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John-Paul '01 and Chris ('97) Cannucciari : 2024 Alumni Arts and Entertainment Achievement Award Winners! 

Skaneateles alum, John-Paul Cannuciari wins Arts and Entertainment Award

Congratulations to John-Paul Cannucciari('01), the 2024 Alumni Arts and Entertainment Outstanding Achievement Award winner! 

John-Paul along with his brother, Chris Cannucciari ('97) are this year's winners of the award for excellence in this category. 

John-Paul Cannucciari (‘01) is a globally awarded and internationally recognized Creative Director. His creative career spans from designing Super Bowl ads to international, national and non-profit brand campaigns to directing short animated films, to creating interactive installations and augmented reality experiences. 

John-Paul was accepted into the Skaneateles Rotary exchange program in 2001 and spent the year studying in Mantova, Italy. He went on to study fine arts & design at the State University of New York at New Paltz. John-Paul lived in New York City for over 15 years working at top, international advertising agencies including Ogilvy and Publicis Worldwide.

Currently he's the founder of the Pacific Northwest-based creative agency, Outwardly Isle which uses innovative, creative approaches to campaigns that promote long-term positive impact for their partners and the world. He develops creative campaigns and interactive design platforms for brands including Heineken, Unicef, Hills, Citibank and most recently, an essential K-12 social-emotional learning (SEL) daily check-in app. His work has a reputation for being incredibly vibrant, ground-breaking and impactful. https://www.outwardlyisle.com/

John-Paul's work has been recognized in award shows and press including Cannes, LIA, One Show, Effie, Clio, AICP, Addy, Webby, Midas, FCS, Digiday, Mashable, Creativity, AdWeek, Ad Age, Drum, NY Times, CNN, Forbes, The New Yorker, and Fast Company.

John-Paul lives and works in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Designer, Kyoko Fukuma and sons Hiro and Hugo. 

Congratulations, John-Paul! You make Skaneateles proud. 

We look forward to honoring all of the award winners on Friday, April 5th at the 2nd Annual Toast to the Lakers Event at The Lodge in Skaneateles. Please join us!

Tickets and more event Information here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/699497249045518
https://skanedfoundation.org/2nd-annual-toast-to-the-lakers/24tttlreg.html