Launch of Art Unites

This global initiative created by Donatella Versace in collaboration with the Whitney’s Education Department is aimed at providing needy children in the United States and China with support, Donatella Versace and a leading contemporary artists will host a day of art making with children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses from the New York chapter of the Starlight Foundation. As part of the Art Unites program Versace will provide canvas and art supplies to 500 children from the Starlight Foundation and 900 children from the One Foundation to create original drawings. Each child’s work of art will be fashioned into a one-of-kind Versace canvas tote bag and will be sold worldwide at Versace boutiques and the Gilt Groupe, a member’s only ecommerce site this October. 100% of the proceeds will be donated back to the two charities.