Exhibit inspired by her mother wins gold medal - VAntage Point

“When life gets too crazy, I just go and do my crafts,” said Marine Corps Veteran Catherine D’Angelo. “Nothing else matters. It really helps me to focus and calm myself.” D’Angelo recently received a gold medal in the National Veterans Creative Arts competition that secured her participation in this year’s festival.

The festival was held April 24 in St. Petersburg Florida. D’Angelo has participated in the local and National Veterans Creative Arts competition and festival for the past 15 years.

The National Veterans Creative Arts Festival showcases the artistic achievements of Veterans from across the country in five artistic divisions. Each festival features an art exhibit and writing exhibition of the first-place entries from the national competition.

Veterans who have achieved gold medal-winning status in a variety of categories from the performing arts divisions of music, drama and dance present a show performance. The festival week offered visual arts and performance workshops, as well as writing seminars.