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Armed Services Arts Partnership

Visit Armed Services Arts Partnership

Year 2024-2025

Alexandria, Virginia

ASAP’s Washington D.C. Chapter

Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) will deliver community arts programming to 275 unique veterans in the Washington, DC metro area, a major population center of veterans and military-connected individuals. Key elements of the program model include immersive classes, introductory workshops, and frequent performances. ASAP's evidence-based program plan aims to significantly and sustainably improve veterans’ social connectedness, resilience, and self-esteem through creative expression.

Partner Organization:

Washington Improv Theater
http://www.witdc.org/

Grant Period:

2024-2025

Artistic Discipline(s):

Multidisciplinary

Grant Amount & Tier:

$50,000, Advanced

Year 2023-2025

Alexandria, Virginia

ASAP Hampton Roads Chapter

Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) will offer evidence-based community arts programming to 200 veterans in Hampton Roads, Virginia, a major military-affiliated population center. This program will foster creative communities where veterans build skills and improve their well-being through the arts. Programming will include seven-week immersive classes, workshops, and frequent performances in various art forms. These programs provide participants with an outlet for creative expression, skill development, and camaraderie in a supportive environment. ASAP's program model aims to significantly and sustainably improve veterans' social connectedness, resilience, and self-esteem through creative expression. Ultimately, veterans can develop a sense of belonging, learn new skills, and improve their well-being through the arts.

Partner Organization:

Virginia Stage Company
https://www.vastage.org/

Grant Period:

2023-2025

Artistic Discipline(s):

Multidisciplinary

Grant Amount & Tier:

$50,000, Advanced

Year 2022-2024

Alexandria, Virginia

ASAP Community Arts Chapters

Armed Services Arts Partnership in collaboration with Virginia Stage Company will deliver evidence-based community arts programming to 700 unique veterans across four chapter communities—Hampton Roads, Virginia; Washington, DC; San Diego, California; and Indianapolis, Indiana—as well as online. The program aims to significantly and sustainably improve veterans’ social connectedness, resilience, and self-esteem through creative expression. The program will include immersive classes, introductory workshops, and frequent performances.

Partner Organization:

Virginia Stage Company
https://www.vastage.org/

Grant Period:

2022-2024

Artistic Discipline(s):

Multidisciplinary

Grant Amount & Tier:

$50,000, Advanced

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03/24/2025 | News

Bridging the Gap from Military to Civilian Life through the Arts

In February 2025, Creative Forces® Community Engagement grant recipients and leaders from across the nation filled the halls of the National Endowment for the Arts with energy, passion, and shared purpose. It was the third annual convening—a powerful meeting of minds and hearts. Over 120 clinical art therapists, subject matter experts, program staff, and arts organizations serving military-connected communities throughout the country came together to share their stories. The Creative Forces convening was an inspiring and humbling reminder that art can change lives—and that change is already happening.