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To commemorate our 50th anniversary, we are hosting a series of unique events to reflect on the Clinic’s impact.

$2,500

Your membership at $2,500 will give you access to our 2020 Event Series.

$5,000 and above

Increase your impact by joining at a membership level above $5,000 and get access to our 2020 Event Series + our signature 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Due to public health concerns about containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), we have decided to postpone the remaining in-person events of our special 50^th anniversary event series.

We are currently exploring creative ways for people to continue to engage with the Clinic and learn about its impact.

We will update this page as we have more information to share. If you have questions, please email VFCinfo@mednet.ucla.edu or call (310) 392-9255.

Explore the intersections of food, health, and justice and how our food choices affect our future with Evan Kleiman of KCRW’s Good Food, and health and science experts Dr. Amy Rowart and Dr. Wendy Slusser.

Meditation gurus Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman will lead us in a guided meditation, and with Dr. Myles Spar, will discuss the science behind the mind-body health connection.

Pay tribute to the power of art to interpret complex social issues.

Discover, bid and collect significant pieces from leading and emerging contemporary artists.

Celebrate visionary women who advocate for and protect our patients.

Laugh along as we pay tribute to Comic Relief’s work funding our pioneering homeless outreach program.

Join us for an epic party to celebrate the history and heroes of the past 50 years, and become a hero for our next 50!

Recent Member Events

50th Anniversary Event: Food + Social Justice

Supporters gathered at KCRW’s new space to discuss the relationship between food and health equity with Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW’s Good Food, Dr. Wendy Slusser, pediatrician and one of the Clinic’s 50 Visionaries, Amy Rowat, professor at UCLA, and Rick Nahmias founder and executive director of Food Forward.

Private Walkthrough at Gagosian Beverly Hills

Deborah McLeod, Director of Gagosian Beverly Hills, provided an exclusive walk through of Nathaniel Mary Quinn: Hollow and Cut

Google Spruce Goose Architecture Tour

Members were invited to a private tour of Google’s newest office at the Spruce Goose hangar in Playa Vista. Historians and architects joined us to talk about the design and cultural significance of the site.

2019 Silver Circle Gala

In 2019, Ivy Kagan Bierman, an entertainment lawyer at Loeb & Loeb and advisor to #TimesUp and the ADL received the Humanitarian Award and shared how she was drawn to supporting the Clinic because of her interest in protecting the safety and health of women and minorities.
Check out our photo album here.

Art Walk VIP Preview

Members were invited to an exclusive VIP preview party at Google Los Angeles where they had early access to bid on art at the silent auction on the evening before Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction opened to the public.

Panel Discussion: Art's Social Impact

Members gathered at a private residence for a dynamic discussion with Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director of LACMA, Kristin Sakoda, executive director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and C. Ian White, CEO of the Charles White Archives.

Private Walkthrough at MOCA

Bennett Simpson, Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art gave members a private walk-through of 2019 Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction Signature Artist Laura Owens’s Los Angeles presentation at the museum.

2018 Silver Circle Gala

In 2018, Funny or Die and Between Two Ferns received the Humanitarian Award for their work to raise awareness about the Affordable Care Act. In a twist, they returned the award to someone they considered to be worthy of it, Dr. Karen Lamp, and Zach Galifanakis interviewed her in an impromptu Between Two Ferns episode.

Watch the video of “Between Two Ferns: The Venice Family Clinic Edition.”

Questions?

If you have questions about our program or would like to make a gift contact our Development team at 310 392 9255 or VFCGiving@mednet.ucla.edu