USVAA

05/07/2026

USVAA, Holland America Line, and Crane Stationery Celebrate America’s 250th with Veteran Designed Cards
Honoring the Written Word
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Holland America ships are depicted on the keepsake cards, which will be available for purchase on board
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USVAA is proud to announce that Holland America Line is partnering with Crane, the renowned American stationery brand, to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary with an original collection of cards designed by artists from the United States Veterans’ Artists Alliance (USVAA).

Rooted in the storied legacies of Crane and Holland America Line, these exclusive, original designs honor heritage shaped over generations.

The U.S. veteran artists tapped to create the commemorative 12-card collection are Lindsay “Bones” Cordero, Amy R. Roberts and Jen LaVita. Each artist designed four cards in their own distinct style and aesthetic, with one card for each of Holland America Line’s 11 ships. The one-of-a-kind works are printed on Crane’s iconic American-made stationery and will be available for purchase on board.

To purchase online, please visit https://www.crane.com/collection/holland-america.

04/30/2026

To celebrate the America 250 initiative, USVAA is proud to partner with Holland America Line to promote Crane Stationery as they continue to craft premier stationery as they have for the nation's founders and visionaries since 1801.
Swipe through to see the exclusive new card designs commissioned from our talented USVAA artists by the Holland America Line to create this beautiful stationery.
Available both on board and online starting May 1, these cards offer a perfect way to share personal stories, reflections, and messages with loved ones throughout your travels and for years to come.

03/10/2026

The KIRKUS REVIEWS Feb 15th, 2026 edition features an excellent review of BAGHDAD UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Steve Miska calling the book "A fascinating, undereported story from the American occupation of Iraq."
Read the full review at kirkusreviews.com

11/11/2023

We want to wish everyone we know a happy Veterans Day, 2023.

Capping off this year's activities, USVAA congratulates Lindsay "Bones" Cordero, USAF, the artist Google selected as the Veterans Day 2023, Google Doodle Artist. We couldn't be prouder of her and her work and to have her as a USVAA Colleague.

For more information about Lindsay and the process of creating this year's Veterans Day Google Doodle, please visit: http://www.google.com/doodles/veterans-day-2023

11/09/2023

Written by playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks, WAR WORDS features veteran actors portraying American veterans who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

WAR WORDS tells the true stories of these veterans . . why they chose to serve . . their experiences fighting for democracy and what their lives were like when they returned home.

The World Premiere of WAR WORDS in NYC

November 10th - December 17th

Use the link below to purchase tickets. Veterans get a 30% discount using the code: WordsVet30

https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/new-york-rep/64e8deb2e987a40e3a927661/tickets

10/11/2023

NFMLA: Veteran Cinema

USVAA proudly supports the NewFilmmakers LA Film Festival
In Focus: VETERAN CINEMA
3 pm to 10:30 pm, Saturday, Oct. 21st

At the South Park Center in Los Angeles
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Ticket information, directions, and schedule available at: NFMLA Eventbrite
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/707955803867/?discount=USVAA10

USE PROMO CODE USVAA10

07/18/2023

USVAA is proud to support The Lighting Rod Theater,
Los Angeles Fringe Festival Extended Production of

WE GOT YOUR SIX
At The McCadden Place Theater
1157 N. McCadden Place
Hollywood, CA 90038
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Saturday, July 22d
at 2 pm
Followed by a talkback
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Veterans and a guest attend free of charge

Order free tix: Use code usvaa6

News about the horrific bombings at the Kabul Airport during the American evacuation on August 26, 2021, prod six US veterans and their Afghan interpreter to relive their memories of a brutal firefight with the Taliban a decade before.

05/18/2023

The Student Art League of New York and USVAA invite you to join us, on a Zoom Webinar, Thursday, June 15th at 7 pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific time to find out "How Veterans Can Study Art in Manhattan:
A Virtual Info Session"

Join the legacy of Veterans who shaped the history of American art
at the Art Students League of New York.

Find out how on Thursday June 15, 2023 when USVAA will sponsor a virtual meetup with The Art Students League of New York.
Open to everyone, starts at 4pm pacific time, 7pm eastern time.

Join us to discuss Veterans’ opportunities to forge a fine art career at “the League.”

The meeting will take place on Zoom and will last about an hour.
We’ll be highlighting veterans and their friends who shaped modern and contemporary American art history in this very building right below Central Park and 10 blocks north of Times Square.

We’ll show you your options for how your G.I. Bill covers 100% of the tuition and housing to enroll in the vocational fine art Certificate Program at the country’s most affordable, iconic, and historic art school that produced so many of the art stars of the 20th and 21st century including:

Jesse Treviño, U.S. Army
Robert Rauschenberg, U.S. Navy
Donald Judd, U.S. Army

This will be a live interactive presentation with a Q&A.

05/09/2023

On behalf of SONY PICTURES,
USVAA
is proud to announce our support for the SONY V*E*T*S 10th Annual MEMORIAL DAY 2023 REMEMBRANCE
9 am, Sunday, May 28th
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Please join us as we place carnations on the graves of those
who served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Los Angeles National Cemetery
950 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles

If you wish to donate for this wonderful event, please visit usvaa.org.

04/20/2023

TRANSLATIONS, a feature film by Director Keith Kopp is an Official Selection of the 2023 Riverside International Film Festival.

The film will screen this Sunday, April 23rd at 12:15 pm at Ramona High School, 7675 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside.

Tickets at $10.00 and we hope to see you there.

01/24/2023

USVAA is proud to announce the upcoming Classic Stage Co. (NYC) production of black odyssey by Obie-winning playwright Marcus Gardley (upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple, The House That Will Not Stand) blends classic mythology, African-American history, and modern theatricality to create the poetic black odyssey.

This vibrant reimagining of the Odysseus saga is set in modern-day Harlem, telling the epic tale of Ulysses Lincoln, a soldier facing the most daunting of voyages to reunite with his family.

Directed by Stevie Walker-Webb (Ain’t No Mo’).
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FEBRUARY 16

(after the 7pm performance of black odyssey)

A Veteran’s Homecoming; Guest: Chris Wolfe - Veteran and Artist

Join us as we explore what it means to come home after war and the role art plays in the lives of American Veterans. Branching from black odyssey’s depiction of life after the Iraq War, we’ll get a chance to speak with Veterans about their own journey with art and what home means to them.

Classic Stage Company welcomes Military & Veterans to use code BLUESTAR for half-price $37 tickets (including $2 facility fee) which is valid for preview performances February 9-25.

Box Office. All tickets include a $2 facility fee. If you'd like to purchase directly with the box office, please feel free to email [email protected] with your phone number and good times to reach you. Reference the code in your email and when connecting with box office staff.

Online. All tickets include a $2 facility fee. Tickets purchased online are also subject to a $5 per ticket online convenience fee charged by ticketing service. If you'd like to purchase online, please click here for a link with code already applied or go directly to at classicstage.org and input code at prompt "Add Promo Code."