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ANNUAL EVENTS

Each year, FAPE hosts its members in Washington, D.C., to update them about current projects and to announce new initiatives. The Annual Events have included dinners at the State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms hosted by the Secretary of State, the Library of Congress, Organization of American States, foreign embassies, among others. The day begins with the Sharon Percy Rockefeller Panel Presentation at the National Gallery of Art. Since its founding, FAPE has been received at the White House by several Presidents and First Ladies.

FAPE’s 2026 Annual Events will be held on Wednesday, October 14th.

The Sharon Percy Rockefeller

Panel Series

The Sharon Percy Rockefeller Panel Series is held each year during FAPE’s Annual Events in Washington, D.C. It recognizes Sharon for her extraordinary commitment to the arts, the National Gallery of Art and FAPE. Agnes Gund is the generous sponsor of this annual talk.

Click here for the archive of past panels.

 

FAPE’s Board of Directors with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States
Albert Ramdin

 
 

Eric L. Motley, Deputy Director, National Gallery of Art; author Jon Meacham; Sharon Percy Rockefeller; FAPE Chairman Jo Carole Lauder; artist Ming Smith; artist Dawoud Bey; and FAPE President Eden Rafshoon at the 2024 Sharon Percy Rockefeller Panel Presentation: Looking through the Lens of American History.

 

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