Join us on Wednesday, April 15th at 7 PM Eastern Time for Drawing Faces, Drawing Military Memories with artist Yonsenia White
Create unique, personalized portrait drawings to honor military loved ones who have passed away. Participants will learn the basics of drawing faces and a few creative techniques that emphasize special memories of their military family members. These portraits can be submitted to Mission Belonging’s Memorial Day digital exhibit in May. Click here to RSVP.
Suggested Supplies:
- Any type of drawing utensil (e.g., colored pencils, pencils, ballpoint pens)
- Erasers (e.g., Pink Pearl, kneaded erasers, gum or rubber erasers)
- Drawing, sketchbook or mixed media paper (8×11″ or larger)
- Photograph or image of a military family member
Yonsenia White is an art therapist and military counselor and has been an award-winning, internationally and nationally exhibited professional artist and art professor. She was the Program Facilitator of the Art Therapy and Veterans Open Studio Programs at the Workhouse Military in the Arts Initiative (WMAI) in Lorton, Virginia, from 2018 to 2020. Yonsenia thoroughly enjoys working with military populations because of her upbringing as a child of a Vietnam-era Army veteran. She believes that art is a catalyst for change, saves lives, strengthens communities and opens doors to untapped potential.
About Mission Belonging Visual Arts Workshops
Join Veteran Artists Valerie Acosta-Gonzalez & Joe Merritt, along with special guests to learn new art techniques on Wednesdays at 7 PM ET. Come hang out in a collaborative group setting and bring what materials you have. No experience necessary!
This program is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program is managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance.
