Houston, Tex., October 21, 2013 – The Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest is pleased to announce award-winning artist and author Fran Padgett as its first inaugural Charitable Artist. Already underway, Padgett’s yearlong partnership with the hotel will benefit The Weathervane Foundation, a Texas non-profit corporation committed to supporting breast cancer patients and research. Padgett, a breast cancer survivor and one of Houston Woman Magazine’s “Fifty Most Influential Women,” serves as the foundation’s executive director and founder. The Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest is managed by Marcus Hotels & Resorts. The hotel is owned by Hilcom Partners, Ltd.
Award-winning works previously displayed in both corporate and private collections are currently on display in the hotel’s board room – renamed the “Fran Padgett Board Room.” Through the Charitable Artist program, the hotel will donate a portion of all meeting and special event proceeds from the “Fran Padgett Board Room” to The Weathervane Foundation. At present, there are 22 artworks on display in both the board room and on the banquet corridor walls.
“We are honored to have Fran’s beautiful pieces grace our walls on behalf of The Weathervane Foundation,” said Allan Hant, general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest. “This program not only incorporates original works of art into our public spaces, but also supports a good cause – a real win-win. We look forward to working with Fran to spread her foundation’s mission to our hotel guests and the Houston community.”
Added Hant, “We welcome and encourage the community to enjoy Fran’s works at any time.” Hant also shared that public exhibitions guided by Padgett are being planned for the near future.
“On behalf of the board members and special advisors, I want to express our deep gratitude to Allan Hant and The Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest for this fantastic support of The Weathervane Foundation. The world of breast cancer has many facets – the disease, the causes, the research, the medical diagnosis and treatments, and the patients and survivors,” said Fran Padgett. She also shared, “In addition to recognizing genetic research at Baylor College, the funding from the program will help support Houston Northwest Medical Center’s ‘Care, Share and Be Aware’ breast cancer support group.”
The hotel’s board room currently exhibits six pieces from Padgett’s “Shore to Shore” series, a patriotic collection featuring scenes from coast to coast. The board room also features one student work that won the Fran Padgett “Painterly Voice” award. On the walls of the banquet corridor, the hotel has displayed 16 selections from published and diverse works from series such as “Sunrise to Sunrise,” “Other Side of The Mountain,” “Gift of Time” and “Recovery.”
A gifted and prolific painter and writer her entire life, Padgett was diagnosed in 2001 with cancer in both breasts. Since her diagnosis, Padgett’s art has transitioned from representational to abstract, deeply symbolic compositions, which often reveal unbidden imagery. Padgett founded The Weathervane Foundation in 2004 and has since gone on to publish two books. The first, Breast Cancer Recovery: No One Wrote a Manual was the winner of six literary awards in 2007, including the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award in Health. Padgett’s latest book, Breast Cancer – No One Chose this Journey, is also an award winner.
Groups up to 10 can book a meeting or event in the “Fran Padgett Board Room” by contacting Susan Swank, director of sales at the Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest, at 1-832-912-3103 or [email protected].
For more information about the Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest, please visit: www.hiltonhouston.com.
To learn more about Fran Padgett and The Weathervane Foundation please visit: www.franpadgett.com/index.htm or www.weathervanefoundation.com/.
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About the Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest
Located in the Willowbrook Mall area, the Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest is steps away from restaurants, the Vintage Park Plaza and major corporate offices. Conveniently located minutes from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and 40 minutes from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), the Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest is the ultimate destination for business and leisure travelers alike. State-of-the-art contemporary meeting and conference facilities, along with over 3,000 square feet of elegant event space, on-site catering services and dedicated event planning specialists make the hotel the ideal venue for business functions, weddings and group events. The Hilton Garden Inn Houston Northwest is managed by Marcus Hotels & Resorts. The hotel is owned Hilcom Partners, Ltd. For more information on the hotel, visit www.hiltonhouston.com and find the hotel on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HiltonGardenInnHoustonNorthwest).
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