Welcome to the

2022
Cleveland VA "Virtual"
Veterans Creative Arts Festival

https://www.facebook.com/ClevelandVAMC

The Creative Arts Festival can now be viewed on Facebook and YouTube!

Please check out the Cleveland Veterans Creative Arts Festival if you haven’t already!
We have many wonderful entries this year.
Thank you to all who participated and all who helped make this happen!

Winners were announced on July 12!

Best of Show:
Bill Dotson, Glad to See You

 

Best in Music:
Josh Maley, I’ve Been Everywhere Man

https://youtu.be/vJuRzu1We1M


Best in Creative Writing:
Rex Shyrock, The Picture Never Taken
Rex Shyrock - THE PICTURE NEVER TAKEN


Best in 2-Dimensional Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography):
Randall Harrod, Salvation



Best in 3-Dimensional Art:
John Phillip Mozena, Copper Rose




 

 

       

 

Click here to view past
Cleveland VA Creative Art Festival Newsletters

 

Special thanks to our
2022 Festival "Organization" Team

 

Cleveland VA Therapists


 

Amy Chevali - Ami.Chevali@va.gov
Aubrey Lash -
Aubrey.Lash@va.gov
Nicole Zillich  -
Nicole.Zillich@va.gov

 

Daniel Leone, Thomas Neeson and Joseph Wilder
VA Medical Media and Public Relations

Paralyzed Veterans of America Buckeye Chapter Relations


 

Holly Koester - HollyK@buckeyepva.org
https://m.facebook.com/holly.koester


CJ Barnes
https://m.facebook.com/carolyn.j.barnes.3


 

Team River Runner NE Ohio
VA Relations


 

Cory Anderson  - Cory@TeamRiverRunner.org
https://m.facebook.com/cory.anderson.94617

 

 

Many Thanks to all who participated in this years virtual event!
Check out any masterpiece by clicking the images below.

2022 Musical Entries

Larry Bostic
 But God Not Sung by the Steeles
https://youtu.be/4sbtgOQ53d8

 

Alicia Lopez - This Moment  -  Alicia Lopez - This Moment (write up)

 

 Alicia Lopez - When You Believe
https://youtu.be/WZre-RZdUBg

 

Kerry McIntyre - Muses Diversion Dance  -  Kerry McIntyre - Muses Diversion Dance, score



Josh Maley
 I've Been Everywhere
https://youtu.be/vJuRzu1We1M


 

2022 Written Entries
 

Group Submission - Frank I Am the Sequel 9 years later - 5 16 2022
 

Rex Shyrock -THE APPARITION

Rex Shyrock - THE PICTURE NEVER TAKEN

Rex Shyrock - ODE TO A TOUGH GUY BILLIE THE BULL

 

Michael Zook - Excerpt from Voyager

 

 

2022 Media Entries
(Click any image below to enlarge)
 

Bill Dotson
Glad to See You

CJ Barnes
Milky Way

 

CJ Barnes
Milky Way, back

 

Randall Harrod
Salvation

Bob West
leather pouch

Laurie Mercedes
Box

 

Bob West
 Pencil Holder

 

Wayne Berridge
Cat

CJ Barnes
Basket Case

CJ Barnes
 Basket Case, back

Bob West
 Rock and Roll Paradise

 

 

Rex Shyrock
Heritage

 

Gayle Allyson
Camo Glam 1

 

Gayle Allyson
Camo Glam 2

 

Richard Sesso
Red Mountain

Rex Shyrock
Ancient Order

   

Phillip Nechvatal

 

 

Wayne Berridge
Mask

Randall Harrod
Solitude

Rex Shyrock
Passages Through Time

Todd Mix
A Sign of Summer

Bill Dotson
My Covid Friend

 

Rex Shyrock
Logical Confusion

Jason Ware
 Road

 

Cory Anderson
 Phenomenally Boring HD84406

Eric Jones
View from the Window

 

Laurie Mercedes
Felipe

Laurie Mercedes
Addie

Laurie Mercedes
Pins

 

David Hahn-
Heart Problem

 

Bob West
Cool Canyon

Bill Dotson
 Will You Marry Me

William Phelps
 Apple

William Phelps-
Hot Rod Model A Pick Up

Jason Ware
 Starry Mountains

John Phillip Mozena- Copper Rose

Darrel McCauley
POW Trailer

Handcrafted from scratch

 

Jason Ware
Garden at Night

     
 

 

 
Many Thanks to all who participated and supported in this years virtual event!
Check out any masterpiece by clicking the images above.