The second Art & Love In Action Auction to support kids with cancer in Cuba will take place at Design 100, 4905 Belfort Road, Suite 100, Jacksonville, on Sept. 12.
The event will feature silent and live auctions of original Cuban art and a guest appearance by Carmen Vallejo from Havana who will speak about her work with kids with cancer across the island of Cuba for more than 35 years. Complimentary heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar provided.
Cuba is currently enduring its harshest economic crisis to date and there are extreme shortages of food and medicine. Support the Cuban People is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization based in Northeast Florida committed to providing humanitarian aid to vulnerable youth and the elderly residing in Cuba. This is the second Art & Love In Action auction organized in Jacksonville to provide much needed aid to kids battling cancer in Cuba. The first auction took place in 2020 at the Haskell Building in Riverside.
You can learn more about Carmen Vallejo and her work in a short documentary film produced by Jacksonville-based TigerLily Media in 2019. Go to vimeo.com/976980018?share=copy.
Tickets are free, but limited, and guests are required to RSVP through the Eventbrite event page. For more details on the auction, go to artandloveinaction.com, where there is a link to RSVP.
Current company sponsors of the event include Travel Cuba With Us, KC Evolve, Lisa Gielincki Interior Design, Studio M and Arbus Magazine.
Support the Cuban People is a nonpolitical, Northeast Florida-based not-for-profit organization focused on initiatives that support the Cuban people residing in Cuba through programming that provides humanitarian aid, promotes cultural exchange, fosters partnerships and empowers Cuban artists and entrepreneurs. Learn more at supportthecubanpeople.org.
Get tickets at eventbrite.com/e/art-love-in-action-an-art-auction-benefiting-kids-with-cancer-in-cuba-tickets-939941950677.
