The 2nd Edition of the Friends of the Villa Noailles’ Dinner
Wednesday, August 28th saw the second edition of the Friends of the Villa Noailles’ dinner, held in the very heart of the historic monument. This fund-raising event is organized to support the art centre’s missions, its cultural programming and its acquisitions.
After a cocktail on the terrace, the evening went on with a guided tour of the various exhibitions, including “Marie-Laure de Noailles, peintre. Conversation”, as well as the Hyères Design Parade Festival exhibitions. Guests then enjoyed poetry readings by Simon Johannin, Salomé Lux and Thomas Lequeu. Hosted by Pascale Mussard and Jean-Pierre Blanc, respectively president and director of the art centre, and served by Emmanuel Perrodin, resident chef at Hyères’ Hôtel Lilou, the dinner took place in the famous hanging garden of the Villa Noailles, with a scenography designed by Paul Bonlarron.
Among the artists, gallerists, collectors, patrons and art lovers in attendance, we saw Judith Houzey, Sébastien Jondeau, Sylvain Blanc, Alain and Susanna Flammarion, Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye and Edward Mitterand, Marie-Christine Labourdette, Johan Fleury de Witte, Violaine Jeantet, Bernard Oppetit, Olga Jegunova, Isabelle and Roland Carta, Pauline Helot, Maxime Combot, Jean-Yves Rotté-Geoffroy, Franck Lapointe, Numa Gortan, Jérôme and Blandine Cano.
Photos : Florian Puech
