Anti-War Medals Show
First shown in November 2003 at Velvet da Vinci as a response to the War in Iraq, this exhibition then toured during 2004 and 2005, adding new artists & medals in each country. The expanded exhibition with 200 artists from 16 countries returned to Velvet da Vinci in November 2005, as a response to the continuing war and occupation in Iraq.

The exhibition was revived in October 2007 at Thomas Mann Gallery I/O in New Orleans, with some of the original pieces and many new ones, and continued to travel, adding more artists along the way.

The final stop was Northeast Harbor, Maine at Shaw Jewelry, with an opening date of July 17, 2008.

Although the show is finished traveling, it is still possible to see the amazing artistic responses of this shows participants on our flickr site.

Artists were asked to make a medal to commemorate, memorialize, honor or make comment on:
HEROES for valorous acts in combat or courageous opposition to the war
BATTLES for the acquisition of some goal, military, social, political
DESTRUCTION not just the physical environment but the psychological and emotional landscape as well
GRIEF what and whom are we grieving for?
TERROR who is terrorizing whom?
GREED somebody always gets rich from a conflict like this
HYPOCRISY abounds
ARROGANCE being demonstrated daily by our leaders
LOSS the greatest tragedy of all the toll has yet to be finally calculated

Participating artists: Kem Alexander, Kristen Alexandra Milano, Andrea Auer, Hratch Babikian, Boris Bally, Boris Bally, Rosa Batalla, Brooke Battles, Michelle Beatrice, Jim Bove, Heinz Brummel, Doug Bucci, Jim Buonaccorsi, Dana Bussell, Helen Carnac, William Clark, Peggy Cochran, Lori Colina Lee, Andy Cooperman, Pilar Cotter, Jan Craft, Jennifer Cross Gans, Ann Davis, Kristin Diener, Jan Donaldson, Diana Dudek, Bob Ebendorf, anna & lidia estany, Jeanne Flint, Maria Fomich, Dee Fontans, Mary Frisbee Johnson, Mark Garcie, Ann Hallam, Ann Heinz, Eva Henneberry, Thomas Hill, Matthew Hollern, Mike Holmes, Kristen Holub, Carolina Hornauer, Elaine Jek, Mark Kanazawa, Masumi Kataoka, Linda Kaye-Moses, David Kissel, Aaron Kramer, Kenn Kushner, Marie Lechat, Charles Lewton-Brain, Nancy Linkin, Micki Lippe, Theresa Lovering Brown, Elaine Luther, James MaloneBeach, Thomas Mann, Diana Maria Rossi, Susanne Matsche, Agathe Max, Jo McAllister, Wendy McAllister, Judy McCaig, Colin McDonald, Robin C. Mcgee, Vitrice McMurry, Linda Michel-Cassidy, Eugenie Michelle Giasson, Marta Miguel, Teresa Milheiro, Mike & Maike, Valerie Mitchell, LeeAnn Mitchell, Charlene Modena, Page Moran, Pam Morris Thomford, Lucia Moure, Nancy Moyer, Patty Nelson, Masako Onodera, Leslie Perrino, Bryan Petersen, Katie Poterala, Ingrid Psuty, Ramon Puig Cuyas, Kyle Rees, Camille Rendal, Susan Saul, Silvia Serra Albaladejo, Elizabeth Shaw, Christine Simpson-Forni, Barb Smith, Jan Smith, Madelyn Smoak, Alejandra Solar, Theresa St. Romain, Ralf Stautner, Holly Stein, Rebecca Strzelec, Dezbah Stumpff, Samer Tamimi, Eva Tesarik, Birgit Thalau, Jen Townsend, Marlene True, Sharon Tuke, Elizabeth Turrell, Kristin Von Hoerde Garijo, Silvia Walz, Donavan Widmer, Jennifer Wolfe, Sally Wright, Yuko Yagisawa, Noel Yovovich, Jessie Zimmerman

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