WHAT: Cocktail Reception and Discussion
WHEN: Thursday, December 6th, 2018
WHERE: Setai Hotel
Human Rights Watch Board Member Paul Gray and Dedrea Gray of the Richard Gray Gallery, in collaboration with the Miami Circle of Friends generously hosted a reception discussing the connection between arts, free expression and human rights. For Human Rights Watch Deputy Program Director Tom Porteous, this topic has resonance. Tom eloquently described how viewing a Francisco Goya painting of the Spanish Civil War that portrayed war as a devastating crisis rather than a heroic endeavor, led him on a path of journalism, diplomacy and advocacy.
For over 40 years, Human Rights Watch has been a fierce defender of civil society and the most vulnerable people worldwide, including journalists, authors and artists. This reception, hosted during Art Basel Miami, brought together the global arts community who share these values and have a critical role to play in facing these challenges.