A national network and resource for those creating art in and around the criminal legal system.
Dear friends of The Prison Arts Coalition: Building upon a new level of cultural awareness regarding the benefits of arts in corrections programs, we would like to know if an expanded national organization would be a valuable asset to you and the work you do. In these early stages, we feel the association could offer …
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By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives -- a two-person memoir written by Judith Tannenbaum and Spoon Jackson -- will be out in April 2010. You can read more about the book here (and sign up to be notified when the book is available).
For 14th Annual Exhibition press release see this post. Tuesday, March 24 Opening Reception Join the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) as we celebrate the opening of the 14th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners. Formerly incarcerated artists, and Curators Buzz Alexander, Janie Paul, and Jason Wright, will address visitors to the gallery at …
The Judy Dworin Performance Project is moving into its 4th year of residency work at York Correctional Institution for women in Niantic, CT. There has been tremendous growth in the women we have worked with at York in self-confidence and self esteem; in their ability to work as a group; in their ability to express …
CASES--THE CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, INC. The Insight Project is a comprehensive theatre-making class offered by the Court Employment Project (CEP), an alternative-to-incarceration program addressing the needs of court-involved youth at CASES. Following the success of the company's first and second cycle productions of the original plays Bird's Eye View and Brazil …