Veterans' Pop-up arts cafe April 22, 2023 from 10am - 4pm

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April 22, 2023, marks a day of celebration for the arts in Paso Robles, California. DEPRISE BRESCIA ART GALLERY located at 829 10th Street in downtown Paso Robles, California partners with VETART, The Veterans Art Project for the San Luis Obispo Counties Veterans’ POP-UP Arts Café. This local event takes place at the Deprise Brescia Art Gallery from 10am until 4pm. This event is free to the public. We welcome you to come experience the art and artists.

In collaborating with local communities across the state of California to produce the 2023 POP-UP Arts Cafés, VETART and a series of local partners have introduced both professional artists and the mental health resources available to our Veteran communities. Veterans who practice art are encouraged to speak about artmaking as a means to wellness.  Event attendees will hear directly from the artists as they speak about the process of artmaking and the ways the arts have directly improved their health, sense of community and belonging, restored a connection to having hope and purpose, and to find a means of expression as part of their healing journey. Genres of art include sculpture, painting, jewelry, film, music, literature, poetry, spoken word, glass, metal, mixed media, and digital art. Resources to holistic mental health services will be shared.

VETART’s POP-UP Arts Cafés are part of a statewide campaign, sponsored by and in collaboration with California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) and local level entities, with the overarching arts advocacy goal of generating awareness of the critical role the arts play in benefitting the mental wellness of Veterans, family members, caregivers & community members, and Active-Duty personnel.  In San Luis Obispo County, the local partnership is with Deprise Brescia Art Gallery, located at 829 10thStreet Paso Robles, CA 93446. This event takes place on April 22, 2023 at the gallery from 10am until 4pm. All are welcome!

The Deprise Brescia Art Gallery will also be featuring two public art installations. The first is titled ‘TOTEMS OF TRUTH, PEACE AND WISDOM’. Created to share positive visions of peace, truth, and wisdom through art. Free participation for veterans, their families, and caregivers. Contact the gallery for participation and sign-up.

The second public art installation is, ‘THE WALL OF LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE’.  All are welcome to come and post images, names and sentiments for their loved ones who have served us all through the United States Armed Forces. Please only attach items that may be left with the project. It will be on display at the Deprise Brescia Art Gallery during the April 22, 2023 POP-UP Arts Café. 

This is a unity project designed to bring us together through love and service. Contact the gallery for participation.