Non-profit organisation The Artwork of Elysium, which helps artists working for the advantage of others, marks its twenty fifth anniversary in typical type, by selecting a revered artistic to transform LA music venue The Wiltern into an otherworldly artwork set up for one evening solely – its Heaven 2024 gala.
Neil Gaiman’s ‘Heaven is a Library’
Author, producer and director Neil Gaiman, winner of The Artwork of Elysium’s 2024 Visionary Award, takes his flip to convey to life his imaginative and prescient of heaven on earth, teaming up with manufacturing designer Michael Ralph to create a magical library ‘the place data is free and refuge is given’. Gaiman has additionally chosen 9 buddies to learn from their favorite books because the ‘9 Muses of Elysium’, together with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jon Hamm, Jason Segel, Lily Gladstone, Yetida Badaki, Patton Oswalt, Shanola Hampton, and Mira Sorvino.
The gala, set to happen on 6 January 2024, for the primary time for the reason that pandemic, pays tribute to volunteer artists who’ve made a constructive affect of their communities, with all proceeds raised on the gala going into The Artwork of Elysium’s programmes and companies.
Gaiman – whose artwork set up pertains to the organisation’s 4 major disciplines, Trend & Design, Music & Motion, Theatre & Movie, and Visible Arts – has been recognised alongside different notable names. Actress Amy Good and Carter Oosterhouse scoop The Spirit of Elysium Award for excellent charitable contributions, whereas Cara Santana will retrospectively choose up 2021’s award.
The Artwork of Elysium’s 2024 Heaven gala will happen on 6 January at The Wiltern in LA
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