News / Events — Operation Valor Arts (Pre 2024 Revamp)

EVENT SCHEDULE

May 13, 2022

10:00AM

Forest Hills Housing: 1844 Ardmore Boulevard Forest HIlls, PA 15221

Forest Hills Veteran-Designed Sculpture Groundbreaking

Pittsburgh, PA - Operation Valor Arts (OVArts) and ACTION-Housing will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony for In the Shade of Service, an 18ft high stainless and Corten steel sculpture at 10am on Friday, May 13 at 1844 Ardmore Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15221.
The ceremony marks the completion of the sculpture’s design by a team of Veterans assembled by Operation Valor Arts after being commissioned by the property owner, ACTION-Housing.
Origins of the project lay with a Veteran cohort from Leadership Pittsburgh’s Community Program.
Reserve your seats by emailing info@ovarts.org below.

Reserve Groundbreaking seats

june 1, 2022

Scholarship Application Deadline

Scholarship Application

OVARTS VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

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This past year, with the average cost of tuition $11,171 for residents at state colleges,$26,809 for out-of-state schools and $41,411 for private colleges, many Veterans struggled to afford higher education. This comes despite the monies the military offers through the GI Bill.

Donnie Gray, an Air Force Veteran and computer science student at the University of Pittsburgh, explained, “The GI bill is often not enough to pay for rent, groceries and car insurance. Sometimes you just need that little bit extra, so whatever OVArts is going todo to help students, it’s going to be invaluable.”

Many Veteran students and their families are concerned about the rising cost of tuition and college-related expenses. They may consider taking out student loans, but these loans can often come at a steep price. Not wanting to incur large amounts of student debt, Veteran students may forgo a college education altogether.

In the process of designing and constructing public art, participants in our Veteran Design Teams become inspired by the design, engineering and construction process yet lack the resources to follow a new educational path. In its continuing effort to assist our Veterans, OVArts has decided to provide two Veteran scholarships in the fields of fine art, design, architecture and engineering.

Eligible Applicants Must:

Be a citizen of the United States.

Be honorably discharged, active duty, or a member of the National Guard or Reserve.

be a member of his/her community in good standing with a clean citizen record. A minimum of two letters of recommendation must be included from members of the community in good standing.

Participate in, be accepted to or currently enrolled in a VA-approved program or school at an accredited post-secondary institution

SColaraship Application Deadline:

June 1, 2022

Scholarship Application