Uniting US - Allies in Art International Series
Together We Rise: United
Together We Rise: United features democracy’s benefit for individual choice, freedom of speech, and the right to vote with a universal commitment to our nations. Above all, upholding the nation’s freedoms and ideals with her allies, we rise together, gaining wellness and strength through unity.
JOIN a distinguished group of Medical Professionals, internationally acclaimed Artists, celebrated Civic Leaders, military, veterans and their families, and community members as we continue to delve into how mental health care and community arts engagements converge as integrative modalities to support healing from trauma, finding wellness, and building stronger communities.
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Together We Rise: United StoryTelling
Together We Rise: United Exhibition
The British and US Government Commitment for Peace
Peace of War: Allies Through Art at the British Embassy
Presented by the Honourable Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador and Uniting US, the exhibit demonstrates art's power to heal both mind and body while building stronger allegiances at the individual, community, and national levels.
World Wide Art Project
Unveiling of the Uniting the World Through Art
In the 80-participant community artwork project led by Uniting US and the World Wide Art Project, the art depicts the themes of Love & Peace and Fear & War representing the individual emotions and portrayals of current realities facing humanity.
Veteran Bill Barnes greets British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce during the Peace of War: Allies Through Art exhibition. Bill's MLK drawing can be seen in the background of the photo.
Honourable Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States shares a pen and ink drawing and words of encouragement in the Uniting US Book of Wisdom.
Allies Through Art Exhibition Artwork
Visual Artworks
Theodore Berkowitz
Army-Veteran 1967-1969
Time Share / The Music
Mixed Media on Canvas 48”x36”
Alicia Christy
Army Veteran: 1981-2003
Intertwined Allies
Watercolor
Digital Archival Print on Watercolor Paper
16”x20”
$150 (unframed)
King Charles III
Patrick Dowden
Coast Guard Veteran: 1984-2007
Honoring Leaders--King Charles III
Pencil Sketch
Digital Archival Print on Watercolor Paper
11”x14”
$150 (Framed)
Kimberly Johnson
Army Veteran: 1990-1991
Building Connections
Acrylic on Canvas
24”x36”
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
$500
Cliff's of Dover
Christina Helferich-Polosky
Army Retired Veteran: 1998-2009
The Cliffs of Dover
Mixed Media Collage
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
36”x48”
$800
Edith Disler
Air Force Retired Veteran: 1984-2009
Reach
Mixed Media with Steel
6"x10”x4”
$250
Water Shall Be As Gold
Mixed Media
8”x48”x8”
$650
Alicia Christy
Army Veteran: 1981-2003
Boots of Valor: Allies
Watercolor
Digital Archival Print on Watercolor Paper
16”x20”
$150 (unframed)
Ehren Tool
Marine Veteran 1989-1994
Cup of Conversations
Stoneware Cups (food safe) 6” x 3.5”
$100
Patriot
Mandy Patlan
Army Veteran: 2008-2009
Patriot
Mixed Media
16”x20”
Digital Archival Print on Luster Paper
$150
Defenders / Hostage
Mark Tobin Moore
Navy Veteran: 1972-1983
Hostage
Mixed Media Collage
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
20”x20”
$300
Defenders
Mixed Media Collage
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
24”x36”
$600
Sacred Geometry: Square / Circle
Annette Polan
Army Family Member WWII
Sacred Geometry: Square
Acrylic on Unprimed Canvas
48”x48”
$5,000
Sacred Geometry: Circle
Acrylic on Primed Canvas
20”x20”
$2,000
Pins Leese
Ben "Pins" Leese
Air Force Family Member
Humanity
Drawing, Pen, Ink, Marker
16”x20” on Watercolor Paper
$150
Bodies Through Time
Grace Lang
Air Force Family Member
Bodies through Time
Plaster bandages, paper clay, joint compound, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, and human hair
16”x26”x8”
$1,200
Bill Barnes
Navy Veteran: 1972-1975
Commemoration to COVID-19 Victims
Acrylic on Canvas
48”x36”
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
$800
Wisdom Writes
AnnMarie Halterman
Veteran – Air Force 1991-2002
Wisdom Writes
Metal/Wood/Acrylic
$50 - $300
Committed
Jolanda Aucott
Army Family Member
Committed
Mixed Media on Canvas
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
48”x36”
$1,000
Jara Lang
Air Force Retired Veteran: 1992 -2013
The Zinnia in Flame
Oil on Canvas
24”x36”
$750
Patrick Dowden
Coast Guard Veteran: 1984-2007
Honoring Leaders
Pencil Sketch
Digital Archival Print on Watercolor Paper
11”x14”
$150 (Framed)
Agent Orange
Cyrus Quadland
Army Veteran: 1970-1972
Agent Orange
Acrylic on Canvas
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
24”x36”
$400
Theodore Berkowitz
Army-Veteran 1967-1969
Agent Orange Musicians
Mixed Media on Canvas 48”x36”
Digital Archival Prints Only (other sizes available upon request)
Reflections Bridge
Tan Armentrout
Air Force Family Member
Reflections Bridge
Oil on Canvas
20”x16”
$1,500
Visual Artworks
Theodore Berkowitz
Army-Veteran 1967-1969
Time Share / The Music
Mixed Media on Canvas 48”x36”
Alicia Christy
Army Veteran: 1981-2003
Intertwined Allies
Watercolor
Digital Archival Print on Watercolor Paper
16”x20”
$150 (unframed)
Kimberly Johnson
Army Veteran: 1990-1991
Building Connections
Acrylic on Canvas
24”x36”
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
$500
Cliff's of Dover
Christina Helferich-Polosky
Army Retired Veteran: 1998-2009
The Cliffs of Dover
Mixed Media Collage
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
36”x48”
$800
Edith Disler
Air Force Retired Veteran: 1984-2009
Reach
Mixed Media with Steel
6"x10”x4”
$250
Water Shall Be As Gold
Mixed Media
8”x48”x8”
$650
Alicia Christy
Army Veteran: 1981-2003
Boots of Valor: Allies
Watercolor
Digital Archival Print on Watercolor Paper
16”x20”
$150 (unframed)
Ehren Tool
Marine Veteran 1989-1994
Cup of Conversations
Stoneware Cups (food safe) 6” x 3.5”
$100
Patriot
Mandy Patlan
Army Veteran: 2008-2009
Patriot
Mixed Media
16”x20”
Digital Archival Print on Luster Paper
$150
Defenders / Hostage
Mark Tobin Moore
Navy Veteran: 1972-1983
Hostage
Mixed Media Collage
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
20”x20”
$300
Defenders
Mixed Media Collage
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
24”x36”
$600
Sacred Geometry: Square / Circle
Annette Polan
Army Family Member WWII
Sacred Geometry: Square
Acrylic on Unprimed Canvas
48”x48”
$5,000
Sacred Geometry: Circle
Acrylic on Primed Canvas
20”x20”
$2,000
Pins Leese
Ben "Pins" Leese
Air Force Family Member
Humanity
Drawing, Pen, Ink, Marker
16”x20” on Watercolor Paper
$150
Bodies Through Time
Grace Lang
Air Force Family Member
Bodies through Time
Plaster bandages, paper clay, joint compound, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, and human hair
16”x26”x8”
$1,200
Bill Barnes
Navy Veteran: 1972-1975
Commemoration to COVID-19 Victims
Acrylic on Canvas
48”x36”
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
$800
Wisdom Writes
AnnMarie Halterman
Veteran – Air Force 1991-2002
Wisdom Writes
Metal/Wood/Acrylic
$50 - $300
Committed
Jolanda Aucott
Army Family Member
Committed
Mixed Media on Canvas
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
48”x36”
$1,000
Jara Lang
Air Force Retired Veteran: 1992 -2013
The Zinnia in Flame
Oil on Canvas
24”x36”
$750
Patrick Dowden
Coast Guard Veteran: 1984-2007
Honoring Leaders
Pencil Sketch
Digital Archival Print on Watercolor Paper
11”x14”
$150 (Framed)
Agent Orange
Cyrus Quadland
Army Veteran: 1970-1972
Agent Orange
Acrylic on Canvas
Digital Archival Print on Canvas
24”x36”
$400
Theodore Berkowitz
Army-Veteran 1967-1969
Agent Orange Musicians
Mixed Media on Canvas 48”x36”
Digital Archival Prints Only (other sizes available upon request)
Reflections Bridge
Tan Armentrout
Air Force Family Member
Reflections Bridge
Oil on Canvas
20”x16”
$1,500
Please contact unitingus@yahoo.com if you need assistance.
Create -- Share -- Teach
Integrative Arts Activities
Uniting US veteran, military, and family member artists:
- Create artworks and performances
- Share personal artwork while honoring art’s therapeutic benefits in healing, wellness, and community building
- Teach the public through art education, demonstrations, and instructions