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The Project
The first of its kind to combine photographic art into a canvas of unique expression by uniting 250 contemporary prominent figures including: world champion athletes, fashion designers, news/media figures, recording artists, actors, gourmet chefs, CEOs, television personalities, business moguls ...and more! The diversity of people who form the links highlight a disease that is blind to its victims age, race or economic status.
Andy Tsagaris
Andy Tsagaris is a contemporary surrealist photographer whose style is noted for his unique perspective on the subject and often humorous spin on it. His work is focused on fashion, advertising and fine art.
His mission is to create an impactful campaign exhibition by uniting art, business and individuals to help put an end to the HIV era.
Unity is the key element in the exhibition. Separatism and division render us weak. Together the links are strong, with strength comes power. Power to battle and win the war on this pandemic.
Mr. Tsagaris has photographed today's most
prominent figures in business, music, entertainment,
comedy, fashion, sports, and the New York Nightlife
Elite. His work has appeared in national magazines,
media campaigns, and editorials.
For more on Mr. Tsagaris, visit www.atsagaris.com
or visit|facebook.com/andy.tsagaris
The Exhibit
The photographs will be displayed sequentially, each photo transitioning to the next. Guests will follow a long course of walls, where they will experience the transition within the exhibit following the chained participants. The 2012 event will announce a date as the completion of the project nears. Check back often for updates and new links as the project evolves.
The Mission
The mission is to fund research and education for HIV. You can be
a part of this event by donating to the Until There's A Cure Foundation.
Until There's A Cure® is a national organization dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS by raising awareness and funds to combat this pandemic. The Foundation is committed to AIDS awareness and prevention education, care and services for those living with HIV, and vaccine development. It has granted $9,000,000 since its inception in 1993.
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Phillipe & David Blond
American Fashion Designers
Designer duo Phillip and David Blond create breath-taking glamour and cutting-edge fashion. Famous for their corsets, these one-of-a-kind masterpieces are handmade for each unique look. Specially-chosen garments embellished with incredible detail elevate their collections to stand out and a favorite of celebrity wardrobes.
Divas who wear the Blonds fashion include Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and Fergie.
www.theblondsnewyork.com
Mauricio & Roger Padilha
MAO Public Relations
MAO Public Relations is one of the hardest working Fashion PR Agencies in the Fashion Industry. MAO produces events and runway shows (notably MAO SPACE.)
The Padhilha Brothers have garnered awards and accolades including an award from Mayor Bloomberg for promotion, and becoming members of the CFDA Fashion Week Advisory Council. Additionally, their ongoing publication of MAO MAG is a bi-annual fashion week glossy magazines is sold on newsstands and specialty boutiques.
www.maopr.com
Jasmine Dustin
model - actress
Jasmine Dustin is an American film and television actress and model. Dustin has appeared in magazines such as GQ, Maxim, FHM, Allure, Cosmopolitan and Teen Magazine. Dustin has appeared in advertising campaigns for Fredricks of Hollywood, William Rast, Saturn, Romeo and Juliet Couture, Ed Hardy, DuWop Cosmetics, and Lamborghini. Jasmine was named one of the most beautiful supermodels of 2009 in FHM Australia.
Jasmine has appeared in feature films such as Iron Man 2, Rush Hour 3, Ocean's 12, and Tropic Thunder. She is also in the Michael Madsen film Let the Game Begin. She has worked in television on Knight Rider, Eleventh Hour, and CSI: Miami. From 2008 to 2010 Dustin was one of the co-hosts for hit travel show GetOut, where the bikini-clad girls traveled the world doing high adventure activities.
www.jasminedustin.net
Alison Miller
Publisher of Luxury Lifestyle Magazines
Alison Miller is Group Publisher of Niche Media Western Division and Publisher of Los Angeles Confidential Magazine. Prior to joining Greenspun Media Group, Alison was President and CEO of Stratus Rewards. She has also served as President for TG Worldwide Meetings & Incentives.
www.la-confidential-magazine.com
Kate Linder
actress - flight attendant - humanitarian
Best known for her role as Esther Valentine on The Young & The Restless, which she has played since 1982. Kate continues to fly the friendly skies of United on weekends while simultaneously appearing on the soap opera.
Kate graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State University. She has worked in television appearing on Archie Bunker's Place and Bay City Blues among others.
In 2005, Linder was elected to two terms as Governor of Daytime Programming Peer Group for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the folks who put on the Emmy Awards). On April 10, 2008, Linder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Linder enjoys the best of two worlds: on the air and in the air. "Acting is my life," says Linder. "It's what I do for a living and my creative satisfaction. Flying is what I do to stay grounded."
Linder is the celebrity spokesperson for the ALS Association, the pre-eminent leader in the fight against Lou Gehrig's Disease, following her brother-in-law's diagnosis. She is also on the board of AFTRA and Linder can be found most holidays serving food to the hungry and homeless at the Los Angeles Mission. She is also active with TV Cares, the ATAS AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, and Make-A-Wish Foundation.
www.katelinder.com
David Mixner
author - political strategist - civil rights activist - public affairs advisor
Once named by Newsweek as the most powerful gay man in America, David has been a highly regarded leader in American politics and international human rights for over 40 years.
Author of the critically acclaimed memoir Stranger Among Friends and co-author of Brave Journeys. Additionally, David has written articles for publications including TIME, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Advocate, and others.
He was Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary House on Fire, which highlighted the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African American community.
David has raised over $30 million for political candidates and charity organizations, including over $1 million for openly gay and lesbian candidates. David has been an unofficial advisor to elected officials and business leaders on domestic and foreign policy for decades. He is a prominent international public affairs/strategic planning consultant with expertise in HIV/AIDS.
David has lectured at Oxford, Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and the London School of Economics. He blogs on his passions: progressive politics, foreign policy, LGBT rights and wildlife advocacy.
www.davidmixner.com
Ruta Lee
actress - humanitarian
Born in Montreal, Lee is the daughter of a Lithuanian tailor. Lee's career in show business began at the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre as an usherette, then candy girl. She was quickly promoted to box office cashier and just as quickly fired. Her dancing was better than her math. She vowed to return to that famous courtyard (years later, talent and serendipity placed her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, directly in front of the box office from which she was fired).
Soon after, she was signed by MGM as the youngest of the Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and subsequently in Funny Face with Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, as Tyrone Power's secret love in Witness for the Prosecution, and Frank Sinatra's leading lady in Sergeant's Three, to name but a few of the many films in her credits. Simultaneously, Lee launched into television, with over 2000 appearances on shows from Perry Mason to Power Rangers, Twilight Zone to Murder She Wrote, Hogan's Heroes to Love Boat, and Roseanne. Lee was also co-host on NBC's High Rollers with Alex Trebek, a regular on Hollywood Squares with Peter Marshall and made several television movies. She had series leads in CBS' Coming of Age and HBO's 1st and Ten. Her stints on the Bonnie Hunt Show remain among her favorites.
Lee is highly acclaimed for her leadership role in The Thalians, a charitable organization which is committed to good mental health from pediatric to geriatric. She has served as Commissioner on the Los Angeles Board of Environmental Quality, acted as a national spokesperson for the American Cancer Society, was honored Woman of the Year by B'nai B'rith, received the Humanitarian Award from the Beverly Hills Business Women's Association.
www.rutalee.com
Erika Jayne
singer - dancer
Erika Jayne is an American Dance/Electronica singer/dancer who currently lives in Los Angeles, California, but was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended North Atlanta High School for the Performing Arts.
Jayne was influenced by her mother and grandmother: their talent inspired her musical career. She made her arrival on the club music scene in 2007 with the electro-hued track "Rollercoaster", which went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Working with veteran producers, Peter Rafelson (Madonna/Britney/Stevie Nicks) and Eric Kupper, Erika Jayne recorded her debut album Pretty Mess. "Give You Everything", "Rollercoaster" and "Stars" "Pretty Mess" and "One Hot Pleasure" all went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay.
Her music is featured in theatrically released films "Deal" and "The Neighbor".
www.prettymessrecords.com
Michael Paul Ziegfeld
comedian - actor - writer - director
Michael Ziegfelds professional career began in 1986 at age 16 in local television within the 4th largest market of Philadelphia. He landed himself a job at WPHL-TV working on the local, Dancin On Air and national sister show Dance Party USA on the USA Network after convincing high school officials to excuse him from elective courses. After a strategic encounter with Muppet creator Jim Henson, Michael was invited on the weekends to New York to assist in the workshop and later on Sesame Street.
After three years and eventually headlining name clubs like Carolines, The Comedy Stop and The Funny Bone, he was introduced to name ventriloquist, Ronn Lucas who inspired him to revisit his childhood love of puppetry. In the 90s, Michael added the ventriloquism into his stage show giving him a marketing edge in bookings. The 17 year comedy career had him opening or sharing the bill with names like James Brown, Wynonna Judd, Joan Rivers, Don Rickels, The Mills Brothers, The Beach Boys, Kenny Rogers, Jeff Foxworthy, The Pointer Sisters, and Lisa Lampanelli. In 2008 Michael played opposite Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses when after the audition, the character was given a threaded role in the film.
Michael is bi-coastal, living in Hollywood, California while his main office of The Ziegfeld Company Incorporated is based in New York City. Currently Michael is writing, directing and developing television and digital media content for cable and network television. He has also written for The Friars Roasts, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Huffington Post & numerous star, stage vehicles.
www.michaelpaulziegfeld.com
Cindy Barshop
television personality - entrepreneur
Cindy is the owner of Completely Bare, the upscale Madison Avenue medi-spa known for its cutting-edge, results-oriented treatments. A favorite of magazine beauty editors and in-the-know New Yorkers, the spa has locations in Palm Beach Florida and New York City.
Cindy is now on the Bravo series Real Housewives of New York and is Mom to twin girls.
For more on Cindy click here.
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