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Date: October 13, 2021 Location: Art Students League of Denver Hosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, VA, Craig Hospital Art Class - Narrative Collage We had a great turnout at Art Students League of Denver for their Narrative Collage class! This was the first class back with them since their extended pandemic haitus. Deb Rosenbaum, our instructor, went through the process step by step. The supplies were handed out and everyone began to work on a collage. The instructor encouraged everyone to use their collage to tell a story or a memory of a personal experience. At the end of the class, each participant shared the story behind their collage. It was a wonderful class and we are so happy to be back! Thank you to Deb Rosenbaum and the Art Students League of Denver! Bob Adwar Executive Director, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program 
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Date: October 4, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts – Colorado Springs, CO Hosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class - Acrylic Painting Tonight, we used acrylic paint to create a Halloween landscape. We also learned about color mixing, blending, and layering within our paintings. As always, our wonder instructor, Jesse, Preble set the mood with her amazing music featuring a number of oldies and of course, Monster Mash! It was a perfect setting while the participants painted their spooky settings. We had an amazing night, thank you Jesse! Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar Executive Director, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program
Date: September 13, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts – Colorado Springs, CO Hosted by: River Deep & Cottonwood Center for the Arts Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom String Art Five veterans and one of their family member's participated in our String Art class outing! Not only did everyone have the opportunity to learn about this unique form of art, but they were also able to make their own art words! Not limited to string, the participants learned how to incorporate the use of everyday tools like nails and wood into their beautiful art works. Everyone had an amazing time learning the skills to continue creating art at home as well as sharing their experience with one another during this outing. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar Executive Director, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program
Date: July 9, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts – Colorado Springs, CO Hosted by: River Deep & Cottonwood Center for the Arts Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Pottery with Kris Saxton The pottery instruction class at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs serves as a form of therapy for all the veterans and family members who the attended the class. Instructor Kris Saxton opened his studio to help inspire the participating veterans to create something new out of a block of clay—creating instead of destroying, like many experienced while deployed. Kris demonstrated the art of making a bowl out of clay. Following Kris' demonstration, veterans and their family members were engaged in their own pottery projects which included bowls, jars, spoons, coasters, and decorative art pieces. Instructor Kris also demonstrated how to use the pottery wheel for several of the veterans and family members, who were excited about the opportunity! Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the class! All who participated said they really enjoyed working with the instructor, Kris, and would like to attend another pottery class again in the future! As always, a big thank you to Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs for opening up their pottery studio. Alfredo Garcia Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
Date: June 7, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom & Ft. Carson SRU Monoprint Art Class A group ten people, six veterans and four of their family members, joined us to learn about Monoprints and Printmaking. Because of the smaller class, everyone had ample opportunity to make as many artworks as they wanted with help from the instructor! We created beautiful, moving monoprints this evening. Everyone created a unique and eye catching artwork they could take home and share with their family and friends. The evening art class was a wonderful and very peaceful way to end the day. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach Date: May 3, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts Hosted by: River Deep Foundation and Denver SCIHOP Participating groups: Operation TBI Freedom and Fort Carson SRU The art class was a great way to start the month of May with a group of veterans and their family members painting beautiful desert sunsets. Our instructor, Jess Preble, did a wonderful job encouraging everyone to use their skills to make a unique masterpiece. The group of veterans and their families enjoyed spending the afternoon improving their painting skills with the help of Jess! Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar President, River Deep Foundation VP/Humanitarian Outreach Chairman, Denver SCI
Date: Monday, April 5, 2021 Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI HOP Location: Cottonwood Art Center - Colorado Springs Participants: Ft. Carson SRU, Operation TBI Freedom Painting with Paper - Collage Art We started this spring with a fun art class, learning a playful application of collage. Our instructor Karen Khoury showed our group of six participants how to make a painting using preselected monochromatic pictures and then adding unexpected elements of color. We had a few families working together during the night creating their pieces and everyone was able to take their works home to share and admire. It was a relaxing night with a great group of people. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar President, River Deep Foundation/ Anglers of Honor VP, SCI Humanitarian Outreach
Date: Monday, March 1, 2020 Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI HOP Location: Cottonwood Art Center - Colorado Springs Participants: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class - Rope Baskets We hosted 8 veterans and 5 family members at this month’s art class that also kicks off Brain Injury Awareness Month. Elizabeth Barber taught us to use recycled mountain climbing rope for craft basket, mats and coasters. We had a few families that worked together during the night making beautiful baskets to take home with them. It was a relaxing night with a nice fellowship. Bob Adwar President, River Deep Foundation/ Anglers of Honor VP, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Jesus Guerra, CBIS, Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
February 1, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts Colorado Springs Participants: Operation TBI Freedom Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program We hosted 6 veterans and 4 of their family members tonight at Cottonwood Center for the Arts! Our instructor Al B Johnson (AB) taught as about the painting style abstract expressionism. We learned about the fundamentals, talked about famous abstract artists and learned several techniques to paint in this genre. After the block of instruction, each student had the chance to apply what they learned, and created two masterpieces of their own. What a fun, creative evening!
January 4, 2021 Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI HOP Location: Cottonwood Art Center - Colorado Springs Participants: Operation TBI Freedom. We had another amazing night at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts. We are thrilled that Cottonwood has offered continued opportunities to hold classes safely for us. Now more than ever it’s important for our clients to stay engaged in life despite the isolation of the pandemic. Our instructor tonight was Ben Bires, who guided us on painting landscapes. Each student was able to choose from a selection of landscape photos to paint from and they all created an amazing masterpieces! It was an evening of fun and relaxation for all of the participants and their family members
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