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Veterans Creative Arts Program Kicks Off in Loma Linda

By Jim Rich, Community Writer
January 29, 2014 at 10:04am. Views: 115

The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System is calling on veterans to participate in the local creative arts competition for a chance to participate in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. The local competition includes 53 art categories that range from oil painting to leatherwork to paint-by-number kits. There are also 110 categories pertaining to all aspects of music, dance, drama and creative writing. The creative writing division includes original works in poetry, essay, short story and personal experience writing. The competition recognizes the progress and recovery made through arts therapy and raises the visibility of the creative achievements of the nation’s veterans. The VA Art Competition and Show provides veterans with an opportunity to be acknowledged for their artistic talents and skills. Winners will have their names submitted to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Committee for consideration to attend the 2014 Festival in Milwaukee. VA Loma Linda’s local Visual Arts Competition information is as follows: • Applications must be submitted by Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. • The Visual Art Show, which is open to the public, will be held Feb. 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center’s Community Living Center (CLC) Dining Room. The Creative Writing, Dance, Drama and Music Competition information is as follows: • Applications must be submitted by Feb. 22 • A Performer’s Show, also open to the public, will be held March 7 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center’s Auditorium. For more information and to receive an application, contact Richard Burke at 909-825-7084 ext. 1311 or 2255. Additional information, contest rules and applications are available at http://www.lomalinda.va.gov/patients/creativearts.asp

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