Conversations Among Trees

By Liv, JAC Intern Recently, JAC had the privilege to speak simultaneously with Tim Reed and Spoon Jackson. Spoon is an award-winning author and poet whose artistic projects include everything from zines to podcasts. He is featured in Tomorrow’s Ken: Portraits of Lives Affected by Incarceration, the seven-part video series created by Tim Reed, a …

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Artist Spotlight: Dominique Merritt

By Liv, JAC Intern Dominique Merritt is a JAC network artist who has submitted vivid colored pencil renderings of everything from landscapes to portraits. Recently, JAC had the opportunity to interview Dominique about his inspirations, technique, and interests. Read on to learn more about what happens behind the scenes of his artwork. For as long …

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Preserving Their Stories: A New NEH-Funded Project to Archive Mass Incarceration

JAC is honored to be partnering with Ithaka S+R on this much needed project to increase access to stories of people impacted by mass incarceration. We’re thrilled to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), through its Research and Development Program, has granted funding to a new Ithaka S+R project to explore how the …

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