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

2023 Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium

The Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs has set a date for the 2023 Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium! This year’s symposium will run from October 13-15, 2023 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center in Kearney. Stay tuned for more information including news about registration for the event!

Exhibitions, Photo Gallery, Uncategorized, Workshops and Classes

NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL SUPPORTS VETERAN ART WORKSHOP SERIES

January 11, 2023 tmuller@mullerstudios.com

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 PRESENTS: U.S. VETERAN ART GALA (-SOLD OUT-)

“Thank you for attending NCAG Presents: US Veteran Art Gala!”

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Attn: Texas Veterans Art Show, New Century Art Guild, 4142 Main St., PO Box 92, Elk Horn, IA, 51543

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Join us for an all-Veteran art gala and fundraiser at the McKenna Events Center in New Braunfels on March 10, 2023. Doors open at 6pm with refreshments and dinner will be served at 7:30p. All proceeds will directly benefit veteran artists breaking into careers in art. Art is a therapeutic outlet for many of our service members dealing with PTSD and is a wonderful tool that stimulates a sense of accomplishment, pride, and purpose. The evening will include dinner, and veteran art in a variety of forms- music, poetry, paintings, sculptures, authors, and woodwork.

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New Century Art Guild is looking forward to expanding its reach to artists and veterans in the coming year. Your tax-deductible contribution will play an important role in realizing our goals. We thank you for your generosity and confidence in our mission!

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(Last day to purchase tickets was March 1, 2023!)

Contests, Events, Exhibitions

Call for Art Entries for Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium

July 22, 2022 tmuller@mullerstudios.com

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— The Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs (NDVA), in conjunction with New Century Art Guild and Uniting Us, announces a call for women veteran artists of Nebraska to submit artwork to the “Celebrating Their Service” traveling women veteran artist exhibition. All mediums are welcome, with three submissions allowed per veteran. Submissions are due by August 30, 2022.

“The number of women veterans is growing rapidly, as is their use of the VA for healthcare,” said NDVA Women Veterans Coordinator Erin Colson. “Stories of their military service deserve greater attention, and many women veterans tell these stories through art which can be a very therapeutic process, helping veterans cope with many issues, both physical and mental.”

The art exhibition’s starting point will be at the Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium at the Holiday Inn in Kearney on September 24-25, after which it will travel the state (future locations to be announced). A submission form and additional details are available at veterans.nebraska.gov/womenveterans. For questions about the exhibition or submitting artwork, please contact Erin Colson at Erin.Colson@va.gov or Troy Muller at TMuller@newcenturyartguild.org.

Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium

Nearly half of the 200 spots available for the free, two-day symposium for Nebraska women veterans have been filled. Registration is available at veterans.nebraska.gov/womenveterans and is open until the date of the event or when all spots are filled.

Past National Commander of the American Legion Denise Rohan, who was the first woman to be elected to the top position of the American Legion, will be the keynote speaker. Leaders in the women veterans and military community will take part in a panel discussion titled “Celebrating Who I Was and Who I’ve Become,” about the struggles women veterans face both while serving in the Armed Forces and while transitioning out of the service. Other activities include a journaling exercise with Warrior Writers, an art activity with New Century Art Guild, interviews for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, and a screening of Lioness, a documentary about a group of female Army support soldiers who were part of the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat.

Additional presenters include: