ART FOR HONOR
A 2019 Veterans Affairs study found that approximately twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day. Our veterans need support and community to help them move forward.
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Thanks for the Memories – Voices 2022
We are grateful for our twenty-two veteran artists from the Voices project, volunteers, gallery assistants, and corporate sponsors. Thanks to ArtPrize, the international art event held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and to Kent County Veteran Services and Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency for making a project on this scale possible. A special thank you to the…
Voices Opening Celebration
Come celebrate the opening of Voices 2022 on Saturday, September 17, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park will host the public in an opening weekend event to honor the twenty-two veteran artists shown at ArtPrize, an international art event held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. While at the park, take a moment to sign…
Voices at ArtPrize 2022
As the Voices project took shape last year, many of the participants found a space to express their unspoken history of struggle, pain, and loss. These veterans have found it difficult to return to civilian life after risking their lives to serve our country, and some battle with alcohol or prescription drugs. But the Voices…
Courage for This Hour
A decade ago, a group of beautiful women from Congo caught my attention with their brightly colored dresses. When I went over to meet them. I introduced myself as an artist. Immediately, their American sponsor asked if I would be willing to paint their portraits and tell their stories for ArtPrize. This yearly art event…
Igniting Courage
Jetta’s Story One of my Congolese friends, whom I’ll call Jetta, is a true woman of courage. Her story, as well as the stories of several other refugees, inspired my work called Courage Ablaze. This vignette tells part of her amazing story of courage in the face of life-threatening situations: Jetta and her children fled…