Our monthly spotlight series shines on artist Shaun Smith for the month of April. Shaun is a Retired U.S. Army Veteran and Fine Artist based in Northern Maine. Shaun served 10 years as a Combat Medic with a tour in Afghanistan. During that time he was awarded The...
Mission Belonging is proud to Spotlight Veteran Artist Martin Cervantez ahead of his March 9th workshop event. Just ahead of his Professional Development Workshop for Mission Belonging, we shine our spotlight on Veteran and Artist, Martin Cervantez for the month of...
Our Veteran Artist Spotlight shines on photographer, writer, and Army Veteran, our friend and Mission Belonging Board member Willie Charles Young Jr. Willie graduated from High School in 1993 from the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, in Oklahoma City,...
Multi-disciplinary artist Leslie Hidalgo is our inaugural 2023 Veteran Artist Spotlight. We are starting off our brand new year of Mission Belonging Veteran Artist Spotlights with the amazing Leslie Hidalgo! Leslie is a 16 year Veteran of the United States Air Force,...
The final artist spotlight for 2022 falls on Mission Belonging Co-Founder and Veteran Artist, Joe Merritt! For December, we are proud to spotlight the awe-inspiring work of Mission Belonging co-founder, and our friend, Joe Merritt. Joe was medically retired from the...
Shining a spotlight on Veteran, Poet and Author, Ben Weakley! Today we are honored to spotlight someone who is no stranger to the Mission Belonging community; Our friend and colleague, the incredible, the talented, Ben Weakley! Ben Weakley spent fourteen years in the...