Veteran Art Summit: Day 1
Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Elmhurst Art Museum
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Refreshments and Registration, and Check-in
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CST
Warrior Writers BIPOC Writing Workshop with Eddie Falcón and Angela Waller
Eddie Falcón [US Air Force veteran] and Angela Waller [US Army veteran] invite Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community members to a writing workshop that will build on prompts from BIPOC writers and articles about pertinent topics.
Movement Workshop with Hussein Smko
Hussein Smko leads a movement workshop exploring the themes of the Triennial through the body.
Community Health Workshop with Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises Hosted by Lovella Calica
Lovella Calica will lead a community health workshop focused on TRE exercises (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises)—a simple series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma.
Warrior Writers BIPOC Writing Workshop with Eddie Falcón and Angela Waller
Eddie Falcón [US Air Force veteran] and Angela Waller [US Army veteran] invite Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community members to a writing workshop that will build on prompts from BIPOC writers and articles about pertinent topics.
Quilting Workshop with Dorothy Burge
Dorothy Burge will lead an all-levels quilting workshop that begins with an introduction to the history and cultural significance of quilting within the Black community.