Friday, June 9th 2017 at the Mansion at Strathmore
Co-presentation with USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore
The Combat Paper/Warrior Writers exhibition and reading is the culminating event of a four-day art-making and writing workshop taking place at the USO Warrior and Family Center, Bethesda from 6/5-6/8. During the workshop Service Members and Veterans will make “combat paper” out of used military uniforms and create art and writing on that paper. At the culminating exhibit, members of the public are invited to view the artwork and listen to a reading/performance of original writing by participants. Previous exhibitions have been held at Lorton Workhouse Arts Center, Washington Artworks, Ratner Museum and Art League of Alexandria.
Seema Reza is a poet and essayist and the author of two books: A Constellation of Half-Lives and When the World Breaks Open. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Writing and Community Building from Goddard College. In 2010 Seema began working with service members, veterans, and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and has since developed a unique multi-hospital arts program that encourages the use of the arts as a tool for narration, self-care and socialization. In 2015, the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore awarded Seema the Col John Gioia Patriot Award for her work with service members in military hospitals. Seema is a 2019 George W. Bush Institute Stand-To Veteran Leadership Scholar.
This is awesome, Yay! is the sleepy gumdrop coming?