FREEPORT - The Freeport Art Museum presents "Silent Echoes," an art exhibition that brings together over 40 works borrowed from the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum (NVVAM) in Chicago. The art selected for "Silent Echoes" is primarily drawn from the NVVAM permanent collection, but it also includes a handful of works on temporary loan by those who have served in the war in Iraq. The art works are intense, diverse, poignant and often surprisingly beautifully rendered.
The show opens to the public at the Freeport Art Museum on Saturday, May 23, and runs through July 11. A preview reception for artists, veterans and their families, and members of the museum will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 22, sponsored by State Bank and LeBaron and Miller Interiors.
This exhibition also provides an opportunity for the FAM to collaborate with veteran organizations and other museums in our community to honor our veterans' sacrifices and to discuss a variety of aspects relating to war and military service. During the show, a space will be dedicated to a special installation based on the novel, "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, in which veterans from our community will display items they saved from their experiences.
In partnership with the Freeport Art Museum and the Freeport VietNow Organization, Highland Community College will present the award-winning "A Piece of My Heart" by Shirley Lauro, on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, featuring guest speaker, Diane Carlson-Evans. The play is a stylized presentation of the experiences of five young women who served in the Vietnam War. Some were nurses, some were entertainers and one was an intelligence officer, but all the women were deeply affected by the events of war, not only while they were in Vietnam but after their return as well.
The Stephenson County Historical Society will also feature an exhibition of pieces from their collection relating to the Vietnam War.
The Freeport Art Museum will host a special presentation beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 27, in honor of veterans of all wars. The NJROTC will offer a presentation on the front lawn of the museum followed by a pancake breakfast and speaker panel comprised of veterans representing a variety of service and experience. Tickets to this event are available from the FAM for $6. Proceeds will benefit the All Veterans Memorial in Freeport.
The show opens to the public at the Freeport Art Museum on Saturday, May 23, and runs through July 11. A preview reception for artists, veterans and their families, and members of the museum will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 22, sponsored by State Bank and LeBaron and Miller Interiors.
This exhibition also provides an opportunity for the FAM to collaborate with veteran organizations and other museums in our community to honor our veterans' sacrifices and to discuss a variety of aspects relating to war and military service. During the show, a space will be dedicated to a special installation based on the novel, "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, in which veterans from our community will display items they saved from their experiences.
In partnership with the Freeport Art Museum and the Freeport VietNow Organization, Highland Community College will present the award-winning "A Piece of My Heart" by Shirley Lauro, on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, featuring guest speaker, Diane Carlson-Evans. The play is a stylized presentation of the experiences of five young women who served in the Vietnam War. Some were nurses, some were entertainers and one was an intelligence officer, but all the women were deeply affected by the events of war, not only while they were in Vietnam but after their return as well.
The Stephenson County Historical Society will also feature an exhibition of pieces from their collection relating to the Vietnam War.
The Freeport Art Museum will host a special presentation beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 27, in honor of veterans of all wars. The NJROTC will offer a presentation on the front lawn of the museum followed by a pancake breakfast and speaker panel comprised of veterans representing a variety of service and experience. Tickets to this event are available from the FAM for $6. Proceeds will benefit the All Veterans Memorial in Freeport.
