Odyssey│Warriors Come Home – Opening Reception
Flower City Arts Center
713 Monroe Ave.
Nov 1, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Witness the journey home from war during our Opening Reception from 6 – 9pm. In photographs and cyanotype self-portraits, 75 veterans show us the profoundly and deeply personal impact of combat.

Over the past five years, the veterans of the Odyssey Project have made these intimate photographs — meaningful images crafted from memory, love, loss, and war. Here, they share that meaning and the questions that remain. These images explore the themes of the warrior’s return in an epic visual poem.

Each of the Odyssey Project participants from 2019 to 2023 is represented in these halls and rooms. Together, their voices combine to exclaim a powerful vision of life.

Brendan Bannon founded the Odyssey Project, which is provided in partnership with the Josephine Herrick Project, CEPA Gallery, The Harlem, Queens, Buffalo Vet Centers, and Higher Ground. This program immerses veterans in photographic practice and offers peer and professional support.

Image by Michael Thaxton