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Welcome to the Coast Guard Art Program

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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USCG Internal Resources	External Community Organizations
Authority and Guidance	America's Waterway Watch
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Naming Board Requests	Military Service Organizations
Public Service Awards	Youth Organizations

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Last Modified 8/27/2008