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Discover the history and culture of the Arts and the Military through ART/Forums educational programs.

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Participate in Art-making and Community-building activities at ART/Works workshops.

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Experience the unique and powerful stories of military life; the artistic responses to war by veterans and civilians at ART/Ifacts exhibitions.

The Arts & The Military
We are a grass-roots organization that serves as a catalyst for creativity,
community-building, and conversation.

Our purpose is to share the complex and fascinating history of The Arts and the Military with civilian and military audiences. We believe an understanding of this honorable history enhances the present-day efforts of medical staff caring for wounded warriors, military personnel at the war front and the home front, and civilians working within military communities.

Knowledge is empowering and the history is inspiring.

Learn more by contacting:

info@artsandmilitary.org

WAR, PEACE, AND JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM

The exhibition that Tara curated is a component of the War, Peace, and Justice Symposium, an event throughout September, October, and early November at various sites in Carlisle, PA.

The venue for the exhibition is the Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle, PA. The press release is below, and this link will take you to the Cumberland County Historical Society where they announce the show, and include a link to the online exhibit booklet available for download:

https://www.historicalsociety.com/event/war-amongst-the-people-from-swords-to-plowshares-exhibit-openings/

The exhibit — War Amongst the People / From Swords to Plowshares — is one of the many offerings of the upcoming War, Peace, and Justice Symposium https://www.warpeacejustice.org/

Opening reception on September 7th

THE MODERNISTS: WITNESSES TO THE 20TH CENTURY

ON VIEW IN THE LEHR GALLERY OCTOBER 10, 2020 – JANUARY 17, 2021

The Modernists, Oct 2020

Tara will be participating as a guest lecturer during this exhibit:

– Sunday November 15, 3:00 p.m. Art + History Discussion led by Tara Tappert, Ph.D. – The Dark Side of the Moon (Modern Art techniques as responses to war trauma) – Limited space available, RSVP required here.

An Exhibition of Veteran & Civilian Works as Artistic Expressions of the Military Experience.
Kent County Maryland Arts Council Gallery, Chestertown, MD
November through December 2017

For more on the Exhibition, please use this link:

https://www.kentcountyartscouncil.org/2017/09/inaugural-exhibition-in-the-new-gallery-opens-nov-3-2017/

Lectures

Beyond Stereotype: War, Warriors, and the Creative Arts
Lecture given in by Tara Tappert, Founder and Principal, The Arts & The Military and Michael D. Fay, (CW02, USMC, ret.) Retired Combat Artist and Founder, The Joe Bonham Project
Kent County Arts Council, Chestertown, MD
November, 2019
(in conjunction with WarFront/HomeFront Exhibition).

In Service to the Nations: Arts and Crafts and the Military

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Mini-Medical School Series in collaboration with the exhibition,
Asclepius: Military, Medicine & Creative Forces. Roanoke, VA
November, 2017

For more on this Event, please use this link:

https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/10/vtcsom-fallevents.html