Art from the Inside Art Show & Sale:
February 12 - 15, 2018, Atlanta, GA
Mrs. Marvin Wiggins, better known to her grown grandchildren as “Beanie,” was married to the Superintendent at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi. When one of those grandchildren, Atlantan Lucy Fugate, was going through some of her deceased grandmother’s things, she stumbled upon a yellowed newspaper article describing an art show her grandmother staged at her husband’s prison over 60 years ago. She found a lovely portrait of her grandmother that had been done by an inmate in one of the contests and was amazed at the talent it displayed.
As a way to honor her grandmother’s efforts to benefit and rehabilitate prisoners, Fugate approached Atlanta-based HeartBound Ministries, a non-profit organization supporting Georgia’s correctional staff and inmates, with an idea to resurrect the show and sale of inmate art. “Art from the Inside” showcases the often-hidden and significant talents of many prisoners in our state, and the sale of their art benefits HeartBound’s Little Readers program, which allows children of incarcerated parents to see and hear their parent reading to them via DVD.
Sloppy Floyd Building, 2 MLK, Jr. Dr, Atlanta, GA 3033
Samples of artwork for sale:
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Exhibit: Script from Within
January 10 - February 28, 2018, St. Paul, MN
Script from Within is a collaborative visual art project that incorporates authentic handwritings of women who are incarcerated in MN, confronting viewers with the humanity behind mass incarceration of women.
Artist’s talk and reception Thurs, February 15, 6:00pm, Room 123
Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 875 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN
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Exhibit: Unchained Artists
January 15 - March 9, 2018, Mill Valley, CA
“Unchained Artists,” an exhibition featuring some 50 pieces of artwork, poetry, and handcrafted art objects made by men and women incarcerated in the United States, including prisoners on San Quentin’s death row, will open this Monday, January 15, in Marin County, California.
The exhibit is a first-time collaboration between ArtReach, which was founded by UK artist Nicola White to provide a platform for prisoners on San Quentin’s death row to exhibit their work, and P.A.T.H.: Prison Arts Touching Hearts, founded by Leslie Lakes, a Marin County artist, to give incarcerated men and women a vehicle to give back to the community in a meaningful way.
Many of the pieces will be available for purchase.
The art will be on display in the lobby of the Bank of Marin, at 19 Sunnyside Avenue in Mill Valley, through March 9.
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Conference: Arts in Corrections: Building Bridges to the Future
June 26 - 30, 2017, Los Angeles, CA
California Lawyers for the Arts, in association with the William James Association and Loyola Marymount University, will present the national conference, Arts in Corrections: Building Bridges to the Future, at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The conference venue is located a short distance from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). For more information, please contact: [email protected]
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Event: NYWC15: A Celebration of 15 Years of NY Writers Coalition
Friday May 19, 2017 7-9PM
Join NY Writers Coalition in celebrating 15 years of community-based writing workshops throughout NYC!
