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Today we celebrate our newest addition to the Teac

Today we celebrate our newest addition to the Teaching Artist Spotlight series. Elia Cadilla has done research for the FILIUS Institute as well as a study about the effect of #theater in the rehabilitation process of women in prison. Cadilla teaches Acting for Film and TV at the University of Sacred Heart, and directs the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Theater Program since late 2001.
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When JAC asked the most rewarding part of working with incarcerated artist, Cadilla explained how there was “No contest there, to see how their lives change completely… I’ve seen people who came from being drug dealers, prostitutes, addicts, gunners for the punto (the drug dealing business), thieves, car hijackers, you name it, become actors, artisans, writers, preachers even… and so they can forgive themselves and start anew.”
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Click the link in our bio to read our blog and hear more about Elia’s experience as a #teachingartist ! #incarceration #transformthesystem #prisonart

“After years of fighting to be included in syste

“After years of fighting to be included in systems of domination- the military and marriage, and promoting both of these as a panacea against homophobia/transphobia-we need to get back to our roots: liberation. Law enforcement has always targeted, persecuted, and erased us. It hasn’t stopped, but if you listen to mainstream gay organizations, you would think it has, because these organizations are absent from the fight against mass incarceration and struggle against police violence. Moreover, these organizations promote solutions thet all but ensure that poor queer/trans folk will be accosted by the police. I hope we get back to our roots.”
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🎨 by Edee A Davis

#pridemonth #pride #endmassincarceration #lgbtq🌈 #prisonartwork #prisonartist

Please join us on Wednesday, June 10th, for a Crea

Please join us on Wednesday, June 10th, for a Create + Connect virtual workshop series event— Reify Remote Learning with Jessica Barkl from 4:00 - 5:30 pm EST.
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Reify Remote Learning: Make What is Abstract, More Concrete and Real
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This workshop is for all artists and artist-teachers, who are questioning and desiring to sharpen up the tools they can use in the remote environment. During this 90- minute interactive workshop participants find modalities and “tricks” to use in the classroom that may be on paper, voice-only, on-camera asynchronously, or two- dimensionally synchronously. The workshop will focus on the first questions in this description; discussion; collaboration; and “tricks” discovered by the facilitator since March 13, 2020. The hope is that participants will leave this workshop having found their “voice” as a teacher in this new/abstract world.
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This workshop’s goal is to help our community hit the reset button on what has worked in the past and to find teaching tools that mirror our understanding of our principles of teaching, learning, and art.
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Jessica López-Barkl received her MFA in Theater from Sarah Lawrence College and her BFA in Acting with a Performing Arts Emphasis from Cornish College of the Arts. She is currently an Associate Professor of Theater and Speech as well as the Theater Program Director at SUNY Sullivan. She has taught in the prison system as a professor and as an artist in Albuquerque, NM; Walla Walla, WA; and Sullivan County, NY. She is currently researching and writing about the effects of generational poverty on education and the arts. She is a theater generalist who has worked in Idaho, Washington, New Mexico, Colorado, Connecticut, and New York. She is the mother of a 2-year-old daughter and a wife. She currently spends her days isolated with her two loves and attempting to cook, work out, teach, and keep everyone happy.
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Please register at https://bit.ly/3cAW8iV #artconnectus #artforliberation #empathy #community #mdartscouncil #teachingartist @teachingartistsguild @teachingartistsmidatlantic @ohprisonartsconnection @cla_arts_law @williamjamesassociation @red_dirt_studio @artejustice @neaarts @mdartscouncil

The Prison Policy Initiative highlights how as pub

The Prison Policy Initiative highlights how as public support for criminal justice reform continues to build, it’s more important than ever that we get the facts straight and understand the big picture. This report offers some much needed clarity by piecing together this country’s disparate systems of confinement.
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This big-picture view allows us to focus on the most important drivers of mass incarceration and identify important, but often ignored, systems of confinement.
While this pie chart provides a comprehensive snapshot of our correctional system, the graphic does not capture the enormous churn in and out of our correctional facilities, nor the far larger universe of people whose lives are affected by the criminal justice system. Every year, over 600,000 people enter prison gates, but people go to jail 10.6 million times each year. Additionally, at least 1 in 4 people who go to jail will be arrested again within the same year — often those dealing with poverty, mental illness, and substance use disorders, whose problems only worsen with incarceration.
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Focusing on the policy changes that can end mass incarceration, and not just put a dent in it, requires the public to put these issues into perspective.

#incarceration #transformthesystem #prisonart #justice #endmassincarceration

✨“Evenings of Immortality”✨ by Rachel Pete

✨“Evenings of Immortality”✨ by Rachel Peterson.
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“Pain is relieved through the breathe of the trees and the stars dance in glitter and gold”

#art #incarceratedartists #prisonart

✨Can't wait for this Saturday! Come through at 1

✨Can't wait for this Saturday! Come through at 1:30 pm EST for an incredible conversation with Kamisha Thomas, a writer and director who co-founded the Returning Artist's Guild and Ray Palmore, a visual artist (work featured on our blog!) moderated by Khalid Thompson, an abstract artist.⁣
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We are so excited to be collaborating with @Refuelingforjustice for this event and hope you'll stay tuned throughout the day to catch their other amazing offerings! #art #music #blacklivesmatter⁣ #panel #refueling4justice

TOMORROW!! Do not miss this this amazing conversat

TOMORROW!! Do not miss this this amazing conversation with Kenneth Reams, an artist, poet, speaker, and nonprofit founder who has been incarcerated on death row for 27 years. As national attention turns to our carceral systems, listen to Kenny talk about making art while inside, his experience in the system and capital punishment. Check out more on Kenny’s story and register for tickets at the link in our bio! Donations and will help support Kenny’s art and his freedom campaign. 🎨”Kenneth ‘Artist 927’ Reams” by Kenneth Reams
#art #artinprison #workshop #deathrow #endmassincarceration #abolishthedeathpenalty @mdartscouncil @abolitionistlc @the_digital_abolitionist @abolishdeathpenalty @forgiveeveryoneco @730dc

🎨"American Dream" by Gary Harrell, Linocut, Ac

🎨"American Dream" by Gary Harrell,
Linocut, Acrylic
#art #incarceratedartists #linocut

We are extremely troubled by the recent news of th

We are extremely troubled by the recent news of the outbreak of COVID-19 at San Quentin State Prison. As numbers of cases continue to rise we want to bump the call to #stopsanquentinoutbreak and have included some action steps from the organizers of the campaign, created around the demands of folks incarcerated at SQ. More information on the demands, graphics, and ways to share in their toolkit, linked on slides 5-6. #covid19 #freethemall4publichealth #endmassincarceration

TODAY!! At 4 pm EST, Anima Duo will be musically i

TODAY!! At 4 pm EST, Anima Duo will be musically interpreting artwork, featuring work by artists in JAC's network Harry Ellis @harry.ellis.creations.llc and Greg Bolden @bold_n_art_llc ! Streaming on Facebook, their website, and on Youtube. Don't miss it! https://animavoxduo.com/ #art #music #blacklivesmatter

in ONE WEEK! JAC is proud to support this event a

in ONE WEEK! JAC is proud to support this event and lead a Returning Artists Panel featuring @kdenee_614 and Ray Palmore, moderated by @khalid_thompson at 1:30 pm. Don’t miss it! Stay tuned for more details on the panel, and come early or stay after for yoga, dance, music, poetry, art, and more! #artistpanel #art #blacklivesmatter

🗣Tomorrow 4 PM EST - Don't miss your chance to

🗣Tomorrow 4 PM EST - Don't miss your chance to see this hilarious one woman show, Chocolate Match! Link for tix in @juliettejeffers bio! Don't miss out, folks!
#theater
#onewomanshows
#comedy #supportblackwomenartists

#Repost @micahherskind ・・・ MUTUAL AID REQUES

#Repost @micahherskind ・・・
MUTUAL AID REQUEST

Hi everyone—this week, we’re rolling out the formerly incarcerated small business rescue fund, a mutual aid project to support formerly incarcerated business owners who were excluded from coronavirus relief funding because of a criminal record.

PLEASE go to the website and read the story. Many formerly incarcerated individuals were devastated when they opened the relief application only to find questions asking whether they had a criminal record and directing them not to apply if so.
In Bridgette Simpson’s words: “You cannot begin to understand what it feels like to be rejected by society even after pulling yourself up to own a business. Not only are we discriminated against, but our employees are impacted as well.”! This a project conceived of and developed by formerly incarcerated small business owners who are looking to support each other and those who do not have access to relief. Please support and share!! https://www.gofundme.com/f/formerly-incarcerated-small-business-rescue-fund

Michael P. Riley sent us this poem, written on the

Michael P. Riley sent us this poem, written on the back of a medical grievance form. On it, he requested access to his medication, but was told that due to the COVID-19 crisis, all appointments not related to COVID-19 were on hold. He writes: ⁣
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“Oklahoma is the heart of America, yet we run 2nd in the nation in most people incarcerated. We’re also #1 in the world (per capita) in people incarcerated. It’s bad. Our numbers stay over capacity. I believe since we are in the middle of the U.S. we got lucky with the first wave of COVID. There are cases and “unreported” cases here, and will be many more all well. We’ve all been given a Death sentence here in the U.S. and as you know, that violates the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.”⁣
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Michael is one of many people who are incarcerated who face enormous risk to their health due to prisons' conditions and facilities'(mis)handling of the pandemic. We thank Michael for sharing his story and art, and hope you will share it. It needs to be heard. ⁣
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#art #COVID-19 #FreeThemAll #massincarceration #wemattertoo

Join us NEXT THURSDAY, June 25, for a conversation

Join us NEXT THURSDAY, June 25, for a conversation with artist, poet, speaker, and non-profit founder Kenneth Reams! Kenneth will tell us about his art, experiences on Arkansas’ death row, and lead a Q+A with attendees. ⁣
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Please click the link in our bio for more information and to register for this incredible event. As always, this workshop is pay-what-you-can; we highly encourage donations for this particular event, as they will help sustain Kenny's art and freedom campaign!⁣⁣
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🎨 “Home” by Kenneth Reams⁣
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@criticalresistance @eji_org @innocenceproject #art #capitalpunishment #endthedeathpenalty #deathrow

Normani, by Norman Jones Jr. 💗

Normani, by Norman Jones Jr. 💗

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