The Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) uses fine art as
an outreach tool for educating diverse audiences about the United States
Coast Guard. Through displays
at museums, galleries, libraries and patriotic events, Coast Guard art tells
the story of the service's missions, heroes and history to the American
public. Art is also displayed
in offices of members of Congress, senior officials of the executive branch
of government and other military services and Coast Guard locations
throughout the country.
Coast Guard artists are volunteer, professional artist who donate their time
and talents to help COGAP fulfill its missions.
Today, the collection comprises some 1,800 works which recount the
Coast Guard's history from the early beginnings of our nation to the
present day. Artists have also
captured the daily missions the 41,000 men and women on active duty in the
Coast Guard perform, including homeland security, search and rescue, marine
environmental protection, drug interdiction, military readiness and natural
resource management.
The program is a partnership between the Coast Guard and the Salmagundi
Club, a New York City artistic and cultural center for over 130 years.
A link to the club's website is provided below.
The Coast Guard welcomes requests for public displays of artwork. To
learn more about bringing Coast Guard art to your hometown, please call the
Coast Guard Art Program coordinator at 202-372-4643.
Pictured above: "Homeland Security" by COGAP artist Dino Sistilli,
winner of the 2008 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence.
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