# Russell Simmons Hosts 7th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale Party During Art Basel Miami

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- Published: 2016-12-02T22:46:41-05:00
- Author: EAN

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Russell Simmons and Danny Simmons hosted the 7th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan 
Series finale party Thursday during Art Basel Miami Beach 2016.

The raved-about annual event featured a mix of celebrities, musicians, socialites,
designers and art influencers, who mingled and sipped artfully crafted Bombay Sapphire
cocktails while dancing to music spun by Jermaine Dupri.

A$AP Rocky and “American Honey” actress Sasha Lane both made an appearance at the
finale event for the first time. The two began to chat as they both realized they
were stopped in front of the same piece of artwork, which had them mesmerized.

Last year’s creative mentor, Rosario Dawson, brought her mom with her this year 
as she returned for the third year to show her continued support of the program.

Other notable attendees included model Nicole Banner, Rocky Barnes, Timo Weiland,
Kristen Taekman and celebrity chef Travis London. The event took place in the transformed
garage space at 11 11 Lincoln Road.

“Over the past seven years, the Artisan Series program has uncovered truly inspiring
talent and in doing so, has cemented its mark in the creative community. I am so
proud of our longstanding partnership with Bombay Sapphire as we continue on our
journey of discovering visual artists across North America. I can’t wait to see 
how Creative Time and Darius Frank’s collaborative vision come to life next spring,”
said Russell Simmons.

Russell and Danny Simmons announced Philadelphia’s Darius Frank as the Grand Finale
Winner, at of 16 finalists, at the 7th annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series competition.
An annual collaboration between Bombay Sapphire and Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic 
Arts Foundation, the North American search for the next big name in visual arts 
involved thousands of online submissions and a series of regional gallery events.
For the first time this year, New York nonprofit arts organization Creative Time
made a splash at Basel as honorary judge where the winner will go on to collaborate
on a groundbreaking public arts project scheduled to be unveiled in spring.