Friday, September 11, 2026

5:30 pm - Voices of Remembrance Screening

6:00 pm - Opening Reception

National Veterans Art Museum
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60641

Never Forget: 9/11 25th Anniversary is a multi-layered tribute marking 25 years since September 11, 2001, weaving together video narratives and portrait photography from across the UIC community to create a space for collective memory and reflection.

Saturday, September 12, 2026

10:00am - 12:00 pm CST

National Veterans Art Museum
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60641

Join us at the museum to learn printmaking techniques and create handmade cards. Your cards will bring cheer to veterans and their families receiving care at Jesse Brown VA and Hines VA, as well as military-connected children served by Kids Rank and Blue Star Families.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

2:00-4:30 PM CST

Video Theater, Lower Level
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea is a 3D documentary film about the life and work of artist, marine, and acrobat H.C. (Cliff) Westermann. As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Westermann’s dramatic personal history can be traced through beguiling, surreal artworks he made to process the horrors he witnessed on the front lines. In so doing, he became an inspiration for many young artists. The film reveals ways in which Westermann protected his empathic spirit – and sanity – by ‘sculpting’ his body, artworks, friendships, his hand-hewn house, and his art-filled letters to his dearest friends and family. Our documentary explores themes of resiliency, hope, and humor with a script culled from over a thousand of Westermann’s letters and one audio-interview – voiced by four-time Academy-Award nominee Ed Harris.

Saturday, December 5, 2026

1:00 pm CST

Harold Washington Library Center
7th Floor Authors Room
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605

Nate Juncer is a Chicago-based, multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the complex relationships between thought, spirit, and physicality. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2005 to 2009, Juncer turned to painting as a critical means of processing his experiences. This shift ultimately led him to Columbia College Chicago, where he received his BFA in 2016.

Juncer’s work is grounded in a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional materials. His process-driven practice involves cutting, stitching, stretching, tearing, and taping. By reimagining the boundaries of drawing, painting, and sculpture, he connects ideas of the past, present, and future, focusing on the shared memory and resilience of the human spirit. His layered gestures invite viewers to engage directly with the physicality of the art and the passage of time.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

11:00 am - 2:00 pm CST

National Veterans Art Museum
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60641

Join us for reading and discussion at the official the book launch of A Solider in the Family - A Mother Confronts the Invisible Wounds of War with debut author, Nancy B. Ronquillo, and Executive Director, Giselle Futrell.