On the picture Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Royal Bridges, a fine arts movement founded by Bahrain’s most prominent artist, Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Honorary President of Bahrain Arts Society and Managing Director Henri Estramant (moreover Diplomatic Adviser for Diplomat Magazine) is due to host its first global functions at the end of November 2016.
More precisely, the opening of an international exhibition entitled “Convergence” is to be held for VIPs on 29 November 2016 at the Ritz-Carlton Dubai International Financial Center, followed the next day by a charity gala wherein the participating artists and patrons are auctioning one selected artwork for an international charity.
Convergence brings together for the first time in history of art, an exceptional mélange of royal, princely and noble artists from around the world celebrating and displaying contemporary art in Dubai, UAE. Itself featuring a plethora of paintings, sculptures, jewellery designs as well as musical performances listed as UNESCO intangible world heritage.
Fostering a culture of giving and philanthropy, the movement will host a gala dinner whose auction proceeds shall be donated to the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP).
The auction thereto is to be managed by Christie’s, which is fêting 250 years of existence as an auction house.
In addition to our artists, several patrons of the arts are donating objets d’art as Sovereign Guests/Friends of Royal Bridges to benefit the UNWFP.
These special guests are members of sovereign houses worldwide and include HM Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan and her daughter HRH Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan (Bhutanese Court Textiles), HRH Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark (traditional Greek artisanship), HRH Princess Norodom Veasna Diva of Cambodia (Court artefacts), and HRH Princess Tessy of Luxembourg and Nassau (haute couture dress donated by designer Marcin Lobacz).
For additional information:
Royal Bridges: http://royalbridges.org/home/
