XIX Grand Gala: Impressionist Caribbean: A Journey with Francisco Oller, Monet, Cézanne, Courbet, Pissarro
Join us and collaborate with the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico in its most important fundraising event of the year. In the XIX Grand Gala, the inspirations comes from the exhibition ‘Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World’, celebrating the work of Francisco Oller and a journey with his Impressionist friends: Monet, Cézanne, Courbet and Pissarro, among others.
For information regarding sponsorships and purchasing tickets you may contacto Mrs. Myrna Z. Pérez, Director of the Development Department at the MAPR: (787) 977-4449; (787) 977-4403 or mperez@mapr.org.
The setting will be in charge of Akua and the entertainment will feature an orchestra led by Ángel 'Cucco' Peña with the main voice of the musician, singer and songwriter Luis Enrique.
the members of this year's Gala Committee are: Wilma Pastrana Jiménez, First Lady of Puerto Rico and Honorary President of the Committee; Presidents: Ana Leonard & Víctor J. Salgado, Jr., Claudia & Federico Sánchez – Ortiz, Kim & Mac Schuessler, María Esteve & Carlos A. López-Lay and Verónica Viso & Antoine de Marsily. Benefactors: Bertita & Guillermo L. Martínez, Christie Dubón, Eva Díaz Acevedo & Sajo Ruiz, Marini Rodríguez & Roberto A. Corretjer, Maryvonne Salib & Manuel A. Pietrantoni, Nell Curtis & Eduardo Emanuelli, Stella Nolasco & Sandro Giulimondi and Zulma Licha & René de la Cruz.
The Grand Gala "Impressionist Caribbean" is sponsored by: Bella Group, Church’s Chicken, Evertec, Integrand Assurance and MC-21 in the Platinum Category; McConnell Valdés in the Gold Category; Banco Popular, Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico, De la Cruz & Asociados, Scotiabank and Walmart in the Bronze Category and Assurant Solutions, Darryl Chappell, iedifiko, Lexus con las artes, Metropistas, MultiClean y Universal Group in the Friends Category.
As usual, each ticket purchased or resulting from a sponsorhip to this event, represents an MAPR Membership for a student in the public Education System of Puerto Rico. With their memberships, students can visit the museum and participate of events for Members free of charge for one year.