With a focus on the visual, literary, performative and creative practices of veterans, the National Veterans Art Museum Triennial explores a century of war and survival while challenging the perception that war is something only those who have served in the military can comprehend. Throughout history, art has provided a frame to create meaning out of the complicated experience of war, seek justice and imagine reconciliation. The NVAM Triennial draws on this history to connect today’s veteran artists with the history of veteran creative practices and their impact on society over the past century. The NVAM Triennial exhibition opening coincides with the Veteran Art Summit featuring a series of presentations, workshops, panels, and discussions on May 3–5 at the Chicago Cultural Center.

TRIENNIAL & VETERAN ART SUMMIT SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

Summit Programs | Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, May 3, 2019 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2019 | 10:00am – 3:00pm (Afternoon session at DePaul Art Museum)

Triennial Exhibition Openings
Thursday, April 25, 2019 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Eric J. Garcia: The Bald Eagle’s Toupee at the DePaul Art Museum
Friday, May 3, 2019 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Open/Closed at the National Veterans Art Museum (With open mic hosted by Warrior Writers)
Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm | Making Meaning, Convergence, Conflict Exchange, Veteran Movements, & Return to the Body Performance Program at the Chicago Cultural Center

Register for free for the Veteran Art Summit General Admissions (GA) here: https://bit.ly/2U0cXxT

Please note most of the Triennial openings and Veteran Art Summit programs only require General Admission registration. However, do to space restrictions some programs are limited. These limited programs can also be signed up for here: https://bit.ly/2U0cXxT

All the program and exhibition spaces are wheelchair accessible. The NVAM strives to make the NVAM Triennial and Veteran Art Summit as accessible as possible. Please contact Aaron Hughes if you have any specific needs.

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SUMMIT PROGRAM

FRIDAY MAY 3, 2019
10:00am – 4:00pm | Registration and Reception | CCC Near GAR Hall
10:00am – 11:00am | Welcome & Introduction | CCC GAR Hall
11:00am – 12:00pm | Opening Performance | CCC GAR Hall
12:00pm – 1:30pm | Lunch Break
1:00am – 3:30pm | Conflict Exchange Combat Paper engagement open for drop-ins | Garland Gallery
1:00am – 4:30pm | Ehren Tool pulling memorial and war cups | Central Michigan Gallery
1:00am & 3:00pm | Exhibition tours begin at the registration table
1:30pm Р3:00pm | OPEN PLATFORM (15 minute presentations) | CCC GAR Hall | Featured Speakers: Dan Kasza, Katinka Hoover & Jacob Thomas, Geraldine Craig, Michael Applegate, Jeff Key, and Amanda Cort̩s & Kimberly Moore
1:30pm – 3:00pm | NEH Discussion | CCC 4th Floor Conference Room | Hosted by NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Kevin Basl
1:30pm – 3:00pm | NEH Discussion | CCC Learning Lab | Hosted by NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Amber Hoy
3:30pm – 5:00pm | PANEL: Survival and Making Meaning | CCC Cassidy Theater | Hosted by NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Kevin Basl with special guests Roy Scranton & Wafaa Bilal
5:00pm – 7:00pm | Dinner Break (Transition to National Veterans Art Museum)
7:00pm – 9:00pm | Open/Closed Exhibition Opening Program | NVAM
8:00pm – 9:00pm | Poetry Reading & Open Mic | NVAM | Hosted by Warrior Writers

SATURDAY MAY 4, 2019
10:00am – 4:00pm | Registration and Reception | CCC Near GAR Hall
10:00am – 5:00pm | Ehren Tool pulling memorial and war cups | Central Michigan Gallery
10:00pm – 3:00pm | Conflict Exchange Combat Paper engagement open for drop-ins | Garland Gallery
11:00am, 1:00pm, & 3:00pm | Exhibition tours begin at the registration table near GAR Hall
10:00am – 12:30pm | WORKSHOP: Anatomy of a War Poem | CCC 4th Floor Conference Room | Hosted by Warrior Writers (All skill levels welcome)
10:00am – 12:30pm | Performance Lab Presentations & Discussion | CCC Learning Lab | Hosted by Carlos Sirah
10:00am – 12:30pm | OPEN PLATFORM (15 minute presentations) with | CCC GAR Hall | Hosted by NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Yvette Pino with featured artist Jessica Putnam-Phillips and speakers Nathan Lewis, Stephen Funk, Sylvia L. Bowersox, J.A. Moad II, Hector Rene Membreno-Canales, and Peter F. McDowell
12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch Break & Tour
1:30pm – 3:00pm | PANEL – TBD | CCC Cassidy Theater
1:30pm – 3:00pm | PANEL Open/Closed | CCC Learning Lab | Hosted by NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Amber Hoy
1:30pm – 3:00pm | NEH Discussion | CCC 4th Floor Conference Room | Hosted by NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Carlos Sirah
3:30pm – 5:00pm | NEH Discussion | CCC 4th Floor Conference Room | Hosted by NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Yvette Pino
3:30pm – 5:00pm | WORKSHOP Combat Paper | Garland Gallery | Hosted by Wafaa Bilal, Alicia Dietz, and Drew Cameron
5:00pm – 6:30pm | Dinner Break & Tour
6:30pm – 9:00pm | Triennial Exhibition Opening Program | CCC Galleries
7:30pm – 8:00pm | Keynote Performance AMAL (excerpts) by Combat Hippies | CCC 4th Floor North (Near Yates Gallery)
8:00pm – 9:00pm | Keynote Performance This is Not a Drill by Jefferson Pinder | CCC Yates Gallery

SUNDAY MAY 5, 2019
10:00am – 11:15am | NEH Culminating Discussion | CCC GAR Hall | Hosted by Aaron Hughes and NEH NVAM Curatorial Fellow Edgar Gonzalez-Baeza
11:45am – 12:30pm | Closing Performance | CCC GAR Hall
12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch Break (Transition to DePaul Art Museum)
1:30pm – 3:00pm | Eric J. Garcia Exhibition & Book Talk | DePaul Art Museum

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TRIENNIAL EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS

Return to the Body | Chicago Cultural Center
Opening Performance | Procession | Friday, May 3rd, 2019 | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Performance Lab Presentations Saturday, May 4th, 2019 | 10:00am – 12:30pm
Keynote Performances | Combat Hippies | Jefferson Pinder | May 4th, 2019 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Return to the Body presents the work of eight veterans who utilize the body and performance to examine the complex and shifting narratives of identity, militarism, and personal and collective histories of resistance and survival.

Making Meaning | Chicago Rooms, Chicago Cultural Center
Opening Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Making Meaning presents a survey of veteran art that addresses the complications and complexities of war and military service. The exhibition highlights the use of common imagery, forms, techniques, and strategies across generations, from World War I to the Global War on Terror.

CONVERGENCE | South & Central Michigan Galleries, Chicago Cultural Center
Opening Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm
The artworks featured in CONVERGENCE are presented as instruments of change, as well as invitations to reflect upon and seek justice through simple acts of reconciliation.

Veteran Movements | North Michigan Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center
Opening Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm
This installation investigates veterans’ historic and contemporary contributions to social justice and political movements. It features ephemera such as posters, photos, newspapers and broadsides.

Conflict Exchange | Garland Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center
Opening Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal launches a series of social platforms in the format of stores that explore the equity and relationships of post-conflict. Bilal presents works by veteran artists Alicia Dietz and Drew Cameron in this inaugural edition.

Open/Closed | National Veterans Art Museum
Opening Friday, May 3, 2019 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Open/Closed showcases contemporary works by Fanny Garcia, Cao Ba Minh, James Razko, Karin Rodney-Haapala, Brandon Secrest, Gerald Sheffield and Yeon J. Yue. These works reach beyond identities defined only by the war in which one served and the demands to explain one’s place in that conflict.

Eric J. Garcia: The Bald Eagle’s Toupee | DePaul Art Museum
Opening Thursday, April 25, 2019 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
DPAM presents a solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist Eric J. Garcia as part of the first ever NVAM Triennial. Garcia’s interdisciplinary practice utilizes political satire to critique social and political issues, confronting corrupt politicians, gentrification, violence, racism, and other social injustices.​​ Eric J. Garcia: The Bald Eagle’s Toupee features a site-specific mural and a new adaptation of the 2016 installation War Nest. Other works include a video trailer for a forthcoming video game, produced with the Plug In Studio, that follows the experience of a veteran returning home and re-acclimating to civilian life.

A Century of War Poetry
The NVAM Triennial offers a free literary guide demonstrating how veterans have influenced American poetry over the past century. It includes 12 poems, contextual essays and discussion questions for students and reading groups.

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VENUES
National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) | 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL
Chicago Cultural Center (CCC) | 78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL
DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) | 935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL

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INFO
For more information about the National Veterans Art Museum Triennial exhibitions and programming, visit: www.nvam.org/triennial

Register for free here: https://bit.ly/2U0cXxT

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