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2023 National Veterans Competition & Festival
All forms and works must be submitted
electronically (.jpg, .doc, .pdf or similar).
A panel of judges from the local creative
arts and veteran community will determine
the top three finalists.
Entry forms and all submissions are due:
August 4, 2023.
For rule packets and entry forms, contact
Cati DeMasi at catherine.demasi@va.gov
or scan the QR code below.
Creative Arts Competition Contact:
Cati DeMasi
402-995-6600
catherine.demasi@va.gov
NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL SUPPORTS VETERAN ART WORKSHOP SERIES
Through a generous Arts Learning Project grant through the Nebraska Arts Council, veterans in the VA’s Residential program were able to use the expressive and healing powers of art-making with their fellow military veterans and support team. New Century Art Guild’s signature “Vet-X-Press” (VXP) workshop series, veterans have an opportunity to unburden mental strain in the form of self-expressed artwork created in an environment that promotes healing and relaxation. Participants use different artistic media each session, including visual art, writing, music and acting. All experience levels are welcome and no previous experience is required. Workshop series are always free to veterans and their family members. The workshops further impact on the vitality of arts and culture in the veteran community by leading to exhibitions of veteran art and supporting art events, including the VA’s Annual Creative Arts Festival.
NCAG “DO GOOD DAYS” H.Q. AT SAFARI CIGAR BAR MAY 17th
Join us for our biggest fundraising day of the year at or Headquarters for Giving Tuesday May 17th
NCAG UNITES WITH VA REHAB SUPPORT FOR VET ROCKET LAUNCH DAY
Veterans from Omaha’s VA built and flew their own model rockets on Saturday April 2nd in a field near Bellevue, NE. The participating veterans had a great time watching their creations lift-off and then gently return via parachute! Definitely a new “favorite activity”!
NEBRASKA VIETNAM VETERAN MEMORIAL BREAKS GROUND
NCAG will cosponsor the “Huey Rescue Scene” life-size sculpture grouping at the Nebraska Vietnam Veteran Memorial located in Papillion, NE. The featured dignitaries at the March 29th groundbreaking included Nebraska Governor Pete Rickets and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hegel.
NCAG ATTENDS LADY LIBERTY “GROUND SCHOOL”
In March, NCAG was invited to attend and assist Lady Liberty Gound School 2022. Pilots, ground crew, and administrators met to discuss policy and safety updates and review crew procedures.
NCAG REMEMBERS “MY SISTER’S SMILE” AFGHAN/U.S. PHOTO EXHIBITION
My Sister’s Smile– International Women’s Day Photo Exhibition (Originally exhibited at Iowa Western Community College’s Arts Center; March, 2017)
New Century Art Guild wishes to reprise select images from “My Sister’s Smile” exhibition in an effort to acknowledge the plight of the people of Afghanistan, where recent news has been most concerning regarding the safety of the citizens, including friends we have made as a result of this project.
In 2016, the cities of Herat, Afghanistan and Council Bluffs, IA launched a unique joint and simultaneous exhibit of women photographers from the two cities in honor of International Women’s Day. In the summer of 2016, Herat, Afghanistan and Council Bluffs, Iowa signed a Sister Cities International partnership agreement. This exhibit was an opportunity for Herat and Council Bluffs to share and discover the uniqueness of each city as well as the things we have in common.
This event was the result of a partnership between Council Bluffs Sister Cities Association, Herat Sister Cities Committee, New Century Art Guild, and Karadah Project International. These organizations bring together Afghan and American artists, civic and government leaders, military veterans, and humanitarian advocates. “These kinds of citizen diplomacy efforts are as important as the work of our professional diplomats,” said Rick Burns, Council Bluffs Sister Cities board member and founder of Karadah Project International. “If we are to have peace, it will only come through the grassroots efforts of citizen diplomats reaching across national boundaries.”
Images from Afghan women photographers:
NCAG TO CO-SPONSOR VETERAN ART AND PRODUCT EXHIBITION AND SALE
