September 11 -Remembrance & Kite Making

Greetings everyone!
Vet Art Project Chicago will be having a workshop September 21, 2011 at the Chicago Cultural Center, in the 4th floor Conference Room.
The first workshop is a reactionary art making workshop commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We will spend some time reflecting on what the attacks did to our daily lives, how we have spent the last ten years, and what we are doing to honor the memory of those lost in the attacks and the responses afterward. Materials will be provided, however participants are welcome to bring their own. The workshop will begin at 6:30pm, with some time for sharing and reflection at 7:20pm and conclude around 7:50pm. The workshop, discussion and sharing will be lead by Co-Lead Artist of the Vet Art Project, Teaching Artist and Veteran, Edgar Gonzalez.
The second workshop is a collaboration with the Emergency USA. They are hosting a fundraiser for the troops and families of OEF/Afghanistan in October. In preparation for their fundraiser, we will be building kites. Once again, materials will be provided, however participants can bring things to decorate their kites as well. This workshop will begin at 8:00pm and conclude at 9:30pm. The workshop will be lead by Brooke Caldwell.
You can RSVP for this workshop series here.
You can also RSVP at vetartprojectchicago@gmail.com or by calling 708-704-7313.
This event is Co-Sponsored and Supported by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

As always, this is free and open to the public.

An Apology and Event and an Announcement

Greetings everybody.
First and foremost I would like to apologize. I am of the opinion that I could be doing so much better with this blog for Vet Art Project in Chicago, but sometimes life just gets the best of me. I strive to keep our readership abreast to the latest developments as to events from and by the Vet Art Project Chicago, as well as friends of the Vet Art Project like the National Veteran Art Museum.
Sometimes the programing is not locked down until mayhaps a little bit last minute, and I would like to consistently give you the most correct information possible as I believe it is better to be accurate than timely when the two concepts are competing. So for the weird timing and update schedule, I am sorry. I am working to do better with this.
That said, I would like to bring attention to the most upcoming workshop at Truman College:
Witnessing! I had enclosed this in the prior post, but I wager it is good to remind people every once in a while.
Lastly, I would like to welcome aboard Daniel Buckman. He was a Ranger with the 82nd Airborne and now an acclaimed author. I will very likely return to this post making corrections and adding appropriate titles. Mr. Buckman will be leading a writing workshop weekly engaging the veteran community at Harry S. Truman College. The details for the event will be forthcoming, but I promise to get them up and to you as soon as possible.