Silent art auction, literary, & music event Tues., Nov. 18, 2008 at Safari Sam's in Hollywood, CA to benefit Doctors Without Borders. $20 suggested donation with much great art and many great services to bid on. Complimentary gift for the first 500 attendees.
Los Angeles- July 31, 2008. The organizers of Art Knows No Borders, an art, literary and cultural event, today announced their intention to host a benefit to raise funds for the international medical humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders. The charity event will take place at Safari Sam’s this fall.
The event will pull together the work of Los Angeles and international artists to raise awareness of the effects of war, ethnic conflicts, and genocide on present and subsequent generations. All proceeds from the art, door, and auctions for the evening will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. In addition, copies of the novel Bombardirovka, which incorporates the conflict between Armenians and Azeris over Nagorno-Karabakh, will be given away to the first 500 attendees.
The stalemate in the ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan deterred many groups from working in the area. In 2003 and 2004, Doctors Without Borders, with its focus on independent humanitarian aid rather than politics, was at the time one of the few organizations able to deliver mental health care to people there. Currently, Doctors Without Borders runs Armenia’s only drug-resistant tuberculosis program.
“The arts often transcend when politics and personalities do not,” notes Art Knows No Borders organizer Crystal Allene Cook, who came up with the idea for the event after researching her novel Bombardirovka on a Fulbright to Armenia and the Caucasus. “The focus on the evening is art making a difference, and for it literally to raise local awareness and money for people in conflict and crisis. My dream is for folks whose home countries, or even home neighborhoods, that are in conflict come together for one evening for a higher cause, buy and see great art and creative items, hear great music, and have fun, whether they be, Armenians and Azeris, Americans and Iraqis, or, Azatlans and African-Americans.”
To donate art, a creative service or item, or another product or service for the evening, contact Cook at info@artknowsnoborders.com or (310) 739 1159. The goal is participation by at least 50 artists and 100 general creative and other donors to raise 20k for Doctors Without Borders. Get involved at www.artknowsnoborders.com.
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