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Community, opportunities, and resources for artists working in & around carceral settings.
Based in Silver Spring, MD

Lori Lovely and Kelly Pringle, close friends who s

Lori Lovely and Kelly Pringle, close friends who share a passion for painting, recently submitted photos of their beautiful new collaboration, “Vacation Trilogy,” and asked that we share them with you. We’re honored to be able to do so. 🎨

#artconnectsus #landscapepainting #incarceratedartists #endmassincarceration

Please help incarcerated #artists stay connected d

Please help incarcerated #artists stay connected during #covid-19 visitation suspensions (and always!) by joining the #pARTnerproject today! Especially at this time of isolation and great uncertainty, the feedback and #humanconnection these artists receive can be so beneficial to help them stay focused and positive.
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We have over 60 incarcerated artists on our waiting list! Link in bio. 🙏
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#artconnectsus #artforliberation #endmassincarceration #mentalhealth 🎨 by Chad Merrill

#Repost @ohprisonartsconnection ・・・ 📣 Ohi

#Repost @ohprisonartsconnection ・・・
📣 Ohio Prison Arts Connection: Weekly Conversation Series starts this Friday, March 27 at 11am!
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📣 Join us on Zoom, Instagram Live, or Facebook Live ➰The zoom link will be in our bio! ➰Find us on FB at ohioprisonartsconnection .
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💠 During this time of physical distancing, let's connect. We want this conversation series to be a place to share stories, build plans, and take action to support people who are justice-involved with opportunities to make and experience art. .
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💠 This Friday's conversation will focus on the role of the arts in promoting wellness for individuals and communities. Come ready to share how the arts are supporting your wellness. Everyone is welcome to join us. .
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💠 If you can not join at 11am, you can view the recording of the conversation afterwards on Facebook or Instagram. .
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💠 Future subjects may include: ➰How to support artists who return home
➰Talking publicly about making art inside and outside prisons ➰Trauma-informed practices and the arts ➰Innovative art activities happening inside and outside the justice system nationwide
and much more.

Please join the pARTner project today to connect w

Please join the pARTner project today to connect with an incarcerated #artist! Especially at this time of lockdowns, isolation, & great uncertainty, the feedback these artists receive can be so beneficial in helping them stay focused and positive. We have over 60 incarcerated artists on our waiting list! Link in bio.
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🎨: Charles Castillo
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#artconnectsus #artforliberation #endmassincarceration #covid-19 #humanconnection #mentalhealth

Denying information or access to information prohi

Denying information or access to information prohibits families from advocating on their loved ones' behalf. Communication should be paramount during these uncertain and alarming times.
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@beyondprisons is compiling resources to help handle the kinds of obstacles family members, like the ones quoted in @marshallproj article, are anticipating. Please check out their site and lend some help if you can. bit.ly/ByndPrisCovid19
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#covid-19 #endmassincarceration

Now more than ever is the time for #humanconnectio

Now more than ever is the time for #humanconnection to those who are #incarcerated. Letters make this so easy to do while still #socialdistancing. Please join the pARTner project today for an opportunity to foster connection with artists in prison through letter correspondence and the exchange of creative works. We have over 60 incarcerated artists on our wait list. Please sign up today! Link in bio⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#artconnectsus #artforliberation #endmassincarceration #covid19 #mentalhealth all 🎨 shown by R. Zumar

We recently sent a community survey to everyone in

We recently sent a community survey to everyone in our network, including to the incarcerated artists. One of the incarcerated artists included this note, quoted in this post, at the end of their survey.
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They have trusted us to share this first-hand experience with the broader community. We humbly ask you all in turn to please share this widely. We need to effect change to carceral system procedures as quickly as possible to ensure the physical and mental health of those on the inside, as well as the surrounding communities. Thank you all! ❤️
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#covid19 #coronavirus #endmassincarceration #mentalhealth#artconnectsus #humanconnection

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On this #DayOfEmpathy, we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters behind bars and those directly impacted by the criminal justice system. We're coming together to build empathy for the millions affected by mass incarceration– especially during a pandemic.

Click the link in @cut50 bio to join us in an online event!

UPDATE: We've received word that the opening of th

UPDATE: We've received word that the opening of the exhibit "Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration" is postponed due to MoMA's current closure. There is not a timeline at this moment for the opening, but we hope to have more information in the coming weeks. We want very much to celebrate our network artists and their accomplishments, as well as this groundbreaking exhibit, so we will continue to share these celebrations with the most up to date info that we have. Thank you all for the love and support!
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Rounding out our 8 artists to be included in "Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration" is 🎨William B. Livingston III! Will developed a wide range of styles which lend themselves uniquely to #concert #posters and other #music themed art.
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#markingtimeps1 @momaps1 Huge thanks to guest curator Nicole Fleetwood for her dedication to this groundbreaking exhibit and for her contribution to the very urgent conversation on mass incarceration. https://buff.ly/2PrnY7X
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#artheals #artconnectsus #artinprison #justart
#abolishprisons #endmassincarceration

"CORONAVIRUS HAS COME TO RIKERS..." from The Appea

"CORONAVIRUS HAS COME TO RIKERS..." from The Appeal.
bit.ly/3amhoI8

"As we watch the COVID-19 pandemic consume global

"As we watch the COVID-19 pandemic consume global attention from inside our cages, one thought comes to mind: Out of sight, out of mind."
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As advocates urge prisons and jails to slow the s

As advocates urge prisons and jails to slow the spread of COVID-19 by releasing as many incarcerated people as possible, it's more important than ever to understand how many people are locked up across the country, where, and why. #prisonpolicyinitiative

For our most recent blog post, @annabelfmanning ch

For our most recent blog post, @annabelfmanning checked in with us to let us know what she's been up to. Folks, she's been busy! From guiding the interns of the Men's Empowerment Program (MEP) at Harlem Community Justice Center (HCJC) to create their own exhibit entitled "My Block", to a collaborative series called "a self of my former shadow", to contributing to building the Prison Art + Aesthetics Project (PAAP) to which youth involved in MEP and in other HCJC programs will be welcomed as participants.
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Annabel is doing so much for the arts and social justice! Head over to the post to read all about it! https://bit.ly/3drm29N
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#artforliberation #artconnectsus

Time and time again, the incarcerated artists in o

Time and time again, the incarcerated artists in our network tell us how much it means to them that folks on the outside are seeing, appreciating, and being impacted by their artwork. The feedback the artists receive brings them hope and validation, helps them to feel less alone, and inspires them to keep creating.
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Now more than ever, with visitations suspended and lockdowns enforced, this #humanconnection is crucial to those on the inside. All this is possible while still #socialdistancing through the pARTner project! A collaboration between The Justice Arts Coalition and @PrisonerExpress, the pARTner project provides artists on the outside an opportunity to foster connection with artists in prison through letter correspondence and the exchange of creative works. We have over 60 incarcerated artists on our wait list. Please sign up today!
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#artconnectsus #artforliberation #endmassincarceration #covid-19 #mentalhealth

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#Repost @oneinfourpodcast
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March 25 (Wednesday of this week) is the #DayofEmpathy online town hall organized by #cut50 w/ Van Jones & other special guests. It starts at 3pm Eastern. Be sure to sign up at www.thedreamcorps.org and join the conversation about criminal justice reform #cjreform - What better time than now to be in community and send our love and compassion to all who are inside and to families who are directly impacted by mass incarceration? #togetherwearestronger

Right now during lockdowns, isolation, & great unc

Right now during lockdowns, isolation, & great uncertainty, you can positively impact the #mentalhealth of our incarcerated brothers and sisters by making sure they know they're not forgotten.
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Please join the pARTner project today and let an incarecerated #artist know they're not alone! We have over 60 incarcerated artists on our waiting list! bit.ly/PARTner
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#artconnectsus #artforliberation #endmassincarceration #covid-19 #humanconnection

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