavón School of Design, and by Chavón Artists in Residence.
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Art Chavón 2014: Diversity and Classical Training at the Service of Contemporary Thinking
On this coming Thursday February the 27th, the Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation invites you to Art Chavón, their annual fundraising event. The celebration – a cocktail and art auction – will take place at The Gallery in Altos de Chavón from 6pm to 9pm. So ahead of the gathering, here we bring you a […]
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Dinner & a movie?
Do you remember the Art Chavón movie series? As part of the Art Chavón event on February 27th, the Altos de Chavon Regional Museum of Archaeology will screen a series of artistic movies and now La Piazzetta restaurant is offering a special menu on those same nights – so you can enjoy dinner and a movie! This […]