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.

Friday, 30 September 2011

The Koestler Awards - Prison Art Exhibition, London (Updated)

http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/view.cfm?id=5920&issue=242

http://www.artlyst.com/articles/art-of-offenders-a-criminal-education

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/8773446/Art-by-Offenders-exhibition-Inmates-happy-to-be-framed.html

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social_care_arts/2011/09/art-by-offenders-goes-on-1.html

http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2011/09/18/north-prisoners-work-is-showcased-at-southbank-centre-79310-29442277/

Collection of images here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2011/sep/21/prison-art-exhibition-london-in-pictures?newsfeed=true 

Interview with one of the curators http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2011/09/title-107278-en.html
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