Content in this section explores the intersection between the arts, veterans, and those serving in the military. Jump into the conversation with the series Art in the Service of Understanding, published in 2017 in advance of a convening on the topic.
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Podcast
The Influence and Impact of the Negro Ensemble Company
by Leticia Ridley, Jordan Ealey
18 October 2023
Essay
Artists and Otherwise
What Working With Veterans Has Taught Me About What Artists Have to Offer
This episode focuses on the iconic Negro Ensemble Company (NEC). Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey delve into the NEC’s founding and history, its track record of producing successful Black plays, and its legacy within Black theatre and performance.
What Working With Veterans Has Taught Me About What Artists Have to Offer
9 June 2019
Jonathan Wei, founder of The Telling Project, writes about what he has discovered artists can do for communities through his work with veterans and military families.
Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College presented a performance of The Telling Projectlivestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 4 April at 4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 7:30 p.m. EDT (New York).
Leilani Squire explores the healing power of writing through her experience of working with veterans to write a play about their time at war and sharing their stories with the community.
Maureen White shares what emerged at the March 2017 arts and military convening “Art in the Service of Understanding,” produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts and HowlRound.
Director and dramaturg Linda Lombardi discusses Lindsey Ferrentino’s Ugly Lies the Bone, and examines how changes to our political climate effect audience reaction.
The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) partnered with HowlRound to livestream the convening Art in the Service of Understanding: Bridging Artists, Military, Veterans, and Civilian Communities from Boston on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 10 March to Sunday 12 March. Use Twitter hashtag #artsandmilitary to participate in online conversation.
Art2Action, Americans for the Arts, and the University of South Florida (USF) presented an Artist Plenary at the National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military (NIAHM), 4th National Summit livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 3 February at 1:00 p.m. EST (New York) / 12:o0 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 10:00 a.m. PST (Los Angeles).
