South Central

Please note: The Prison Arts Coalition does not offer any programs. The following are independent prison arts programs we have identified in this region. To learn more about the programs below, please contact the programs directly.

Oklahoma

  1. ArtsAloud-OSU at the John Lilley Correctional Complex, Jodi Jinks, [email protected], 405.744.3826
  2. Louder Than a Bomb - Tulsa Kent W. Martin, Program Coordinator, [email protected], 310 600 7099

Texas

  1. Center for Community Arts Texas State University - San Marcos
  2. Blackout Arts Collective [email protected]
  3. Prison Dharma Network Miksang contemplative photography, [email protected]
  4. Voices Behind Walls Lee Rhyanes, [email protected]
  5. Truth Be Told: Exploring Creativity Peggy Lamb, [email protected]
  6. Arts Field Trips for Probationers, State District Judge Bill Moody
  7. Children’s Prison Arts Project Birgit Walker, [email protected], 713.520.7661

Arkansas

  1. The Northwest Arkansas Prison Story Project 479-871-4875, [email protected]

Louisiana

  1. ArtSpot Productions - LCIW Drama Club 504.826.7783, [email protected]
  2. Louisiana State Prison at Angola Arts and Crafts Festival at Angola Rodeo
  3. Blackout Arts Collective (504) 339- 3154, [email protected]
  4. Music Program at Angola Prison Rita Chiarelli, [email protected]

Kentucky

  1. Shakespeare Behind Bars, Curt L. Tofteland, [email protected]
  2. Calls from Home Radio Program Sylvia Ryerson, [email protected]
  3. Bars to Walls exhibition Kathy Solomon, 502-727-7368, [email protected]
  4. Northpoint Plays [email protected]

Tennessee

  1. Prison Art Project Michael McBride, 615-963-7483, [email protected]
  2. LIFE Program Richard Goode, [email protected]
  3. Reading and discussion group at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Lisa Guenther, [email protected], 615-322-7332

Mississippi

  1. The Core Arts Initiative Allison Winstead, 601-359-6546, [email protected]

Alabama

  1. The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project Kyes Stevens, [email protected]