The World Art Foundation keeps on growing!

Sunday, October 4, 2009
By 1stAngel

Less that one year old The world Art Foundation, with more than 50,000 members on line,  becomes the  world’s  largest Art Organization

In October 31st 2008, the Marengo family decided to establish the World Art Foundation (WAF) in Orange County California. The Marengo’s are residents of Orange County California since1970 where they publish 21 luxury magazines under the name of Umbrella publishing. Previously and since 1965 they lived in Beverly Hills, California from where they successfully operated 6 Marengo spas and a cosmetic company.

In January 31 2009, Umbrella Publishing launched the World Art Foundation website to the public and announced that in June 7-14, 2009 WAF Expo 09 will take place in Brea California.

On February 1st 2009 World Art Foundation started sites on Facebook and My Space. 40 days later, over 3,000 artists from all over the world joined World Art Foundation (WAF) sites.

On April 10th 2009 WAF opened a 5,100 square feet Gallery in 1555 E Imperial Hwy in the Brea Plaza in the city of Brea. (seehttp://worldartfoundation.org/Gallery.html )

The World Expo 09 was held as scheduled in June 7-14 2009 in Brea, Fullerton and Laguna Beach California, with the participation of over 400 artists from 53 countries in 5 continents. World Expo 09 became the largest expo of this genre ever held in California. Seehttp://worldartfoundation.org/Testimonial.html

The Mayor of Fullerton issued a proclamation in the name of the city council and the citizens of Fullerton welcoming World Art Foundation to Fullerton. See copy of the proclamation on http://worldartfoundation.org/Expo_09.htm

A fund raiser was held in June 6th at the Miranda Gallery in Laguna Beach to benefit the World Art Foundation advertising fund. The event raised enough fund to pay for 1/2 color page in the Register, the official and largest newspaper in Orange County with 1,260,000 circulation. See the Register ad here http://worldartfoundation.org/Expo_09.html

World Art Foundation sponsored all but one of the over 400 participating artists by waving the $500 for each for the artists’ exhibiting fee. Never such generosity was ever extended by a private foundation or a any country’s cultural ministry for a single event. Actually besides the shipping expense, the 400 artists did not pay to exhibit at the World Art Expo 09 in California.

During the expo WAF held educational functions at the Fullerton Museum and the Marriott hotel at the Fullerton University campus and the WAF Gallery in Brea.

World Art Foundation, presently with over 50,000 members in their cyber groups, is considered the world’s largest art organization. WAF continues to grow with over 100 artists joining its ranks each week. In 2010 Expos are scheduled in 12 countries as well as many key art cities in the US including New York, Chicago. Los Angeles, Phoenix, Santa Fe and Orange County.

The All America Tour 2009 is introducing 30 accomplished WAF artists to curators in ten American cities. More tours for America and Europe are in the works for 2010. The Art book is being launched in the week of October 15, 2009

In December 2009 the All America Tour will exhibit in two premier Gallery in Laguna Beach California and in Santa Fe New Mexico

The WAF Museum Collection is scheduled to travel in 2010 to many expos in 3 continents. See a portion of the Collection onhttp://worldartfoundation.org/Museum.html

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ABOUT THIS COLUMNIST
I live in Manchester, UK and spend my time working for the arts. My actual profession is Artist, but I spend more time now reporting and promoting artists. I also write for Our Gym (co.uk) and Galileo Was Right (com)

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3 Responses to “The World Art Foundation keeps on growing!”

  1. adam

    Jojo's companies are unknown to the State of California, that is because they are not legitimate.

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  2. adam

    The WAF is not registered as a LLC, nor is it a non-profit. The IRS has never heard of it.
    If it has 50,000 members, and they each pay $100 to join, then Jojo has committed tax fraud big enough to be a felony.

    That is one reason the IRS, and the FBI are investigating Jojo.

    Any group, or individual tied to this organization when it goes down is going to be discredited when the WAF gets shut down for fraud.

    #14078
  3. kevin wagg

    THE WAF IS NOT NON PROFIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    THE FBI ARE INVESTIGATING JOJO (GEORGE MARENGO)
    THESE CONMEN HAVE BEEN THROWN OFF OF FACEBBOOK
    DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY MONEY !!!!!!!!!!!!
    The WAF is not registered as a LLC, nor is it a non-profit. The IRS has never heard of it.
    If it has 50,000 members, and they each pay $100 to join, then Jojo has committed tax fraud big enough to be a felony.

    That is one reason the IRS, and the FBI are investigating Jojo.

    Any group, or individual tied to this organization when it goes down is going to be discredited when the WAF gets shut down for fraud.

    #14604

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