Eighth Annual Benefit Dinner May 12, 2005 - West Looks East: The Influence of Traditional Arab Design on Contemporary Western Fashion - National Building Museum
Dinner Executive Committee: Maria Felice Mekouar, Gala Chairman, Mosaic Trustee, Morocco HRH Princess Haifa Al-Faisal, Gala Vice-Chairman, Mosaic Chairman, Saudi Arabia Awatef Al-Dafa, Mosaic Secretary, Qatar Rim Abboud, Mosaic Vice President Programs, Lebanon Nermin Fahmy, Mosaic Treasurer, Egypt Luma Kawar, Mosaic Trustee, Jordan
Dinner Benefit Co-Chairs: Mrs. William McCormick Blair, Jr. Mrs. A. Huda Farouki
To Benefit: Children's National Medical Center To initiate an international tele-health program in Morocco for children and families.
West Looks East
This spectacular Benefit Gala is a celebration of design through fashion. During this event there will be a visual presentation of traditional Arab costume followed by a live fashion presentation of couture creations provided by the generosity of several world renowned couture designers who have donated fabulous creations inspired by Arab costume and designs.
Generous donations of original couture creations received from:
These designers will be revealing their own visions of Arab influence on design through their creations. The ensembles will be available for auction after the Benefit (details to be determined). Proceeds of the evening, in addition to supporting Mosaic and our programming for the 2004-2005 year, will be used to initiate a telemedicine pilot program developed by the Children’s National Medical Center.
Both the Mosaic Foundation and Children’s National Medical Center are working together to implement a telemedicine pilot project in Morocco that will benefit Moroccan children and families with improved pediatric care. This program will provide improved diagnostic training, health education and access to assistance to doctors and healthcare workers, providing many at-risk children with life-saving treatment. We hope that this program may serve as a model for other countries and have a positive impact in the region many times over.
During 2004-2005, the Mosaic Foundation hosted a groundbreaking cultural program that focused on the many ways that traditional Arab designs influenced contemporary western designers through the centuries. This series has examined the influences on architecture, interior design, garden design, costume, decorative arts, jewelry, literature, and much more to enlighten the audience on just how interwoven are the historic, intellectual and artistic cultures of the West and Arab civilizations.
Mosaic Foundation Eighth Annual Benefit Auction
17 November, 2005
Doyle New York
175 East 87th Street
New York, New York 10128
Twenty-nine of the designer creations revealed at Mosaic Foundation's Eighth Annual Benefit Gala held on May 12, 2005 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, as well as their sketches, were auctioned to benefit Mosaic's grants and educational and cultural programming. The auction was held November 17, 2005 in New York at Doyle Auction and Appraisers.
