
Elysium: a place or condition of ideal happiness
MISSION
The Art of Elysium, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1997, encourages
working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to
children who are battling serious medical conditions. We provide artistic workshops in
the following disciplines: acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and
creative writing.
VISION
The Art of Elysium is dedicated to enriching the lives of artists and critically ill children. We
believe that there is a powerful and mutual exchange of hope and appreciation that
occurs when artists share their time and talent with children battling serious medical
conditions.
The lives of these children are largely filled with suffering, loneliness, fear and
regimen. Artists have the unique ability to help children in need find a creative voice and
discover a sense of individuality and self-efficacy, even in the midst of overwhelmingly
difficult circumstances. In return, those same artists, who have been taken outside of their
normal scope of work, are stretched and enriched in ways they never imagined.
Through this inimitable exchange between artist and child, the artist experiences the
power of giving and the child experiences the power of their own artistic journey.