Find Out Who They Were & What They Carried
Explore NVAM’s Digital Interactive - The Things They Carried
Veteran Artist Talk - In Conversation with Maurice Costello
Today & Everyday - NVAM's Veteran Month Programming, 2020!
Original Warrior Opening Ceremony - October 6, 2018
EXTENDED: We are pleased to announce that "Maurice Costello: Back to the "THE NAM" will now be on view through Saturday, August 15th, 2020!
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Pictured: ◾️"Autobiography #1," 2003, acrylic on hardboard construction, pen and ink prints and colored plexiglas, 48" x 40" ◾️"Autobiography #2," 2001, acrylic on hardboard construction, pen and ink prints and colored plexiglas, 48" x 46" ◾️"Autobiography #3," 2005, acrylic on hardboard construction, pen and ink prints and colored plexiglas, 48" x 42" ◾️“Autobiography #4," 2008, acrylic on hardboard construction, digital print photographs on mylar and clear plexiglas, 48" x 40" ◾️"Autobiography #5," 2017, acrylic on hardboard construction, digitally altered and printed photographs and clear plexiglas, 48" x 46"
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VISIT #NVAM during our gallery hours from 10am - 5pm every Tuesday - Saturday to learn more about these compelling self-portraits and the #history that shaped Costello's conceptual and aesthetic framework that influenced their creation.
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A big "Thank You" to Lt. Col Doug Carmichael USAFR Ret., a Bugles Across America volunteer for playing taps today at NVAM's Vietnam War memorial installation, "Above and Beyond". Watch the video or come visit "Above and Beyond" today at Harold Washington Library to contemplate the significance and meaning of this Memorial Day weekend.
NVAM Executive Director Brendan Foster kicks off the first ever Triennial and Veteran Art Summit tonight at NVAM. Then Warrior Writers take the mic!
Snow day plans tonight? Get in a bidding war on NVAM’s Art Auction and support our NVAM Triennial coming this spring! bit.ly/nvamartauction
NVAM WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS SPECIAL TRIBUTE VIDEO TO THE LIFE AND ARTWORK OF ARTIST RICK BARTOW, NOW FEATURED IN OUR CURRENT EXHIBITION, "ORIGINAL WARRIOR."
Then come in to see his powerful work, along with the works of 10 other Native American artists that reflect on what it means to be an artist, a US veteran, and a Native American.
This video was made by Penelope Phillips in 2017. . Phillips specializes in making documentary videos on indigenous art.
Executive Director, Brendan Foster and Curator Larry Johns at the opening reception of The Lost Children of Chon Thanh.
NVAM is happy to be a part of celebrating military and military families at the Chicago Botantic Garden today!
Annual NVAM Memorial Day program
Sister Sue Kilduski sounding Taps at Above and Beyond, NVAM's dog tag memorial exhibition.
Veteran Docents and staff are available for this special viewing until 5PM today.
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Select poems read by author Kevin Coval from his book “A People’s History of Chicago”
Kevin Coval reading from his book “A People’s History of Chicago”
Opening Reception remarks at Vietnam-The Defining Moment
Thanks for your patience with the connectivity issues. We want to share this incredibly important discussion with all!
NVAM After Hours: Intersection of Experience Panel
Artist Talk with photographer Mariah Karson and Brent M. Webb, American Legion Post 973 Commander and NVAM Development Associate.
Vietnam Transformed Install
We've been busy getting ready for the opening of our newest exhibit, "Vietnam Transformed: The Art of Richard J. Olsen." Come see for yourself tonight at our public opening event from 6-9PM at NVAM! #art #painting #Vietnam #vetart #veteran #symbolism #installation #museumlife