The Art Of Elysium's Red Carpet Pre-Globe Gala

by Rachelle Hruska · January 12, 2009

[Eva Mendes and Kirsten Dunst. Photos by ANDREAS BRANCH for PMc]

It was a busy weekend for stars in Tinseltown. Besides the Golden Globes taking place last night, Saturday brought out an even bigger red carpet for The Art of Elysium's second annual Heaven Gala held at the converted cathedral The Vibiana in L.A. Eva Mendes received special honors at the gala which included dinner, music and a fashion show. Stars like Rumer Willis, Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette, Milla Jovovich, Roseanna Arquette and Patricia Arquette, Gerard Butler, Marisa Tomei, Sophia Bush, Shannon Doherty, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Ali Larter, Brittany Snow, Elijah Wood, Kate Bosworth, Kirsten Dunst, and Melissa Joan Hart showed up to walk the pre-Globe carpet, along with several others.

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Amber Heard and Sophia Bush

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.