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Veteran publicist Bill Harrison and Emmy-winning costume designer, celebrity stylist and creative director Johnny Wujek have joined the staff of arts nonprofit The Art of Elysium.
Harrison boards as chief marketing officer
while Wujek has been named vice president of the organization’s new creative services and talent relations division.
As CMO, Harrison will oversee The Art of Elysium’s marketing and communications strategy, brand positioning, corporate and cultural partnerships, audience development and major organizational initiatives. He will also help shape long-term strategy to increase awareness of the organization’s ongoing programming while expanding its capacity and geographic footprint as it heads into its 30th year of operation.
Harrison brings more than two decades of experience in strategic communications, brand building and reputation management, having worked with some of the world’s most recognized companies, entertainment brands and cultural and nonprofit organizations. Harrison joins from Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lysis, where he was a senior vice president leading client work across Disney Consumer Products, Amazon Music and the National Hispanic Media Coalition, among others. Before that, he ran his own agency, Third Street Media Group and was the CEO of Fifteen Minutes Public Relations.
“The Art of Elysium has spent nearly three decades demonstrating what can happen when artists are given opportunities to use their creativity in service of others,” said Harrison. “As I begin this new chapter of my life with them, I’m excited to build on the incredible foundation as it enters its next chapter.”
Wujek will lead the creative services and talent relations division, where he will help shape the organization’s creative expression across events, programs, content and cultural initiatives while deepening relationships with artists and talent across fashion, music, film and the broader creative community.
“The Art of Elysium has always been about bringing creative people together and using what we do as artists to connect with people,” said Wujek. “That is something I believe in deeply. I’m excited to help create experiences that feel unexpected, inspiring and authentically Elysium — and to bring even more artists into this community.”
Art of Elysium founder Jennifer Howell said, “Bill and Johnny bring two very different but incredibly complementary strengths to The Art of Elysium. Most importantly, they both understand that artists have the power to create meaningful and long-lasting change. I’m thrilled to have them join me in helping shape what comes next for The Art of Elysium.”
