The VIV Art Show has been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis and will be rescheduled for a later date.
The Veterans Inspirational Art Show features:
Three prizes will be awarded on behalf of an Independent Curator to the artists and one prize will be judged by the guests.
Are you a veteran artist? Fill out our application to have your original art featured at this year's show!
VIV is working in a partnership with Northern Michigan for Veterans, Inc, (Non-Profit). A small group of combat veterans came together in February 2019, in Traverse City, with a mission to empower and support veterans.
We will create projects, arrange events, or simply help a veteran who needs a hand. We take no money, and 100% of what we do, say, and earn will go towards the veterans we serve. We are giving back to the community, by supporting those who have sacrificed so very much for our country.
Veterans Inspiring Veterans (VIV) is working in a partnership with Northern Michigan for Veterans, Inc, (Non-Profit). A small group of combat veterans came together in February 2019, in Traverse City, with a mission to empower and support veterans.
This is a Washington Hawthorn tree. This black squirrel finds the berries delicious but the tree is covered with two inch long needle sharp thorns. He has learned how to avoid the thorns in order to get the good things in life. We could all take lessons from him.
Please take the time to read this. It has been approved and we feel that it could be an opportunity for your voice to be heard if it applies to you.
My name is Christopher Corbin, I am a Marine Corps veteran and graduate student pursuing my Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. I am asking for veterans who experience chronic pain to complete a 10 minute survey. If you choose to participate, you will be asked about anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, stress, and social support.
For each completed survey, I will donate 1.00 to the Midwest Pain Society, which is a multidisciplinary non-profit that aims to educate professionals of all disciplines on the proper treatment and understanding of chronic pain.
The data collected from this survey will help identify if veterans' combat status impacts the perceived severity of chronic pain and if current treatment models are relevant to non-combat veterans based on a psychosocial treatment model. It will also help healthcare providers to better understand the unique challenges which face combat and non-combat veterans with chronic pain.
If you would like to participate, please click the link below to be redirected to the survey.
The Michigan School of Psychology has approved this study through the School’s Institutional Review Board (200703). If you have any concerns regarding your treatment as a research participant, please email irb@msp.edu or call 248-476-1122 x115
I thank you for your time and your consideration,
Christopher T. Corbin, MA
www.surveymonkey.com/r/VetPain
With everything that is going on now we can all use something a little calming in our lives.
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Excellent. We will have a second Veterans Inspiring Veterans Art show. We have the resources to begin the art show process once it’s safe for everyone to gather.
It was one year ago today that we had our first Veterans Inspiring Veterans art show. Here are a few pictures from that day to refresh your memory of how great an event it was. We are very hopeful that in a few months we will be planning the event for next year.
There is beauty and humor all around us. Sometimes we forget that in this political climate that we are in, so take a minute and enjoy a good laugh. Your day will be better.
