Westfield Corporation | Sustainability Report 2018 | 54
ARTS & CULTURE
Westfield Corporation believes that investing in local
Arts & Cultural programs can build significant lasting
ties within the communities we serve, promote local
talent, and encourage widespread community involvement
and engagement.
UNITED KINGDOM
In the UK, our wider community investment program
included utilising a number of creative platforms to
support a diverse group of community organisations:
• Westfield supported the local community ArtsFest
music and dance festival at Westfield London which
involved a creative mix of local community acts
including a steel drum band, classical Indian dancers
and a children’s hip hop crew.
• In September 2017, Westfield supported Hammersmith
& Fulham’s popular tea dance for senior citizens,
which helps to combat isolation. Ballroom, Latin and
sequence dancing was enjoyed by all.
• Our annual Christmas Choir Competition welcomed
local primary schools to perform a medley of
Christmas songs. Over 600 children participate each
year winning over £4,000 for their schools. The awards
give local young students the chance to perform in a
public arena, have fun and increase the school’s profile
within the community.
UNITED STATES
UP CLOSE: MICHELANGELO’S SISTINE CHAPEL
In June 2017, Westfield launched the US nationwide
debut of UP CLOSE: MICHELANGELO’S SISTINE
CHAPEL, an immersive limited-time exhibit of museum-
quality, near life-size reproductions of the iconic master’s
frescoes that adorn the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
For those who have seen the pieces in their grandeur
in Rome but sought a closer look, or for individuals who
never made the trip and wanted to experience the wonder
and beauty themselves, the 34 reproductions provided
a unique opportunity to personally experience timeless
masterpieces like The Creation of Adam and The Last
Judgment in a contemporary and curated environment –
uncluttered, self-timed, in-depth, and UP CLOSE.
The first major nationwide exhibition created and
conceived by Scott Sanders and our new Global
Entertainment and Events team, UP CLOSE:
MICHELANGELO’S SISTINE CHAPEL ran in New York
under the magnificent roof of the Oculus at Westfield
World Trade Center, followed by a six-week exhibition
at Westfield Garden State Plaza in New Jersey, and
then subsequently at Westfield centres elsewhere in
the United States.
5.3 COMMUNITY
Westfield San Francisco
Lady Gaga at Westfield London