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Patriot Art Foundation helps Charleston Veterans find healing on the canvas.

Story by cnmAdmin2030 / April 15, 2025

This article was published in VA.gov on March 25, 2025.By Cody Miller, Public Affairs Specialist. Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System Veterans are taking...

Art of Valor

Story by PAF Editor / August 12, 2024

Our annual Veterans Day Weekend live hands-on event aboard the USS Yorktown, to be held Saturday, November 9th, 2024. Veterans, join us in Charleston,SC, Columbus,...

Mary Whyte and the Patriot Art Foundation Featured in Charleston Magazine

Story by PAF Editor / April 18, 2024

Artist Mary Whyte renders the world in ethereal, telling brushstrokes. Now, her palette includes giving veterans a voice. Read the article.

Veterans Day Watercolor Workshop Aboard the USS Yorktown

Story by PAF Editor / March 20, 2024

Our annual live hands-on event on the USS Yorktown, to be held Veterans Day, November 9th. Learn more and register here.

Veterans Day Watercolor Workshop Aboard the USS Yorktown

Story by PAF Editor / June 30, 2023

On Veterans Day, November 11, 2023, 10AM-2PM, join Mary Whyte for a watercolor workshop for veterans aboard the USS Yorktown, Mt Pleasant, South Carolina! Click...

From The U.S. Department Of Veteran Affairs: Veterans Find Peace Through The Arts With Patriot Art Foundation

Story by PAF Editor / February 14, 2023

Mary Whyte, an American figurative artist, founded the Patriot Art Foundation in 2019 to honor and inspire Veterans through the arts and educate the public...

PAF Receives Recognition In The 2022 November Costco Connection!

Story by PAF Editor / February 14, 2023

After their time in the military is over, many transitioning vets struggle to find their footing in civilian life. That’s why Helmets to Hardhats (helmetstohardhats.org;...

Positive Impact of Art“Thank you for what you are doing. Learning how to paint has given me my life back.” - Zach H., Veteran

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Why We Matter:

According to the VA nearly 4 million veterans ages 21-64 report having a disability.
Engaging in the creative arts has proven to improve the perceived physical and psychological health of participants.
Research suggests that art therapy programs, when engaged early, lessen the risk of developing greater PTSD severity later on.
Our programs provide free education and materials to veterans seeking to use art as a pathway to a healthier and more meaningful life.

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In 2019, Mary Whyte’s groundbreaking traveling exhibition of 50 watercolors called We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America opened to the public in Charleston, South Carolina. In the first six weeks alone over 22,000 people viewed the collection. The response, especially from veterans, confirmed Whyte’s belief in art’s extraordinary power to communicate and connect. And so, what began as fifty portraits turned into a national mission giving veterans a means of finding whole health through art and self expression.

If you have a heart for veterans, art and teaching, contact info@patriotartfoundation.org