Recently, JAC had the chance to speak with Brian Daldorph, poet, teacher, and author of six books of poetry including his most recent: Words is a Powerful Thing. Brian is a creative writing instructor at the University of Kansas and at the Douglas County Jail in Lawrence. He first entered the jail classroom to teach …
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Guest Contributor: Obie Weathers "When I came to prison I was quite inarticulate and made an oath to myself that I wouldn’t ever again allow someone else to tell my story. I would be the one from here on out telling it." - excerpt from Obie Weathers Artist Statement Pieces I For the first half …
Gary Harrell Artist Spotlight
Gary Harrell with JAC founding director Wendy Jason at the opening of Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration in Cincinnati, OH Gary Harrell is a JAC network artist, formerly incarcerated artist, and co-founder of Shower Works, a non-profit based in California which aims to bring free, warm showers to the unhoused community …
Introducing JAC’s New Logo
Community. Creativity. Support. These were the three words most used by Justice Arts Coalition (JAC) team members when asked to describe JAC’s personality. And it was these three words which guided the process of redesigning JAC’s logo from start to finish. Many revisions were made throughout this process, but at the heart of each was …
Artist (Collaboration) Spotlight: Spoon Jackson and SaraMarie Bottaro
Recently, JAC had the opportunity to talk with JAC network artist Spoon Jackson and artist SaraMarie Bottaro. Over the past year, the two artists have formed a friendship and collaborative partnership despite the physical distance that exists between them. The following is an artist spotlight conducted in conversation with each other. JAC: As much as …
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