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, 6 May 2011

Over 750 Art Works in the 33rd Prison Arts Program Exhibition, New Haven, CT, USA

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts/hc-artweek-0505-20110504,0,1046177.story

http://gg-art.com/news/newsread/artnews73180.html
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Dance Programme for Prisoners in Woodbourne Men's Correctional Facility, NY, USA

http://www.shawangunkjournal.com/2011/05/05/news/1105055.html
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Labels: Dance, USA

Phoenix Players Theatre Group, Auburn Maximum Security Prison, NY, USA

http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/article_77b304b0-775d-11e0-b9f4-001cc4c002e0.html

Link to Cornell University which runs this programme - includes scripts of prisoners' plays

http://cuauburn.arts.cornell.edu/index.html
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Labels: Theatre/Drama, USA

Chinese Women Prisoners Perform for Relatives, Beijing, China

http://inventorspot.com/articles/beijing_womens_prison_hosts_mothers_day_meet_greet

More pictures here

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/photo/2011-05/04/c_13858989.htm
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Labels: China, Dance, Music

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Synergy Perform Prisoner's Play About Muslim Gangs in Prison, London, UK

http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/naimakhan-6622/prisons-islam-and-theatre-an-interview-with-esther-baker-5112/

http://www.whatsonstage.com/blog/theatre/london/E8831305280611/Jo+Caird:+Refusing+to+Pander+to+Prurience+.html

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=19668

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=19618 
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Labels: Theatre/Drama, UK

Former Women Prisoners from Lackawanna County Jail Perform Play, PA, USA

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/play-underscores-painful-path-from-prison-to-freedom-1.1141609#axzz1LNXZWgZB
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Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Women in Prison Dance with their Daughters Via Skype as part of Arizona State University Museum Programme, AZ, USA

http://www.statepress.com/2011/05/03/rethinking-the-museum/


http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2011/05/02/20110502jailart0503.html

http://asuartmuseum.wordpress.com/

See also previous posts on this project

http://prisonartsinthenews.blogspot.com/2011/02/prison-arts-exhibition-arizona-state.html
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