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Veterans Art Museum to Mark Veterans Day With Movie, Extended Hours

By Heather Cherone | November 10, 2015 5:55am
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The documentary "Project 22" focuses on the 6,500-mile cross-country journey made by two combat-wounded veterans determined to bring attention to the fact that 22 veterans die by suicide everyday.
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PORTAGE PARK — The National Veterans Art Museum will mark Veterans Day with a screening of "Project 22," a documentary that chronicles efforts to reduce suicides by veterans.

The museum in the heart of the Six Corners Shopping District at 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. will also celebrate its third anniversary in Portage Park on Veterans Day by staying open until 8 p.m., museum officials said.

"Project 22" focuses on the 6,500-mile cross-country journey made by two combat-wounded veterans determined to bring attention to the fact that 22 veterans die by suicide every day.

The documentary will be be shown at 1 and 3 p.m., officials said.

In addition, the museum will host a presentation from the Roseland-based Impact Family Center at 5:30 p.m. about post-traumatic stress disorder in teens and veterans who have experienced "urban warfare," organizers said.

Meosha Thomas, the founder of One Savvy Veteran, will discuss how to build a community of support for women veterans at 6 p.m., officials said.

The current featured exhibit at the museum "Tactical Formations: Collective Practice in the Veteran Art Movement" that showcases the work of three art collectives: the Vietnam Veterans Arts Group, the Dirty Canteen and the museum's Teen Council will be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

The exhibit is designed to use the "basic military strategy of organizing troops into units to carry out tactical missions during combat and applies it to the practice of forming and operating art collectives in order to achieve socially grounded goals through artistic production," exhibit organizers said.

The museum moved to Portage Park in 2012 from the South Side. It features all types of art from veterans of all of America's wars, and hosts a variety of events designed to help veterans cope with the trauma of war through art.

Admission is free. For more information, call 312-326-0270 or go to nvam.org.

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