Veteran Artist Program
To foster, encourage and promote veterans in the arts. This podcast serves as your destination to learn about the artists, leaders and organizations making a difference in the veteran artist community. After receiving a vocal performance degree, BR decided to enlist in the Army after the tragedy of September 11th. BR became an Arabic linguist and served as an operator in the Joint Special Operations Command. After many combat deployments, BR set out to create the Veteran Artist Program, a space for veterans in the arts. Now after 5 successful years, BR will tell the stories of the talented veterans and artists who are transforming the creative arts community.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 43
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2018
042: Rediscovering the passion for your gift - Jessie Schwartz
Born in Robinsdale, Minnesota , Jessie recently retired from the U.S. Army, and has come back to his lifelong passion of art. He is a painter, sculptor, poet, and a multiple award-winning producer/d…
041: Being thankful for the opportunities that didn't go as planned - Dwayne Lester
My art has been a journey of self-discovery and self-expression as a man who celebrates the African American experience and our achievements in sports and music history. It is the process by which I …
040: Recognizing that art is an option - Pamela Corwin
I was a sergeant in the South Carolina Army National Guard for 6 years. I did a little bit of everything but towards the last 2 years, I worked in the R3SP Program (suicide prevention). I currently w…
039: Finding the intersection between aptitude and passion - Michael Caimona
Mike Caimona is a Navy veteran and the Founder of Warrior Music Foundation, which provides free music lessons and music therapy to active duty, veterans and families. He is also the founder of 1710 P…
038: Find your tribe and pursue what makes you happy - Bernardine "Bernie" Donato
Retired after 24 years military, Bernardine "Bernie" Donato started painting 5 years ago and now teaches workshops to others in her community. "Painting has given me an outlet for my demons and taken…
037: Building a military lifestyle brand using the virtuous cycle - David Gale
David has produced 27 films, earning more than $1 billion at the box office and numerous awards. He is recognized as an innovator where technology and media intersect. He is the son of a WWII veteran…
036: Getting back to her creative side - Susan Farese
Susan J. Farese, MSN, RN, a native of New Jersey, is the owner/ president of  SJF Communications, San Diego, CA.
SJF Communications, originally established in 2002 in San Jose, CA, provides communi…
035: Being fundamentally flawed is a beautiful part of being human - Warwick Young
Warwick Young is a multi award winning writer and director. Warwick’s has also worked as an actor in theatre, film and television. Warwick is an officer in the Australian Army and saw active service …
034: Unpacking her experiences through Shakespeare and sonnets - Robin Ludwig
Robin Ludwig (author, poet, and closet Shakespearean) has taught literature and writing in TX and the UK. She has served in the USAF since 2002. She’s passionate about DeCruit, a veteran nonprofit th…
033: Understanding the power of storytelling through combat - Michael Brown, Caleb Wells
Michael Brown is a former Marine Corps Ground Intelligence Officer. Inspired by the importance of storytelling to culture, he left the military in 2012 to become a filmmaker. In 2015 he co-founded To…
032: Building on your successes to achieve your ultimate goal - Dario DiBattista
Dario DiBattista is the editor of the anthology Retire the Colors: Veterans & Civilians on Iraq & Afghanistan. His work has appeared in the Washingtonian, the New York Times, theWashington Post, the …
031: Curating the military history she lived through - Miranda Summers Lowe
Miranda Summers Lowe has been in the Army National Guard since 2002. She is a Modern Military History Curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Miranda has had deployments to …
030: Getting beyond the stigma that veterans can only use art for healing - Kena Dillon
Kena Dillon is an artist and Navy veteran from Colorado, with her BFA from the University of Cincinnati's DAAP program. Her work consists of paintings done in oil or acrylic, as well as woodworking a…
029: Exploring similarities with Australia's Veteran Artists - Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston is the Chairman and Director of the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum. Mark graduated from RMC Duntroon into the Australian Intelligence Corps. He served in Bougainville before m…
028: Between college, the Marine Corps, and Grad School, this writer's creativity was put on hold - Teresa Fazio
TERESA FAZIO was a Marine Corps communications officer from 2002-2006, deploying once to Iraq. Her writing has been published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Task and Purpose, The War Horse, Co…
027: Learn how this Marine veteran started working in Hollywood - Mike Dowling
Mike Dowling is an author, producer, & veteran advocate. Mike worked with production teams on VA campaigns, produced digital content at We Are The Mighty, and has worked on camera in various projects…
026: Using photography to honor and thank her fellow veterans - Stacy Pearsall
Air Force veteran Stacy L. Pearsall is an independent photographer, author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project.
BR McDonald and Stacy Pearsall …
025: Pretending You're Hemingway ĂƒĆ’Ă‚Â˘ĂƒÂ˘Ă˘â‚ŹĹĄĂ‚ÂŹĂƒÂ˘Ă˘â€šÂŹĂ…â€œ Roy Scranton
024: I've always had a thing for the Warrior Spirit ĂƒĆ’Ă‚Â˘ĂƒÂ˘Ă˘â‚ŹĹĄĂ‚ÂŹĂƒÂ˘Ă˘â€šÂŹĂ…â€œ Marco Reininger
