Veteran Artist Spotlight: Kevin Basl
Kevin Basl (he/him) is a writer and musician living near Ithaca, New York. He was a mobile radar operator in the U.S. Army. Over the past decade, he has taught many writing and art-marking workshops for service members, veterans, and their communities. He’s author of Midnight Cargo: Stories and Poems (forthcoming from Illuminated Press), and he’s co-author of a chapbook of poems: Corn, Coal & Yellow Ribbons (Out of Step Press). Read some pieces written by Kevin by visiting his website, kevinbasl.com, and don’t forget to give him a follow on Instagram: @kevin.basl.
‘More Than One Story’ Program Gives Voice to Women and Non-Binary Veterans’ Experiences
America cannot understand its Post-9/11 wars in their entirety without hearing the voices of the women and non-binary Veterans who served. During the Iraq War from 2003-2011, for example, 300,000 of the more than one million U.S. troops who served were women. Over 160...
2023 Collaborative Painting Project in Honor of Memorial Day
Last year, leading up to Memorial Day we worked together to create a collaborative painting in honor of those who served and sacrificed. This year, join us as we unite in community around making a brand new piece of art work.
Here is how you can join the project:
1. Register to be assigned to paint a portion of the painting. Click here to register.
2. Receive your template and full instructions via email.
3. Work virtually over zoom with our Visual Arts instructors during the first three Wednesdays in May (May 3rd, 10th, 17th.) These three workshops will be dedicated to completing the collaborative painting. Our Veteran Artist facilitators Joe Merritt and Shaun Smith will provide extra instructions on completing your piece.
4. Scan and send your image to us by Thursday, May 18th.
NOTE: This year, participants can choose any medium to create their piece. We only ask that you create it on 8″x8″ mixed media paper that can be scanned (no photographs) in the same color palette as the original image.
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