Vet Art Project teams up with Atomic Sketch!

Vet Art Project and Atomic Sketch are teaming up for a Community Exposition at the Chicago Cultural Center on July 20th, 2011.
We will be exhibiting work produced by the Vet Art Project as well as have participating Atomic Sketch artists making artwork on location! We will also have some performing artists showing work that evening as well.
Featured Atomic Sketch Artists include
John Airo
Scott Fricke
Michelle Mashon
Paul Wisniewski
Won Kim

Vet Art Project Exhibiting works include
Margo MacFarland
Frederick Beaulieux
Edgar Gonzalez-Baeza
Peyton Keller

We will also include guest speakers and performers
Umi Issa performing "Performance Love/Performance Peace - OneLove"
Adam Navarro-Lowery
Matt Ping
Edgar Gonzalez-Baeza

The showcase begins at 7:00pm in the Garland Room on the First Floor of the Chicago Cultural center.
You can RSVP at Vetartprojectchicago@gmail.com, or at the Vet Art Project Facebook page

Crash Course in Poetry Workshops at Truman College

Thursday July 20, Vet Art Project Chicago will be hosting a Crash Course in Poetry Writing workshop at Harry S Truman College Student Activities Center in Collaboration with the Veteran Services Office. There will be two workshops, One at 1:00pm to 2:30pm, the second from 3:00 to 4:30pm. Co-Lead Artist of the Vet Art Project Chicago, Edgar Gonzalez will be discussing poetry writing, and help participants get started in their own writing. We'll be looking at different poetry styles as well as different styles of performance poetry.
These workshops are free and open to the public.
The full information and details are below

Crash Course in Poetry Writing
Harry S. Truman College
1145 W Wilson Ave.
Student Activities Center
1:00-2:30pm
3:00-4:30pm

Materials will be provided

Please register in advance by emailing or calling the Vet Art Project or the Truman College Director of Veterans Services

Vet Art Project Chicago
vetartprojectchicago[at]gmail[dot]com
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Adam Navarro-Lowery
anavarro-lowery[at]ccc[dot]edu
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Free Parking is available and drop ins are welcome!

New Programing!

Vet Art Project Chicago has been fostering a partnership with Harry S. Truman College of the Chicago City Colleges. There will be a workshop nest week Thursday, July 14 at 1:00pm to 2:30pm, and again ay 3:00pm to 4:30pm. Edgar Gonzalez will be leading a Crash Course in Poetry Writing. You will hear a few poems as well as receive some prompts whihc will help you write some of your own poems.
Join us at the Student Activities Center at Harry S. Truman College
1145 W Wilson Avenue, Chicago.
Materials will be provided, and as with other Vet Art Project Programing, it is free and open to all participants.
If you would like, you can always share a late lunch.early dinner with the program's presenter, Edgar Gonzalez. You can find more details at the Vet Art Projects's Facebook page.

We look forward to seeing you there.