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Artist of the World - Skip Ahern, Chair

Artists of the World endeavors to become a world-class art auction enterprise dedicated to providing innovative technology and globally linked live events that serve the ever-shifting economic landscape of investment in fine art. In doing so, AOW is using the combined knowledge and experience of members and partners in the public and private sectors to build a social enterprise that will be best in class, self-sustaining, and achieve significant market growth to remediate the suffering from poor water and sanitation around the world. AOW is social entrepreneurship at its best with a mission to create a sustainable business model for the benefit of others on a global basis.

AOW is the evolution of Artists of America, an annual event managed by Denver Rotary Club 31 from 1981 to 2000. During its operation AOA was responsible for raising $2M in retained funds by Club 31 on a total of $13,500,000 in art sales. That annual event was localized in the Denver area. Growth of the event was limited by its inherent business strategy and lack of technological advances available today. Leveraging the expertise and experience gained by members of Club 31 involved in the original project, and reaching out to a broad audience of experts in art, water and sanitation, digital media technology, finance and start-up company logistics, AOW is ready to expand its vision to a self-sustaining, global venture that taps into the significant interest and financial basis of world-wide art sales in a staged, manageable manner.
 

For more information, visit their website at  www.artistsoftheworld.net.