Hello everyone,
We hope you are having a wonderful week. Thank you for your continued support. We are grateful for this wonderful community you help create!
Help us celebrate Stan Lake! Stan’s new book, “A Toad in a Glass Jar“, drops October 15 with Dead Reckoning Collective. We look forward to sharing more information soon, including how to purchase your copy!
Join us as we welcome guests Canine for Service on Tuesday, September 23. Canines For Service will join us in Creating in Community: Open Studio, Visual Arts, to present about their organization. This will take place during class at 12:00 PM at Davis Center at Maides Park, 1101 Manly Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28405. Join us for a painting session and discover more about this incredible organization!
Have you checked out Cape Fear Veteran Resilience Project’s website? If not, please support our community partner by visiting and sharing with veterans you know.
Click the link in blue Cape Fear Veteran Resilience Project
We are excited to provide these updates on our fall classes:
These classes are full, registration is closed.
1. Gettin’ Saucey with Chef McCoy.
2. Writing HerStory with Kristen Dorsey.
3. Introduction to Beginning Acoustic Guitar with Faris Harton. If you have your own acoustic guitar and would like to take this class, please email us at [email protected]. You are welcome to join the class.
Sponsorship Shout-Out
Our friend Rachael Heiser of Humana has sponsored Gettin’ Saucey with Chef McCoy. Rachael, with Humana, has continued to provide sponsorship support and friendship since the beginning. We are deeply grateful for your support. Your support has empowered so many veterans, first responders, active service members, and their families within our community!
There is limited space available in these classes.
1. Holiday Watercolor Greeting Cards with Kristen Dorsey.
There are 3 spaces available.
2. Nature Mosaics with Arial Fitzner.
There are 3 spaces available.
To register for classes, please scan the QR Code or visit the website Register Now!
We invite you to join us!
1. Online Veteran Creative Writing & Conversations with Stan Lake.
2. Creating in Community: Open Studio, Visual Arts with Cammeron Batanides.
3. Family Art Nights
To register for classes, please scan the QR Code or click the link to visit the website Register Now!
Family Art Nights
Brought to you in partnership with the City of Wilmington.
1. September 18, Family Heritage with Mrs. Yosha Martinez and Ms. Cammeron Batanides
2. October 15, Creating Book Characters with Navy veteran & author Kevin Kirk
3. November 12, Fun & Vibrant Holiday Food Displays with U.S. Army veteran and culinary professional Chef McCoy
4. December 10, Watercolor Holiday Greeting Cards with USMC veteran, artist, & published writer Kristen Dorsey.
Your donation helps us offer creative classes, events, workshops, and programs for veterans, active military, and first responders. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a difference in the lives of those who have served our country. Together, we can empower veterans, active service members, and first responders to have fun, explore healthy creative outlets, heal through the arts, and find new hope. Thank you for your generosity and support. You can donate now by clicking on the link: Donate Now!
If you’d like to donate by check, or a gift certificate (Visa or Mastercard, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Food Lion, Harris Teeter) to help us with classroom supplies, please mail them to P.O. Box 94, Wilmington, NC 28402. Please make your check payable to Veterans Creative Arts Program (VCAP). Thank you! We appreciate you!
