Brooke Briggson is a talented artist and musician from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the definition of a Renaissance woman. Specializing in pattern-making and abstraction in her artwork, she creates her pieces using acrylic and watercolor paints. Brooke completed both her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts in painting from Kendall College of…
James Dentler is a dedicated MSG Sergeant in the Michigan Army National Guard. Since joining the Michigan Army National Guard in 1996, James has served his country with unwavering devotion and commitment. In 2008, he was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since 2010, James has been working full-time as a logistician,…
Art for Honor is thrilled to feature Jeron Hendricks, a retired veteran who has lived a long and fulfilling life filled with creativity. At 78 years old, he has been married to his wife, Pat, for 56 years and is the proud father and grandfather of three sons, nine grandchildren, two great-grandkids. Jeron served in…
Jeremiah Brown, a talented artist born and raised on a family farm in Decatur, Michigan, discovered his love for drawing at an early age. His two older brothers were his inspiration, and he spent countless hours with them recreating superheroes, villains, and futuristic machines from comic books. After dinner, they would sit on the living…
Charlotte Mahn is using her past to reshape the present and future. She is a passionate artist with a diverse educational background that first awakened her creative side. Her education started with high school art classes, followed by the University of Maryland-European Division, and a Vocational Technical school in Waynesville, Missouri. Charlotte, a native of…
Since we first started Voices in 2021, the project has grown into a more fitting name that ties it to our long-term goal with veteran art outreach: Art for Honor. For ArtPrize this fall, Art for Honor will continue to feature veteran artwork and stories at Veterans Memorial Park in Grand Rapids. This new project gives our heroes a chance to be heard…
At the Creatives Unleashed Conference in Budapest, Hungary, Healing in Arts created a new collective art project. For our second session, we discussed the importance of art in community, highlighting former HiA collaborative projects such as Butterfly Dreams, Yellow Ribbon Project, and Art for Honor (formerly Voices). This session included an art mystery project that…