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On this photo from left:
Sandrine Garbagnati-Knoell,
Franco Ziviani (Audemars
Piguet), Rita Rovelli Caltagirone
he «Art Ball» which took place on the
October 6, 2017, during Frieze Lon-
don – the famous art fair featuring
the world’s leading galleries and attracting
the most powerful art dealers together with
the world of finance - became an unmissable
London event! This charity gala, one-of-a-
kind event, arises from the idea of Sandrine
Knoell-Garbagnati, founder of the Monaco
based event agency Five Stars Events.
This unique project was realized and elabo-
rated with Rita Rovelli Caltagirone – found-
ing collector of «m u s e – Cultural Consult-
ing Monaco» and president of the cultural
association Monaco Project for the Arts.
The «Art Ball» is the fusion of two different
worlds: Art and Art of the Ball. The event at-
tracted prestigious collectors from around the
world and brought together gal-
lery owners and contemporary
art enthusiasts. A glamor-
ous ball par excellence,
the «Art Ball» was also
a wonderful showcase
for t he Principa l-
ity of Monaco, thus
strengthening the cul-
tural, social and eco-
nomic links between
Monaco and London.
Guests of the first edi-
tion of the «Art Ball» gath-
ered at the Dorchester Hotel, one of Lon-
don’s most iconic hotels. Ideally located
between the upscale Mayfair district and the
legendary Hyde Park, the Dorchester Hotel
was the perfect setting for this gala evening.
The «Art Ball» celebrated Art, with Frieze
London as a backdrop. During this evening,
an elegant dinner was proposed followed by
an auction organized by Sotheby’s in favor
of the Princess Charlene Foundation of Mo-
naco which raised more than 50 000 €.
Later guests were invited on the dance floor
by Andrea T Mendoza, famous DJ of the
Billionaire.
The Art Ball is chaired by Sandrine Knoell
Garbagnati and Rita Rovelli Caltagirone
and co-chaired by a committee of patrons:
Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian, Lady Monika
Bacardi of Bayfield Hall, Inna Maier, Jes-
sica Bunford, Safia El Malqui, Marie-Louise
Lynch and Paula Traboulsi.
This event was made possible thanks to
the great support of the main sponsors: the
watch brand Audemars Piguet represented
by Arije and MetaEnergia Energie et Gaz,
the philanthropist Lady Monika Bacardi
from Bayfield Hall and «Muse - Cultural
Consulting Monaco» as well as Hello Mo-
naco, media partner, that contributed to
the promotion of the Art Ball event.
Next Art Ball London will be at the Dorchester
on October 5th 2018.
Booking and press contact: Five Stars Events • T: + 377 97 70 78 75 • Email: [email protected]
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