Prison Arts in the News

For sometime now I have been collecting snippets of info from the web relating to the arts in prison. I do not offer any editorial comment on the quality of each link - I just wanted to put the them all in one place. I hope it is of interest and/or use to someone.

Sunday, 24 July 2011

Songwriting Workshops in Prison, IO, USA

http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20110724/NEWS01/107240304/Missing-long-Self-expression-jail
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Labels: Music, USA

Saturday, 23 July 2011

Visual Art in Rimutaka Prison, New Zealand

http://www.3news.co.nz/The-power-of-painting-Prisons-rehabilitation-through-art/tabid/728/articleID/219360/Default.aspx
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Labels: New Zealand, Visual Arts

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Prison Art Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5304178/Inmates-show-creative-side-for-charity
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Labels: New Zealand, Visual Arts

Exhibition of Artwork by Texas Prisoner, Kitsap, WA, USA

 http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/18/art-helping-texas-inmate-cope-with-prison-for/
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Labels: USA, Visual Arts

Monday, 18 July 2011

Music Project at HMP High Down, UK

http://www.caterham-independent.co.uk/latest-news/1299-even-in-prison-music-opens-doors
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Labels: Music, UK

Friday, 15 July 2011

Art in Prison, Singapore

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_690606.html
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Labels: Singapore, Visual Arts

Thursday, 14 July 2011

Prisoner Art from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Updated)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2014580/Artwork-Guantanamo-Bay-inmates-gives-rare-glimpse-life-bars.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979531965

http://www.slate.com/id/2265853/
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Labels: Cuba, Visual Arts

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Interview with Prison Tattoo Artist, USA

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/the-art-of-the-jailhouse-tattoo/Content?oid=1846463
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Labels: Misc, USA

Prisoners Perform Don Quixote, Directed by aufBruch Theatre, Berlin, Germany

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Labels: Germany, Theatre/Drama

Monday, 11 July 2011

Young Offenders Dance Project at HMYOI Stoke Heath, UK

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Labels: Dance, UK

Sunday, 10 July 2011

Prison Art Exhibition From Western Australia, Australia

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video/news-12833637/prison-art-25889085.html
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Labels: Australia, Visual Arts

Saturday, 9 July 2011

Exhibition of Art from Tihar Prison, India

http://www.dailypioneer.com/351791/Palettes-in-the-prison.html
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Labels: India, Visual Arts

Ex-Prisoner Takes the Lead Role in a New Play, Coventry, UK

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2011/07/06/coventry-armed-robber-gives-up-life-of-crime-for-shakespeare-92746-29003530/
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Labels: Theatre/Drama, UK

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Prison Arts Festival, Zimbabwe

http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2011-07-05-khami-inmates-take-part-in-arts-festival

Older piece about Amakhosi Theatre's work in prison http://www.zimbojam.com/music-a-dance/urban-beat/381.html
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Labels: Music, Theatre/Drama, Visual Arts, Zimbabwe

Monday, 4 July 2011

Trailers from 'At Night I Fly' - Film About Arts in Corrections in New Folsom Prison, CA, USA





Film Website - http://www.atnightifly.com/
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Labels: Film/Video, Literature/Creative Writing, USA, Visual Arts

Sunday, 3 July 2011

Photos from Ukrainian Prison Theatre (from 2005), Ukraine

http://sashamaslov.com/series/prison-theatre/
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Labels: Theatre/Drama, Ukraine

Saturday, 2 July 2011

In Production: Documentary on Music in Louisiana Prisons, USA

http://college.georgetown.edu/226454.html
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Music Concert in Medellin's Huge Bellavista Prison, Columbia

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/culture/17324-colombian-singer-goes-johnny-cash-in-medellin-maximum-security-prison.html

See also this piece on photographs from Bellavista http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-inside-a-colombian-prison/
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Labels: Columbia, Music, Photography
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