EPISODE · Mar 22, 2022 · 27 MIN
BTM61 - Steve Dilley - The Veterans Art Project
from Behind The Mission · host Duane K. L. France
About Today’s GuestSteve Dilley, MFA, founder and Executive Director of The Veterans Art Project, has 35 years collaborating with the military on creative Artistic engagement projects, expressing emotions, documenting experiences, and sharing ideas. After 9/11, Steve was moved to help Veterans, active duty and spouses through Art making. He has a profound weight of responsibility to reach out and help other people through Art and the process of Art making, and believes it is urgent to help our contemporary military population to share all the benefits that a life of Art making gives. In addition to running the day to day programs at VETART, Steve is an Associate Professor of Art/Sculpture at Grossmont College in El Cajon, CA.Links Mentioned In This EpisodeVeterans Art Project Web SiteVirtual Interview Gallery from Pop-Café EventsPsychArmor Resource of the WeekThe PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course, Trauma Informed Interactions with Veterans. This course defines trauma, discusses how it presents itself and is specifically designed to help volunteers interact with Veterans dealing with trauma that affects their health and/or ability to function. You can check out the article through this link: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/trauma-informed-interactions-with-veterans This Episode Sponsored By:This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.Join Us on Social Media PsychArmor on TwitterPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com
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On today’s episode of Behind the Mission, Steve Dilley, MFA, Founder and Director of the Veterans Art Project, a community-based arts organization serving Veterans, Active Duty, Spouses, dependents, their caregivers, and the community through process-driven, Deep Arts Engagement, and Art Therapy.
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