COAST GUARD ART PROGRAM

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, libraries and patriotic events, Coast Guard art tells the story of the service's missions, heroes and history to the public. Art is also displayed in offices of members of Congress, senior officials of the executive branch of government and other military services and at Coast Guard locations throughout the country.

Coast Guard artists—most of whom are professional artists—volunteer their time and talents to help COGAP fulfill its missions. Today, the collection comprises nearly 2,000 works which are primarily paintings. These capture the daily missions the 40,400 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. Other works depict sea and air assets.

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.

             Coast Guard Cutters Angela McShan and Seneca conduct joint search and rescue drills. Crew members aboard the Angela McShan brace against heavy rolls as the Seneca makes its approach during a simulated disabled vessel drill. Cutter Angela McShan stands dead in the water during the drill, simulating the challenging rescues these cutters are called to address. Coast Guard Art Collection 202428 by Ken Stetz


U.S. Coast Guard’s 2025 Art Collection Viewing

The Coast Guard is proud to announce the upcoming debut of the 2025 CG Art Collection. Thirty-four works created by 24 artists in the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) will be on display at the Salmagundi Club from July 1 through July 29, 2025.  These works vividly bring to life the many missions performed by the U.S. Coast Guard.  Their artwork covers a wide range of topics including search and rescues, patrols and inspections, illegal migrant interdiction and training—all vital work and missions that make the Coast Guard Semper Paratus—Always Ready.  An additional 24 works from previous years will also be on display at the Salmagundi Club.

For more information about COGAP, the Salmagundi Club and Federal Hall National Memorial, visit www.uscg.mil/Community/Art-Program/, www.salmagundi.org/ and https://www.nps.gov/feha/. 

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