COGAP, which began in 1981, utilizes fine art as an outreach tool for educating diverse audiences about the United States Coast Guard. Today, more than ever, the service addresses an abundance of challenges as it works to maintain the nation’s security at home and abroad and execute its 11 statutory missions such as drug interdiction, marine safety and marine environmental protection. COGAP art provides visual testimony to the unique contribution the Coast Guard makes to the nation in its multifaceted role as a military, humanitarian and law enforcement organization.
COGAP members—many of whom are professional artists—donate their works to the collection, which today contains 2,000 works depicting the missions performed by the Coast Guard’s approximately 42,200 active duty members. Since the program’s inception, it has been sponsored by the Salmagundi Club, a noted New York City cultural and art center.
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