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Coast Guard member comes home to her family after a deployment, with the whole family sharing a warm embrace. (U.S. Coast Guard illustration by Lt. j.g. Gary Rodriguez)

Feb. 20, 2025

How one officer combines a passion for art and service

Lt. j.g. Gary Rodriguez’s illustrations do more than decorate a website, they convey the Coast Guard’s mission in a way words cannot.

Ken Stetz’s award-winning oil painting, “Absorbing the roll” (Image courtesy of the Coast Guard Art Program).

July 23, 2024

Coast Guard Art Program announces George Gray Award winner

Ken Stetz is honored for artistic excellence.

In this work from the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program 2014 Collection, "'Rollin', Rollin‚Rollin''" ID# 201401, crewmembers and their 47-foot Motor Life Boat roll in the surf during training exercises in waters near the Coast Guard station in Morro Bay, Calif. The station provides services for the Central California coast and port security coverage for a nuclear power plant and Vandenberg Air Force Base. U.S. Coast Guard Art Program work by Dennis D. Bloom.

Oct. 25, 2022

Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) celebrates International Artist Day 

Honoring the service’s rich artistic tradition for years to come.

Coast Guard Art Program Award 2022

July 21, 2022

Artist Debra Keirce Wins the art program's 2022 George Gray Award

"Debris cleanup in Hawaii" painting depicts Coast Guard grit.

The Coast Guard and the New York City Police and Fire Departments provide a security escort for the USNS Comfort’s arrival into New York Harbor. The Navy vessel was sent to assist in responding to the COVID-19 virus. Coast Guard crew from Cutters Shrike and Sitkinak, Maritime Safety and Security Team New York, Station New York and Air Station Cope Cod participated in the escort. (U.S. Coast Guard illustration by Emily Waldman)

Oct. 25, 2021

International Artist Day

Recognizing those who tell the Coast Guard story through fine art