Independent Arts News Reporting Nakashima Foundation for Peace to Hold Peace Award Ceremony and Reception Honoring Steven C. Rockefeller Sr.
Monday, September 30, 2024.
Pictured Above: Steven C. Rockefeller Sr. (right), will be honored by The Nakashima Foundation for Peace for his legacy of promoting peace through education and art. He is pictured with George Nakashima (left). Photo Credit: Contributed.
NEWSROOM POST: NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA
New Hope, PA – The Nakashima Foundation for Peace will hold its third Peace Award Ceremony on Sunday, October 20, 2024, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM with a special donor reception at 2:00 p.m. The event will honor Steven C. Rockefeller Sr., who has generously supported George Nakashima’s dream of creating the first Altar for Peace in 1986 and has continued his own legacy of promoting peace through education and art. The award will be graciously accepted by Steven C. Rockefeller Jr. on behalf of his father, who is unable to attend in person.
From the Japan Society in New York, the “Japanese House” in Pocantico Hills, the first Altar for Peace in New York and a passive solar home in Vermont, The Rockefeller-Nakashima relationship has grown and bloomed over decades.
“We look forward to celebrating the Rockefeller family legacy of art, beauty and peace,” said Mira Nakashima. “The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City was the site of George Nakashima’s first Peace Altar, made possible due to supporters such as Steven Rockefeller.”
The special reception with Steven Rockefeller, Jr. features champagne and hors d’oeuvres in the Conoid Studio at 2 pm. The reception will be followed by the Peace Award ceremony in the Arts Building at 3 pm. The ceremony will include a koto performance by Mirai Yasuyama, presentation of the Nakashima Award for Peace, and a reception with light refreshments to follow.
Space is limited, and advance registration is required. Please be prepared to remove your shoes in the Conoid Studio. Donations of $150 per person are requested to attend the Award Ceremony only, and $300 for the special Studio Reception for Steven C. Rockefeller Jr. and the Award Ceremony.
The mission of the Nakashima Foundation for Peace is to build Sacred Peace Tables for each continent, and to preserve both the legacy of George Nakashima, a leading innovator of 20th century furniture design, and the National Historic Landmark designated Nakashima Property in New Hope, Pennsylvania for future generations.
Donations for this special event are tax deductible and will benefit the work of the Nakashima Foundation for Peace. The Nakashima Foundation for Peace is located at 1847 Aquetong Road, New Hope, Pa 18938. For more information www.nakashimafoundation.org.
