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The Whitney to Honor Alex von Furstenberg

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:04:52 +0000

Alex von Furstenberg accepts the 2010 American Art Award

The Whitney Museum will pay tribute Alex von Furstenberg and The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation for their “sustained commitment to the artistic and cultural heritage of the arts in America” at the Museum’s 19^th annual gala dinner on May 6^th.

The gala signifies the inaugural event at The Whitney’s future downtown site at Gansevoort and Washington Streets in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Alex von Furstenberg will be presented with the American Art Award, which will be accompanied by the unveiling of a large-scale collaborative commission from American artists Wade Guyton and Kelley Walker. The first of three installations in an exhibition collectively titled “Whitney on Site: New Commissions Downtown,” Guyton/Kelley’s work can be viewed publically from the High Line from May 8^th through June 23^rd; subsequent six-week installations by Tauba Auerbach and Barbara Kruger will follow.

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For more coverage of the May 6^th event, please click on the links below:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703674704575234430135310668.html?mod=WSJ_article_RecentColumns

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/whitney-supporters-try-out-a-new-locale/

And The Winner Is…

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:26:46 +0000

The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation is proud to announce the winner of the first DVF Awards “People’s Voice” vote. Katherine Chon, the President and Co-founder of the Washington, D.C.-based Polaris Project, inspired thousands of voters through her work in the organization, which provides emergency shelter and comprehensive case management to victims of human trafficking.

Chon will be honored at the inaugural DVF Awards ceremony on March 13^th alongside three international winners—Sadiqa Basiri Saleem of Afghanistan, Danielle Saint-Lot of Haiti, and Ingrid Betancourt of Columbia. Each woman’s organization will receive $50,000 from The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation to encourage their work.

For a look into the evening’s event, click on the links below:

http://inside.dvf.com/dvf_magazine/2010/04/29/awards-video/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/14/AR2010031401301.html

Announcing: The DVF Awards

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:57:05 +0000

The DVF Awards “People’s Voice” Award has been created to recognize and support women who are using their vision, resources and commitment to transform lives. These are women who have had the courage to fight, the power to survive and the leadership to inspire.

The DVF Awards Board of Advisors has selected five women from the United States whose passion and courage have inspired them and who are working to make changes in their communities and beyond.

The winner of the “People’s Voice” Award will receive $50,000 in support of their associated organization (U.S. 501c3) from The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. Voting begins at 12:00 am EST on February 10, 2010 and ends at 11:59 pm EST on February 28, 2010. The Award will be presented on March 13th, 2010.

To view DVF’s appearance on Good Morning America, please click on the link below:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/designer-diane-von-furstenberg-creates-dvf-awards-women/story?id=9791919