2022 was a year of significant growth for JAC, but it didn’t come without struggle. We felt stretched far beyond our capacity at times and had to get real about how much we could continue to say yes to. Settling into our first office space in Takoma Park, MD was a huge and vital step …
Tag: art for justice
The Book of Judith
Judith Tannenbaum was a poet, writer, and beloved educator, a mentor, friend, and mother. She was the heart behind the Prison Arts Collective and a source of deep inspiration for many. Now two years after her passing, friends and relatives honor her legacy with a collection of personal writing that reflects, reminisces, and meditates on …
Mr. Crew Cut: An Angel Among Monsters
Guest Contributor: Leo Cardez There is nothing exactly like living in Hell, but there is something close to it. In my Hell, where I lived for most of 2013, there is, as Dante understood, no hope. You wake up every morning realizing that your nightmare will continue into your waking hours. The loss you have …
Pieces
Guest Contributor: Obie Weathers "When I came to prison I was quite inarticulate and made an oath to myself that I wouldn’t ever again allow someone else to tell my story. I would be the one from here on out telling it." - excerpt from Obie Weathers Artist Statement Pieces I For the first half …
Gary Harrell Artist Spotlight
By Clare Walker, JAC Intern Gary Harrell with JAC founding director Wendy Jason at the opening of Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration in Cincinnati, OH Gary Harrell is a JAC network artist, formerly incarcerated artist, and co-founder of Shower Works, a non-profit based in California which aims to bring free, warm …
