| VET ART PROJECT UPCOMING EVENTS | ||||||||||||||
| Event Name | Date | Location | Description | Fee | Notes | |||||||||
| Community Outreach and Artists Orientation Workshop for the Vet Art Project | Sat., Dec. 13th 10 a.m. | Carol Stream Public Library 616 Hiawatha Dr Carol Stream, IL 60188 630.653.0755 |
This event is an orientation for interested artists to explain how to get involved in the Vet Art Project that culminates in collaboratively created art about war for public performance or viewing. This workshop includes experiential exercises about war as well as information about the structure of the project, which will be in residence in February 2009 at the Chicago Cultural Center in the Studio Theater as part of their Incubator Series. NOTE: Artists working in all media are welcome. | No fee | Open to all | |||||||||
| Soldier's Heart: An Introduction to War and the Soul | Mon., Jan. 12th, 2009 7 p.m. | Lake Bluff Public Library 123 E. Scranton Avenue Lake Bluff, IL 60044 847.234.2540 | Mini-workshop for veterans and
community members demonstrating how war affects us, the soul wound from
combat, ways to assist veterans, ourselves. War and the
Soul, a book by Ed Tick, and the Vet Art Project
(www.vetartproject.com) and other Chicago-area veterans projects will be
discussed. |
No fee | Open to all | |||||||||
| Artists Orientation Workshop for the Vet Art Project | Tues., Jan 27th, 2009 7 p.m. | Chicago Dramatists 1105 W. Chicago Avenue Chicago 312.633.0630 | This event is an orientation for interested artists to explain how to get involved in the Vet Art Project that culminates in collaboratively created art about war for public performance or viewing. This workshop includes experiential exercises about war as well as information about the structure of the project, which will be in residence in February 2009 at the Chicago Cultural Center in the Studio Theater as part of their Incubator Series. NOTE: Artists working in all media are welcome. | No fee; advance registration recommended by e-mailing lisa@lisarosenthal.com | Open to artists working in all genres | |||||||||
| Vet Art Project Incubator | Feb. 2-26, 2009 | Studio Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph & Michigan Avenues, Chicago | Community building and writing workshop that builds collaborative partnerships between veterans and artists in all disciplines to tell stories of war. | No fee but must be part of entire project. Contact lisa@lisarosenthal.com for your specific commitment needs | This project is partially supported by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ Theater Department. | |||||||||
| PUBLIC PERFORMANCE: New Art About War from the Vet Art Project Incubator | February 23rd, 2009 7:30 p.m. | Studio Theater Chicago Cultural Center Randolph & Michigan Ave. Chicago | No fee but advance reservations are recommended. For tickets: www.dcatheater.org or 312.742.8497 | Open to all | ||||||||||