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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Davidoff Art Initiative hosts artistic cocktail at the Dye Fore
Last Friday the 13th of February, the Davidoff Art Initiative officially opened the 2nd annual Davidoff Art Weekend in Casa de Campo with a cocktail party which fit perfectly with Davidoff’s philosophy of “fill time beautifully”.
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Casa de Campo welcomes a visit from Qatar
Over the last 40 years, Casa de Campo has received a large number of very important people, among them, presidents, ambassadors, successful business men, as well as celebrities of all kinds. There is no doubt that Casa de Campo has been and continues to be a magnet for notable people of all walks of life.
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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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Donna Karan in Haiti and Altos de Chavón: by Stephen Kaplan
Donna Karan is probably best known as the designer responsible for outfits that contain yards and yards of the plushest, softest cashmere imaginable. The images of her models swathed from neck to ankle in pale taupe or charcoal-tinted luxury fabric are the epitome of fashion sophistication. Her couture and DKNY lines are world-class. Behind it […]
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A cocktail to celebrate the re-opening of the “Casa Chavón” in Santo Domingo!
On Thursday February the 21st of 2013, a wonderful inauguration ceremony was celebrated at the “Casa Chavón” the base of the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design in Santo Domingo. A warm gathering of artists, Creative Directors from some of the most important advertising agencies in Santo Domingo, students, teachers, friends and family.
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“Friend-raiser” for the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design: by Stephen Kaplan
St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17th, was a magical evening, filled with the purple light of dusk and two hundred members of the Casa de Campo community enjoying friendship and art. The second villa-based fundraiser—or “Friend-Raiser”—cocktail for The Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design Scholarship Fund was a resounding success.