Coast Guard Art Program announces 2023 best in show

Coast Guard Art Program announces 2023 best in show
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Linda L. Fagan presents the George Gray award in recognition of support of the Coast Guard Art Program, Jul. 13, 2023 at the Salmagundi Club in New York. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez) NEW YORK — The Coast Guard Art Program announced the 2023 “best in show” artwork winner at its annual reception and art acceptance ceremony...

Coast Guard Art Program’s 2021 collection now on view at Salmagundi Club

Coast Guard Art Program’s 2021 collection now on view at Salmagundi Club
Rear Adm. M.W. Joe Raymond, Coast Guard Governmental and Public Affairs acting director, and Jacob Collins, Salmagundi Club President, present the George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence to Frank Gaffney for his work titled ‘Fast Rope Insertion: Demonstrated.’  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall) WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) held its annual...

Coast Guard names John Ward winner of 2020 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence

Coast Guard names John Ward winner of 2020 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence
WASHINGTON — Artist John Ward has been named the winner of the 2020 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence, the Coast Guard Art Program’s (COGAP) highest honor. Ward was selected for the award from among 22 artists whose 31 works are on display through August 7, 2020, at COGAP’s annual exhibit at the Salmagundi Club in in New York City. Ward received the juried award—the equivalent of “Best...

Coast Guard presents George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence

Coast Guard presents George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence
WASHINGTON — U.S. Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) artist Leendert van der Pool received the George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence at a ceremony Thursday at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. Van der Pool, of Brooklyn, New York, was selected as the recipient of the George Gray Award — the equivalent of a “Best In Show” award — for “Partnership,” his oil painting of the crew of the...