Welcome to the

2024
Cleveland VA
Veterans Creative Arts Festival

Many Thanks to all who participated in this years event!
(Photos from the Cleveland VA Facebook)

   
       

Below is the list of those from our Cleveland event who placed in each category set by the
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival:

https://department.va.gov/veteran-sports/national-veterans-creative-arts-festival/


 

Music:
Category 1: Vocal Solo Country/Folk/Bluegrass
Josh Maley, Matthew

Category 3: Vocal Solo Rock/Blues
Josh Maley, Vienna

Category 15: Original Vocal-Military Experience
Jerry Mong, Good Morning Viet Nam

Drama:
Category 11: Short Video- Military Theme
Ameena Brown, The Mission

Category 13: Mixed Arts
Donna Harge, Spectrums of Passion in Visions

Creative Writing:
Category 3. Rhyming Poetry-General Topic
Janice Mischler, The Dedication

Visual Art:
Category 1. Acrylic Painting
Paul McCall, Mind Your Own Business
Kenneth Medell, Midnight
Alyssa Vaughn, Emily

Category 2.Oil Painting
Emeri DeLanoye Scott I, Epilogue the 1st

Category 3. Watercolor
William J. Baker, Out for a Stroll
Desiree Dee Douglas, Shaving Swirls
Jack Richards, Autumn Glow

Category 4. Monochromatic Drawing
Alyssa Vaughn, Favorite Flowers
Kurt Yarbough, The Texas Tuckaway

Category 5. Colored Drawing
William J. Baker, Mr. Squirrel
Charles Russell, Last Soldier
Alyssa Vaughn, Fungi Forest

Category 10. Stained/Painted Figurines
Jessica Shepherd, Freddy’s House of Horror


Category 13. Transfer/Engraving Art Kit
James McCormick, Trump 2024
Phillip Nechvatal, Day of the Dead
Michael Sherbinsky, Untitled Floral


Category 15.Black & White Photography
Randall Harrod, Not for the Innocent
Donna Kinsinger, Organized Chaos
Marcy Neiswonger, Untitled Black & White Photo 2


Category 16.Color Photography
Randall Harrod, Vast Beauty
Marcy Neiswonger, Flower
Bethany Sendelbach-O’Connor, Perseverance


Category 17. Digital Art
Randall Harrod, Cost of Freedom
Gregory Huff, Book of Wonders


Category 18. Carving
John Crider, White Dogwood Branch with Butterfly


Category 21. Collage
Bryan Peterson, Asteroid Belt
Lee Nelson, Love


Category 25. Crocheting/Knitting/Knotting
David Ham, White Doily


Category 27. Needlework Pattern
Carolyn J. Barnes, First in Flight
Holly S. Koester, Litter Bags
Candace Kaptain,1776 Bear (A Proud History of Patriotic Love Through Generations of Service)


Category 43. Craft Coloring Kit
Todd Mix, Road to Nowhere


Category 45. Suncatcher or Sand Art Kit
Robert Mazur, Birds