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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

Time and time again, we hear just how much it mean

Time and time again, we hear just how much it means to the incarcerated artists in our network to know 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. We want all of the artists who've entrusted their work to JAC to know that they matter, so we hope that you'll join us for ArtLinks, an evening of letter writing at @rhizome_dc . We'll view new works by several artists and share our reactions, reflections, and feedback with them by mail. 🎨✍🏽🤝💌📬
Please RSVP on FB.
#dcartscene #dcartists #artconnectsus #takomapark #takomadc #endmassincarceration

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our sold out

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our sold out opening reception for Iron Cages at @lincolnscottage! It was such a memorable night because you came with open hearts and curious minds. We’re so grateful to you, to musicians Dave Schulman & Donald Tillery for providing us with such a beautiful soundtrack for the evening, to the performers from @voices_unbarred who shared their own stories as well as messages from artists and writers still inside, to every single visual artist who entrusts us with their work and words, as well as to their loved ones on the outside, whose enthusiasm and support make our work even more meaningful. We love and cherish you all! 💕🎨🎼🎭🎤✊🏽🔥
******If you missed the opening, schedule a tour with @lincolnscottage to see the artwork, or join us for the closing reception, which will include a screening of @16barsthefilm followed by a panel discussion. Ticket link in bio!*******
Photos by Erika Berg
#JACfamilypride
#artconnectsus
#justiceartscoalition
#artforliberation
#artforjustice
#incarceratedartists
#endmassincarceration

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