Event Special Events From Conflict to Creativity: Veteran Artists Showcase (Afternoon Session)
Date and Location
-
When: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External. It will be available for viewing afterwards in the Library's Event Videos collection.
-
Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - LJ 119
10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.
Watch live demonstrations of writing and various forms of painting by veteran artists Maria Carrion, April Goodwin-Gil, Phyllis Thomas Miller, Ryan Smithson and Miquel Chavez. At 2:30pm, Bob Cortez and Jara Fatout Lang will share their experiences and answer questions.
Join the Veterans History Project (VHP) as we recognize Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) Awareness Month with a three-day Veteran Artists Showcase focused on living with, managing and raising awareness of PTS and Military Sexual Trauma. Hosted in collaboration with Uniting US, this series of creative demonstrations and *conversations will cover a wide range of artistic disciplines, including acrylic painting, fiber arts, quilting, collage, water color painting, pottery, woodworking, jewelry making, metal craft, comedy and poetry writing.
Learn more about these events via the VHP Blog.