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New Work from Connecticut Prisons: Gallery Photos

Gallery Talk: Prison Arts: The Power to Transform Lives

Thursday, May 25, 2006, 5-8 pm

Featured guests:

Visual Arts

Jeffrey Greene, an Arts Instructor in the Prison Arts Program, and Bob Garabedian, a released artist/inmate, led a gallery talk of the exhibit "New Work from Connecticut Prisons."

Dance

Judy Dworin and Kathy Borteck Gersten of the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble, and Leslie Bird of a cappella gospel group Women of the Cross, are currently conducting artists' residencies at York Correctional Institution. They shared a collaborative performance piece on perceptions of time as experienced in prison, which they are developing with female inmates at York. Click here for information about the full performance, Time In.

Literature

Barbara Parsons, a former inmate at York and recipient of the PEN Award, is a contributor to the book Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Stories of Our Imprisoned Sisters, written with Wally Lamb. Barbara read a poem as well as the text for the York performance selection. Joe Lea, the school librarian at York Correctional Institution, discussed the role of the arts and education in rehabilitation.

Photo Galleries:

Opening Reception & Keynote: May 4, 2006.

Panel Discussion: May 18, 2006.

Prison Release: Reintegration Challenges and Opportunities.

Gallery Talk: May 25, 2006.

Prison Arts: The Power to Transform Lives.

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CPA Prison Arts Program Instructor Jeffrey Greene discusses "Sweet Dreams of You" by artist Vincent Nardone.


Instructor Jeffrey Greene told the audience that with or without formal programs, "art is happening in prisons; it's happening all over."		Joe Lea, School Librarian at York Correctional Institution, discusses the role of the arts and education in rehabilitation.

ICR Executive Director Peg Weeks welcomes visitors to the gallery. At foreground are sculptures by artist Bob Garabedian.


Artists share selections of a collaborative movement, writing and music performance piece being developed with the female inmates at York Correctional Institution.		Kathy Borteck Gersten, Associate Director of Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble, performs for the audience.


Author and PEN Award recipient Barbara Parsons Lane reads her contribution to Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Stories of Our Imprisoned Sisters, written with Wally Lamb.		Leslie Bird, Musical Director of Hartford a capella group Women of the Cross, sings about the power of art to make a person feel free.

Bob Garabedian shows a visitor sculptures he made in prison from styrofoam and hand-made paint.


Bob Garabedian discusses his methods for making art while in prison. "By the time I left, I thought of myself as an artist," he said.		CPA Prison Arts Program Manager Rebecca Boyden with artist Bob Garabedian.

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Gallery Photos: Exhibit Opening and Keynote, May 4, 2006

Gallery Photos: Panel Discussion, May 18, 2006