The Veterans Art Project

The Veterans Art Project (VETART) is a community based arts organization serving Veterans, Active Duty, Spouses, first responders, dependents, their caregivers, and the community through the process-driven, Deep Arts Engagement, D.A.E.(c) and art therapy. D.A.E.(c) with art therapy options provides a process-intensive arts encounter proven to promote health and wellness attributes, through providing an avenue for Veterans and Active Duty (some with post-traumatic stress, TBI, or MST) to find their voice and work through the life-changing process of transitioning from military to civilian life. Through on-site community arts classes, demonstrations, and exhibitions across San Diego County and the country, VETART provides a space for Veterans to connect with others and discover an outlet to express their experiences through the art-making process. Connecting service families and support systems through community art programming, VETART offers free classes in the process-heavy art disciplines of Ceramics, Glass, Woodworking, and Bronze Casting. VETART facilities can build relations between military families and civilians through sharing art-making in a culturally-competent, safe, welcoming, relaxed, and fun environment. Classes are held within state of the art facilities and taught by artists of all cultural/social backgrounds and M.F.A. instructors. We provide artistic support and development, and a dignified display of completed artworks. These dignified displays help engage the broader civilian community through artist/participant presentation.