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Just one more month until JAC's next ArtLinks! __

Just one more month until JAC's next ArtLinks! ___
We'd love to see you on March 17th at @rhizome_dc for an evening of art appreciation and human connection. With art on display from the incarcerated artists in our network, you'll be able to reflect on their work and share your thoughts with them through handwritten letters. ___
Please head over to our Facebook page to RSVP through our Events section! An accurate headcount is important. There will be refreshments, and we graciously ask that you consider bringing a $5 contribution for our friends at Rhizome DC, as they have generously offered the use of their space for the evening. ___
JAC's network artists are always sharing with us just how much it means to get feedback on their artwork from people on the outside. Artist Scotlund Haisley's heartfelt note sums it up well: "Again, thank you and all within JAC for your compassionate efforts in acknowledging our humanity. You make it possible for our self-expression to be heard, seen and felt." ___
Hope to see you next month! • 🎨 from top, clockwise: Conor Broderick - The Bridge; Brian Hindson - Wrecked Car #2; Gregory Bolden- In His Hands; Tomás - Reflections • •

#artheals #artconnectsus #art #artinprison #artforliberation #endmassincarceration #humanconnection #empathy #compassion #community

• This month's Teaching Artist Spotlight shines

• This month's Teaching Artist Spotlight shines on Peggy Rambach. Peggy teaches pastel classes in the women's program at a Boston correctional facility. On how her students impact her own art, Peggy shares, "I am impressed and inspired by my students' willingness to take the risk and try to work in pastel in my class. I'm not sure I would have the same courage.... But stick with it they do. So, if my students have an impact on my art, it is to make me stick with it too when my confidence wanes, or when I, too, am frustrated with my attempts to achieve on paper what I see in the world." Thank you for all you do, Peggy! •
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🎨 from top right down: Anastasia Beckley, Lisa Lewis, Johana Lopez, Dani Douglas
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Please head on over to JAC's website for the latest blog post to read the rest of Peggy's insights, and to see more of her students' work.
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#artheals #artforliberation #justart #artinprison

Sending out lots of love and gratitude to everyone

Sending out lots of love and gratitude to everyone in our network this Valentine’s Day, and holding some extra space in our hearts for those who aren’t able to be with their loved ones. 💕
Pair of Eastern Bluebirds, oil on canvas panel, Joshua Earls 🎨
#oilpainting #artconnectsus #artforliberation #endmassincarceration

🗣Call for entries from @freshairgallery 👀
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Drug-related crimes are a leading cause of incarceration in Ohio, the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, where about 79,000 people are currently behind bars. The need for nuanced understanding of this crisis - and for solutions to it - has never been greater. However, often missing from these conversations are the voices of incarcerated individuals themselves. *
Art offers a valuable opportunity to change this. In partnership with Ohio Prison Arts Connection, Fresh AIR Gallery is seeking work by currently and formerly incarcerated artists impacted by substance use disorders. Selected pieces will be featured in a group exhibition at Fresh AIR Gallery in summer 2020.
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In creating and submitting work for this exhibit, artists are encouraged to trust the process, whatever form that takes. Show us your process, your journey, your art! The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2020.
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For more information and an application form, please contact co-curators Lauren Pond (freshairgallery@gmail.com) and Aimee Wissman (events@ohioprisonartsconnection.org). We look forward to seeing your work!

#artmakescolumbus #columbusmakesart #incarceration #prison #art #artist #voice #addiction #recovery #exhibition

#Repost @marking_time_art ・・・ Marking Time P

#Repost @marking_time_art ・・・
Marking Time Participating Artists: Carole Alden; American Artist; Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter aka Isis tha Saviour; Sara Bennett; Conor Broderick; Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick; Daniel McCarthy Clifford; Tameca Cole; Larry Cook; Russell Craig; Amber Daniel; Nereida García-Ferraz; Maria Gaspar; Dean Gillispie; GisMo (Jessica Gispert and Crystal Pearl Molinary); Ronnie Goodman; Gary Harrell; Brian Hindson; James "Yaya" Hough; Ashley Hunt; Michael Iovieno; Jesse Krimes; Susan Lee-Chun; Mark Loughney; Ojore Lutalo; Bob McKay, Donald, Kit, Charlie, and Lopez; William B Livingston III; Cedar Mortenson; George Anthony Morton; Jesse Osmun; Jared Owens; Rowan Renee; Gilberto Rivera; Billy Sell; James Sepesi; Welmon Sharlhorne; Sable Elyse Smith; Justin Sterling; Todd (Hyung-Rae) Tarselli; Jerome Washington; and Aimee Wissman.
🎨Tameca Cole, Locked in a Dark Calm
#markingtimeps1 #artforliberation #justiceartscoalition #artconnectsus #endmassincarceration

@nifleetwood we are over the moon, celebrating wit

@nifleetwood we are over the moon, celebrating with you and so delighted that works by 8 of the artists in our network have been selected to be included in the exhibition! Thank you! ・・・
Ecstatic joy to share the announcement for the exhibition, Marking Time, opening at @momaps1 on April 5! The show features the work of 35 artists working across prison regimes and is based on my forthcoming book. So grateful to collaborate with all the artists and to have Amy Rosenblum Martín and Jocelyn Miller on the curatorial team. #markingtimeps1
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5208

Artist Spotlight: Cedar Mortenson⠀ "A lot of us

Artist Spotlight: Cedar Mortenson⠀
"A lot of us incarcerated people are here because we have had our hearts ripped out in some shape or form. What many need is healing not isolation, separation, penalization."⠀
Visit our online galleries for more from Cedar. 🎨⠀
#justart #artheals #artconnectsus #artforliberation

We’re at @busboysandpoets where Amy Goodman of @

We’re at @busboysandpoets where Amy Goodman of @democracynow is in conversation with Lonnie Bunch about all of powerful, fascinating stories connected with @NMAAHC, past and present. “The most important job of NMAAHC is to create new generations of activists.”

"My eyes are on the stars but my head is against t

"My eyes are on the stars but my head is against the ceiling. I feel like a jumbo jet in a dark and dirty warehouse." In our newest blog post, Tron reflects on his experience playing Hamilton at Marion Correctional Institution.
Link in bio! 🎭🎼🔥
In the photo: Makaveli as Hercules Mulligan, Tron as Hamilton, Sam as John Laurens. 📷 credit: Kyle Long
👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻
#hamilton #hamiltonmusical #thehamiltonproject #ohioprisonartsconnection #artforjustice #artforliberation #endmassincarceration #prisontheatre #musicals

Artist Spotlight: Gary Harrell "This piece is call

Artist Spotlight: Gary Harrell
"This piece is called Deep Thought, 2-20-13, as I look [to] God for guidance, because I have 97 [to] life sentence with 43 years in." More on Harrell’s work in our galleries at https://buff.ly/2vcbkT1 #incarceratedartists #justart #artheals #endmassincarceration

Repost @onceuponafelony ・・・ 📣 Spread the

Repost @onceuponafelony ・・・
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Spread the word!
Link in @onceuponafelony bio for submission form
#artforjustice #citizenartist #bethechange #artforliberation

The Markabo Swell by Mark Andreason. “My transgr

The Markabo Swell by Mark Andreason. “My transgressions have cost me more than 30 years of my life behind bars. Once upon a time, the thought of being released seemed overwhelmingly out of reach. No more. The love of one good woman has shown me how to believe in my talent and not fall to temptation. And we go forward together.” Follow link in our bio to read about Mark, and to see more of his phenomenal work. ✍🏽🎨💯
#penandink #incarceratedartists #artforliberation #artconnectsus #artforjustice #endmassincarceration #artblog
@hifructosemag @juxtapozmag

One week from today!!!🎼🎞We're closing out ou

One week from today!!!🎼🎞We're closing out our monthlong #IronCages exhibit with a reception on Thursday, January 30th. Explore the exhibition and join us for a screening of @16barsthefilm. It's a powerful and inspiring film, offering viewers "a rare glimpse at the human stories — and songs — that are locked away in our nation’s jails and prisons” as it follows Grammy-winning recording artist Todd @speech__ Thomas into the Richmond Jail, where he collaborates on an album with four incarcerated musicians. Please stay for a panel discussion after the film. Confirmed panelists include:

Ben Harbert, @georgetownuniversity Ethnomusicologist and Director of Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians
Dave Sampé, Founder of @article730 and Senior Production Advisor for the @oneinfourpodcast;
Lyn Twyman, Behavioral Health Advocate and Community Policing & Re-entry Expert;
Kofi Dennis, @wolf_trap and @goartivate Teaching Artist and Director of @playforconcepts.
🎟 are required for this event and can be purchased at link in bio 👀
If you haven't yet experienced #IronCages, featuring works by 25 system-involved artists, there's still time! @lincolnscottage is open every weekday for self-guided tours & offers guided tours on Saturday and Sunday. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 📷 Photos taken at our opening reception by Sue Dorfman/Atavia.

@collabcreatedc @202creates @artofnoizedmv @boozerreddirt @washingtonpost @washingtonstudioschool @dcist @transformerdc @halimflowers @brendancanty @busboysandpoets @wpfwdc @takomaradio @mikaelalefrak @flikshop @_marcus_bullock @petworthartsdc @freemindsbookclub @oneinfourpodcast @voices_unbarred @georgetownjji @georgetownpivotprogram @publicwelfare @justiceaid @civrightscorps @endlifeimprisonment @blacklivesmatterdc @outforjusticeinc @advancementproject @impactjustice @justiceroundtable @lifeafterrelease @takecreativecontrol @fammfoundation @nonewjailsdc
#dcartscene #dmvarts #filmscreening #16bars #artforjustice #prisonart #artconnectsus #musicheals #endmassincarceration #incarceratedartists @unchainedmediacollective

Artist Spotlight Chris Schulze ⠀ "I started burn

Artist Spotlight Chris Schulze ⠀
"I started burning names into walking sticks and ended doing five foot murals on slabs of rough-hewn timber."⠀
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More on Schulze's work at https://buff.ly/2NN3dD0⠀
#creativitycantbecontained #prisonart #artforjustice #incarceratedartists #justart

#mlkday #artconnectsus #endmassincarceration #abol

#mlkday #artconnectsus #endmassincarceration #abolishprisons #solidarity

"...I see beauty in all things though once upon a

"...I see beauty in all things though once upon a time all I saw was ugliness." From artist R. Zumar's “The Becomings of a Master, Part 3: Hiatus”. Read more on our blog! ➡️link in bio. 🎨✍🏽🔥
#justiceartscoalition #incarceratedartists #prisonart
#arttransforms #artheals #endmassincarceration

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