The Art of Elysium’s 23rd anniversary at the Hollywood Palladium

August 11, 2020

The Art of Elysium’s 23rd anniversary at the Hollywood Palladium

The exterior of a theater building with murals on the side, featuring text "#ARTHEALS" and "THE ART OF ELYSIUM PRESENTS…
A long building with multiple murals on its windows, featuring various colorful designs and figures, with palm trees in…
A long building with multiple murals on its windows, featuring various colorful designs and figures, with palm trees in…
A colorful poster features a woman with a fan, with text about corporate influence, oil extraction, and "INJUSTICE ANYWHERE…
A poster with a white dove in a red circle, surrounded by blue and black geometric shapes, and the text "THE ART OF ELYSIUM…
A poster with a woman's face in a black circle, surrounded by floral patterns and text "TO THE POWER & EQUALITY PEOPLE" and…

I’ve had the privilege of working with Jennifer Howell and The Art of Elysium for many years to help encourage healing through art in all forms. I recently designed this new socially-distanced public art installation for The Art of Elysium’s 23rd anniversary at the Hollywood Palladium. If you’re in Los Angeles, go check it out safely from the sidewalk at 6215 Sunset Blvd.! You can also donate $23 to The Art of Elysium here and receive a downloadable gift of my art.


In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Art of Elysium is working to raise much-needed dollars to sustain the art programs the organization has run for the past 22 years with hospitalized youth, elders, the homeless community, veterans, special needs and inner-city schools.We’re all turning to art to help us heal during this incredibly trying time, and I hope we can each have the vision to make great things in this world, and work together guided by compassion and harmony. We may be apart physically, but we can be united spiritually.

-Shepard