TAMANI Hotels and Resorts raises total amount of AED 1,453,968 for children in Gaza

Dubai, 07 Feb 2009: TAMANI Hotels and Resorts in collaboration with Christies UK hosted the 1st Annual TAMANI Charity Art Auction on February 4th evening at the TAMANI Hotel Marina aimed at raising donation funds to benefit the suffering children of Gaza.

Held under the patronage of H.E. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, UAE Minister of Youth, Culture and Development who commented, “It is my pleasure to be patron for this extraordinary event where TAMANI leads in celebrating the triumphs of humanitarian celebrations. TAMANI Hotels and Resorts have committed themselves to utilize our passion for Arabic and Islamic Art to support children in need.”

Founder and Chairperson of TAMANI Hotels and Resorts Khulood Abdullah Al Rostamani stated “we are extremely grateful of the resounding TAMANI Charity Art Auction’s success, despite our economic situation, a number of art patrons showed up to support TAMANI’s aim to raise funds for children in desperate need of support.”

TAMANI Hotels and Resorts is proud of its commitment to social and corporate responsibility, and as such is engaging in social programs that inspire and serve communities in need. This year’s TAMANI Charity Art Auction, one of the many initiatives under TAMANI CARES will set the stage for a series of future charity events organized under the TAMANI Hotels and Resorts brand.

TAMANI’s core objective this year is to raise fund that will be forwarded to helping children by supporting them morally and financially, especially those who have been ravaged by the war in Gaza.

The event gathered over 150 top VIP’s and art collectors, which also saw Hugh Edmeades, Chairman of Christies Kensington UK as the official Auctioneer of the charity art auction which raise over AED 1.453 million at the end of the auction, of which a substantial portion will go to charity.

Michael Jeha, managing director Christie’s Middle East states: “Christies is proud to support the efforts of TAMANI Hotels and Resorts in their Charity Art Auction. Our collaboration is a testament of both our brand’s commitment to promote Art in Middle East through innovative expositions utilizing Arts and Auction together. ”

TAMANI Charity Art Auction gathered 31 of the best and prominent paintings in the Middle East wherein art pieces depicting both themes of Middle Eastern and Islamic Arts were auctioned off to art patrons and private art collectors.

The event was made possible with contribution of various institutional corporations such as KM Properties as main sponsor, Emirates National Bank of Dubai as gold sponsor, First Gulf Bank as support sponsor; and leading Art galleries namely Ayyam Gallery, Hunar Art Gallery, Third Line Gallery, Green Art, Gallerie Al Marsa, Shams Gallery and Piu Plus, Private Art Collectors and Canvas magazine.

To view the remarkable paintings, visit the TAMANI Charity Art Auction website at www.tamanihotels.ae.