The mission of the Young Friends of Save Venice is to introduce young supporters to Venice’s artistic patrimony and to instill in them the desire to help preserve her treasures. The group has hugely impacted Save Venice with annual balls in New York – Un Ballo in Maschera – and sponsored restorations in Venice, including several paintings in the Accademia Galleries, the Doge’s Private Chapel in Palazzo Ducale, and treasury objects in Basilica San Marco.
Leading Young Friends of Save Venice into a new era of charitable giving, philanthropist Lizzie da Trindade-Asher chaired Artista e Musa at the beautiful rooftop cocktail lounge, Jimmy at the James in New York City on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The name Artista e Muse plays direct homage to the theme of Save Venice’s renowned Masquerade Ball to be held April 26th in New York City. Masks, donated by couture milliners, Leah C, and Gigi Burris and artist Andrew Rudjord, were available for auction ahead of the Masquerade Ball to drum up support for the Young Friends first restoration project of Four Pietro Longhi paintings. Guests enjoyed custom spritzes, which consisted of a selection of Valdo Champagne Galliano L’Aperitivo, Q tonics, and Macchu Pisco.
Lizzie Asher helping to relaunch the Young Friends of Save Venice Initiative and is determined to unite a younger generation of philanthropists and reawaken the institution of charitable giving. Save Venice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to the restoration and preservation of historical artworks and architecture of Venice, Italy. Save Venice has funded the restoration of more than 500 artworks in Venice including the recent completion of Tintoretto’s 1561 Wedding Feast at Cana in the sacristy of the church of Santa Maria della Salute.
Notable attendees of Artista e Musa included: Chair Lizzie da Trindade-Asher; Vice Chairs Kate Curkin, Casey Kohlberg, Michele Levbarg-Klein Rayden, and Christina Senia; The Host Committee Shana Davis, Anthony DeWitt, Alexander Mason Hankin, Danielle Hankin, Katie Lovejoy, Clare Ngai, Larry Milstein, Skylar Pinchal, Sofia Espinosa Tcherassi, and Silvia Mella; guests Allyson Shapiro, Timo Weiland, Molly Krause, Alyson Cafiero, Daniel Kibblesmith, Jennifer Wright, Delia Folk, Laura Day Webb, Gigi Burris, Leah C, Craig Montague, Leesa Rowland, and Omar Cooper.
Sponsors for the Artista e Musa event included Macchu Pisco, Galliano and Valdo Prosecco.
For more information about Save Venice, please visit www.savevenice.org.
Photos: Madison McGaw/©BFA