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Venue Display Safari Sam's 5214 W. Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 Venue Type: Alternative Space Neighborhood: hollywood Is this your venue? Click here to claim this venue page	Art Knows No Borders

> QUICK FACTS

WEBSITE:

http://www.artknowsnoborders.com/

EMAIL:

info@artknowsnoborders.com

CONTACT:

Crystal Allene Cook

OPEN HOURS:

7pm till closing, Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008

PHONE:

(310) 739-1159

COST:

$20 suggested donation at the door

TAGS:

Fundraising, Fundraiser, CHARITY, Borders, Without, Doctors, Borders, No, Knows, Art

> STATEMENT

The arts transcend often when politics and personalities do not. In a world of perpetual suffering, the arts offer the possibility of an appeal to a higher self. Please reach out to other artists to participate in the mission to raise awareness on the effects of war, ethnic conflicts, and genocide on present and subsequent generations. - Crystal Allene Cook

Art Knows No Borders – an art, literary, and music event to raise awareness of the effects of war, ethnic conflicts, and genocide on present and subsequent generations, in particular the stalemate struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh. All proceeds from the art, door, and auctions for the evening go to Doctors Without Borders.

For more information about Doctors Without Borders aka Medecins Sans Frontiers, visit their web site at: http://www.msf.org

To give directly now to Doctors Without Borders, go to: http://www.firstgiving.com/art-knows-no-borders/

7pm till closing, Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – TBD by July 20, 2008

at Safari Sam’s, 5214 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

$20 suggested donation at the door.

7 - 8:30 Silent auction of art.

8:30 Evening program and live auction.

9:00 Music evening begins, re-enter for live music.

9:00 - 10:00 Cashing out on the terrace.

* Each of the first 500 attendees gets a free copy of the book Bombardirovka, a novel set during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

IN-KIND DONATIONS NEEDED for Art Knows No Borders

Two pieces of important art by working artists. Work value, $5000 each.

50 significant pieces of art, valued at $500 each for silent auction.

Paper for the book printing, 50,000 sheets or 10 cases of paper.

Items for 20 P/R press kits. Video recording for the event.

ARTISTS' SPECS

PLEASE DONATE ARTWORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS. 100% OF THE PROCEEDS OF YOUR WORK GO DIRECTLY TO DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS.

Preferred specs, not larger than 24” x 24” or 48 centimeters x 48 centimeters. (Work larger than that must be ready for pick-up by September 1, 2008. If not local, it must be shipped by September 1, 2008).

Art must be received by October 1, 2008. It can be mailed/shipped if local to Los Angeles or picked up on that date.

Please donate work valued at least at $500. Bidding will begin at $200.

Preferred submission: Please submit work that addresses one of these themes OR you feel expresses the spirit of either of them:

► Art Knows No Borders

► The work of Doctors Without Borders

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR WORK

Doctors Without Borders may choose to highlight your work as part of a holiday card series. To enter your donated piece for consideration, please include a quality digital photo on disk of the donated piece of art along with your work.

If your work addresses humanitarian themes, apply to Art-Venture to win $50,000, with $25,000 going to your favorite charity. Suggested recipient, Doctors Without Borders.

Learn more here: http://www.freedomtocreateprize.com

For more information about Art Knows No Borders, visit their website at: http://www.artknowsnoborders.com/

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