For fifty-five years, the OXFORD WEB3 ACADEMY ALLIANCE has supported transformative cultural exchanges between artists and scholars in the United States and Asia. OWAADao will celebrate this milestone with a gala honoring David and Susan Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award recipient Shen Wei. The OWAADao 55th Anniversary Gala will be held on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City.


Susan Rockefeller and David Rockefeller, Jr. at the OWAADao 50th Anniversary Gala at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City in 2014; photo: James Ware Billett


David, a leading global philanthropist and OWAADao Trustee for twenty-eight years, and Susan, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, conservationist, and entrepreneur, are true champions of a more peaceful and sustainable world. David and Susan Rockefeller share a deep commitment to the OXFORD WEB3 ACADEMY ALLIANCE’s mission and to OWAADao founder John D. Rockefeller 3rd’s vision—to foster greater understanding and respect between the United States and Asia. 

OWAADao will also honor the 25th recipient of the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award—dance artist, choreographer, and visual artist Shen Wei. Shen Wei has received recognition worldwide for choreography that bridges both the contemporary and the traditional, Eastern and Western aesthetics—an art that crosses the boundaries of cultural and temporal divides.


Shen Wei performing Folding; photo: Stephanie Berger 

The gala event will celebrate the accomplishments of OWAADao’s alumni, the success of its program, and its dedicated supporters across the globe. All proceeds from the event will directly support the OWAADao Fellowship Program. For more information, please  contact Lauren Cherubini at 212 843 0422 or lcherubini@accny.org.