Artist Joe Everson

OVER $1 MILLION RAISED FOR ACTIVE MILITARY AND VETERANS

Joe is proud to support our Armed Forces. 100% of the funds raised at your charity event, stay with your cause. Unlike most action painters in the industry, we do not take a percentage of the sale of the performance paintings at your event, so that our military can benefit as much as possible.

Who is Joe Everson?

Joe Everson is a renaissance man — artist, vocalist, musician, and photographer. His viral videos of singing the National Anthem while painting a live-action artwork have over 250 million views.

Since 2016’s viral success, Joe travels the nation performing for professional sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, and celebrities. He has been featured on FOX News, ESPN Sports Center, Fox Sports, SB Nation, NHL.com, Washington Times, CBS sports, USA Today, Huffington Post and has had nationwide coverage from media.

Homeland – So we hear that after going on National TV, your manager got over 400 emails in less than 30 minutes and that you guys sold almost $100,000 of your art off the website in less than an hour?

Joe – Yes, all true. I was broke as a joke at the time. Struggling to pay rent sometimes. Our rental house had been sold out from under us and my wife was packing while I was in Toledo because we only had a couple of weeks to get out. Then overnight, people buy up nearly everything I had put online and commission orders were rolling in. Also, Dan (manger) was starting to fill the calendar with sports teams and fundraising events.

Homeland: As a follow up, a lot of the emails you received were from Veterans right? What can you tell us about your fundraising for veterans and interaction with them at shows? What does it mean to you to be involved with all of these military charities?

Joe: After the tv appearance, we got emails from over 400 people. About a quarter of those were from veterans thanking me for what I was doing. Once in particular told me they struggle with PTSD and suicidal thoughts and that watching my patriotic performance was so inspiring that it “helped them get through one more day”. Somebody says that to you, it’s life changing. I was already patriotic before, but that pushed me to use my art to make a difference. I had gone to a memorial service for a family member named Benito Diaz when I was young. He had died in Vietnam. That’s when it first clicked for me that these men and women were out there fighting for our freedoms and giving up their lives. I get booked for a lot of military fundraisers due to the patriotic nature of my performances. They probably think I’m doing them a favor, but they’ve been patrons since the early days, always bringing me back. Some of my favorites are Special Operations Care Fund, Carrington Charitable Foundation, Hunts for the Brave, and USO San Diego. I’ve worked with tons of others, but these groups bring me back, year after year. Plus, I now feel like family and have made a lot of friends. I only charge a flat fee and then they keep all the money from the paintings. We’ve seen them sell for anywhere between $10,000 to $50,000 at these shows. All that money goes straight to helping veterans. That makes me feel like I’m doing something with my art to create positive change. To date, we’ve probably raised in the neighborhood of $1.5 million through the sales of my paintings at military fundraisers. I’ve also gotten to meet General Colin Powell before he passed, and General Joseph Dunford. Plus, Major Dan Rooney, the founder of Folds of Honor, and Rob O’Neill, the guy that took out Bin Laden.

Homeland: Any last words about art and the future?

Joe: Everybody should buy art to brighten up their homes. Just find what’s affordable and collect! And of course, I want to do more good. I want to be the guy that keeps on coming up with bigger and better patriotic performances so in 10 years from now, I’ve had a part in raising millions for veterans. All that would make me feel like I did something good for the world.