Collaboration and networking is abound! Vet Art Project & Friends of the Vet Art Project

After a meeting with representatives of various Veteran Art Groups, and other organizations which could be grouped with the Warrior Arts Movement I have an array of upcoming events happening from now well into July.


Vet Art Project Chicago will be hosting a Community Showcase at the Chicago Cultural Center on July 25, 2012. We are looking for artwork from all manner of different disciplines, visual arts, writing, theater, music & dance relating to or about military experiences. The artwork can be made by veterans or non-veterans. Please contact vetartprojectchicago@gmail.com for details.

Friends of the Vet Art Project are hosting a series of workshops.
Warrior Arts Studio is hosting a Women’s Group,
The Knitting Basics:
Over the next few weeks instructor Alexis will teach us how to "cast on", knit hats, scarfs and more. All skill levels are encouraged to come. There is no cost to participate and supplies will be provided!

When:
7:00-9:00pm
Tuesday April 24th
Tuesday May 1st
Tuesday May 8th
Tuesday May15th

Where:
Warrior Arts Studio @ Fulton Street Collective
2000 West Fulton St
Chicago IL
(Northwest corner of Damen and Fulton intersection. The building is on the corner with a red door)

To RSVP or for more info contact:
jessa@warriorartsstudio.com
773.301.5366

Instructor Alexis Gabay started knitting four years ago, since then she has been selling her creations at local shops and teaching her friends and family the art of knitting.

and you can follow this link here for informationhttps://www.facebook.com/events/348991508492590/

From our friends at the National Veterans Art Museum, there is a new installation which will open May 26. Details will be forthcoming.
the National Veteran Art Museum will also screen the movies "On the Bridge", a film which seeks to break down the stereotypes and stigmas of PTSD in April, and “Where Soldiers Come From” a documentary about a group of National Guard Soldiers from Michigan who get called to active duty during the month of May. The screening will take place at the National Veterans Art Museum on the 3rd floor of 1801 S. Indiana. April 26 & 28 May 3 & 5. You can contact the museum for more information at info@nvam.org or calling 312-326-0270.

Another wonderful event which is happening at the Lincoln Park Campus of DePaul is “Speak Peace.”
Speak Peace: American Voices Respond to Vietnamese Children’s Paintings features original poems written by American children, veterans, and established poets in response to Vietnamese children’s paintings on peace and war collected over the last 10 years by the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. A collaborative, international project between Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center and School of Art Galleries, and Soldiers’ Heart, a veterans’ return and healing organization, Speak Peace will tour nationally from September 2010 to September 2013.
Showcasing the visions of Vietnamese children and the power of poetry to promote healing and reconciliation, Speak Peace offers a timely testament to the emotional truth of war and peace.

The Opening is May 7 at the Student Center room 301A from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Please contact vetartprojectchicago@gmail.com, care of Suellen for more information.

There are a multitude of events which you can participate in during May centered around the issues of Veterans and their loved ones. I will keep you posted about more events as the information becomes available.

Big Things Coming Up!

Greetings everybody! I apologize for the protracted radio silence. Life has happened, but we have still been working on several events and collaborations with various other organizations. I promise I will have the events posted soon.
I will however remind you of the next coming Vet Art Project Showcase at the Chicago Cultural Center, July 25.