Invitation: Women Helping Women NY Luncheon
You’re invited! The Voss Foundation invites you to join us for the first Women Helping Women luncheon in New York on Wednesday, November 3rd. Women Helping Women is an international grassroots campaign wherein a group of women join forces to change the lives of an African community with access to clean water. The current Women [...]
Save the Date: Women Helping Women New York Luncheon
SAVE THE DATE! The Voss Foundation invites you to join us for the first Women Helping Women luncheon in New York on Wednesday, November 3rd. Women Helping Women is an international grassroots campaign wherein a group of women join forces to change the lives of an African community with access to clean water. The current [...]
Women Helping Women II: Ndonyo Nasipa (European Edition)
We are excited to announce the launch of our second European Women Helping Women program! Women Helping Women is an international grassroots campaign wherein a group of women join forces to change the lives of an African community with access to clean water. The newest Women Helping Women / Kvinner hjelper Kvinner project will be [...]
The Dogon in the Hamptons
Mark Borghi Fine Art 2426 Main Street Bridgehampton, NY Saturday, August 28th 6 – 9 pm Please join the Voss Foundation to celebrate the opening night of The Dogon exhibit at the Bridgehampton, NY location of renowned Mark Borghi Fine Art. 100% of proceeds of sales of The Dogon photographs go directly to the Voss [...]
Nantucket Fundraiser at CERI: A Celebration of The Dogon
CERI 25 Centre Street Nantucket, MA July 31st 10 am – 8 pm Please join the Voss Foundation for a celebration of The Dogon in Nantucket at CERI, the women’s designer boutique. CERI will generously donate 10% of sales throughout the day to the Voss Foundation and its work building and rehabilitating wells in Africa. [...]
Dine and Donate at Takami in Los Angeles
Sundays through Thursdays in May, Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles will generously donate 10% of the dinner bill of every guest who so requests to the Voss Foundation! Plus, every day for the entire month, 20% of each bottle of VOSS water ordered at Takami will be donated as well! Make [...]
Jewel charity concerts to benefit Give A Drop and the Voss Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MULTI-PLATINUM SINGER /SONGWRITER JEWEL TO PERFORM TWO CHARITABLE CONCERTS AT NASHVILLE’S LEGENDARY BLUEBIRD CAFÉ ON APRIL 28TH All Proceeds From the Concert Benefit “Project Clean Water” A Charity Founded and Supported by Jewel Recording artist and philanthropist, Jewel, will perform two shows at the legendary Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN, to benefit [...]
Sammen for Vann
The Voss Foundation was Argus Group’s charitable partner for its February 2010 expositions, Health & Beauty Scandinavia and Fitness & Health 2010, in a partnership called Sammen for Vann. “Sammen for Vann” (or “Together for Water” in English) helps provide clean drinking water to rural villages in Eastern Ethiopia. At the fairs, participants were encouraged [...]
Photos and Recap: The Dogon Opening in New York
The Dogon opening party at Heiberg Cummings Gallery in New York last week was a huge success! The room was packed full of art collectors, philanthropists, and other fans of the Voss Foundation and Stuart Franklin. The party raised both awareness of the global water crisis and vital funds to combat it, as a good [...]
Recap: The Dogon Opening at Galleri Bouhlou in Bergen
The Voss Foundation’s opening of The Dogon at Bergen’s Gallerie Bouhlou was quite a success! The gallery was packed, despite the cold, and Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grethe Strøm-Eriksen officially opened the show, speaking about the importance of water in health and praising the Voss Foundation’s work. The photo above shows Voss [...]
January 9: The Dogon Opening at Galleri Bouhlou in Bergen
Please join us for Norway’s newest opening of Stuart Franklin’s “The Dogon” to benefit the Voss Foundation on Saturday, January 9, 2PM at Gallery Bouhlou, Allégaten 22. The exhibition will be opened by Health and Human Services Minister Anne-Grethe Strøm-Eriksen. Revenues from sales of pictures will help the Voss Foundation provide sub-Saharan African villages clean [...]
January 14: New York Opening of The Dogon
Stuart Franklin/Magnum Photos Photography january 14 – january 31 please join us! for the opening evening party january 14, 2010 6:00-8:00 PM Heiberg Cummings 420 west 25th street 1c new york, ny between 9th and 10th avenues All proceeds from sales will go to the Voss Foundation and their efforts to provide clean drinking water [...]
Together for Water / Sammen for Vann
Voss Foundation is thrilled to announce “Together for Water” (or “Sammen for Vann” in Norwegian), our newest Scandinavian campaign! “Together for Water” is a joint venture with Argus Exhibition AS, who has selected Voss Foundation as its charitable partner for its upcoming expositions, Health & Beauty Scandinavia 2010 and Fitness and Health 2010 in Lillestrøm. Argus Exhibition [...]
The Dogon at Heiberg Cummings Gallery in New York
Norwegian/American design firm and fine art gallery Heiberg Cummings will display Stuart Franklin’s The Dogon at their New York gallery in Chelsea to benefit the Voss Foundation. The exhibit will open January 14th with an evening reception; the photographs will remain up through January 31st. For more information, please contact info@thevossfoundation.org. The Voss Foundation is [...]
Voss Foundation on the Norwegian National Fundraising Telethon
Stuart Franklin‘s “Girl wearing Norwegian jewellery” from The Dogon will be featured in this Sunday’s annual Norwegian telethon! NRK’s TV Aksjonen is one of the largest televised fundraising events in the world. The 2009 goal this October 18th is to raise over €20 million. The Voss Foundation is honored to align with CARE Norway, the beneficiary of this year’s telethon, [...]
Women Helping Women: Celebration at Blomqvist
Nearly 100 women came to Blomqvist Kunsthandel in Oslo Wednesday night to celebrate the success of the Women Helping Women / Kvinner Hjelper Kvinner fundraising campaign. Over 180 women have joined the group so far, collectively raising more than enough money for their original Swari project in Kenya; the Voss Foundation is currently evaluating proposals [...]
Blomqvist Opening: Recap and Photos
Over 150 people came to the opening of Stuart Franklin’s The Dogon photo series to benefit the Voss Foundation, at Blomqvist Kunsthandel in Oslo Saturday afternoon. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre kicked off the festivities: Voss Foundation European Representative Cecilie Malm Brundtland introduced photographer Stuart Franklin: Stuart addressed the crowd: Stuart and the Foreign [...]
The Dogon Opening at Blomqvist Kunsthandel
OSLO / NEW YORK / LONDON: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Voss Foundation to exhibit Magnum Photographer Stuart Franklin’s photos of Mali at Oslo’s Blomqvist Kunsthandel from October 24 to November 1 2009 Sales of the limited edition photo series The Dogon to provide up to 10 African villages with access to clean water Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas [...]
Meet Jewel and introduce one of her Fall 2009 shows!
Voss Foundation’s Give a Drop partner, singer-songwriter Jewel, and her Project Clean Water charity, have teamed up with CharityFolks to auction off the opportunity to meet Jewel and introduce her on stage at each of her concerts this Fall across the Southeastern US. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Give A Drop partnership between Project Clean [...]
First exhibit of The Dogon: Tjuvholmen
Beginning Friday, September 18 “The Dogon” photo series will be on display in the Tjuvholmen neighborhood of Oslo. The photographs will be on display in a storefront on the Tjuvholmen Alle, most recently the host of a private Damien Hirst collection. The store is closed to the general public but personal tours may be arranged by calling +47 [...]