The newsletter for arts organisations working in criminal justice
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In this month's issue...
- National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance news
- Events and training
- Arts and criminal justice news
- Resources & publications
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National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance news
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Events and training
New Beginnings Art Awards
9th September - 15th October | Surrey | Free
Women in Prison's annual New Beginnings Art Awards is back, hosted by the Women's Support Centre in Woking and the art centre, The Lightbox. This event is a celebration of talent and storytelling from women in prison and the community across Surrey. Click here for more information
The politics of forgiveness
11th October | London | from £12
The Forgiveness Project is holding its 7th Annual Lecture. Award winning writer and broadcaster, Richard Holloway will be delivering the keynote speech on the topic, 'The Politics of Forgiveness'. The evening will be chaired by Shami Chakrabarti, Shadow Attorney General and a member of the House of Lords. In this lecture, Richard Holloway will offer a wide-ranging interpretation of the complexity of the human condition and the fundamental importance of forgiveness to sustaining our social and political institutions. Click here for more information
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Arts and criminal justice news
Prisons, crime and us
In October the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies will be releasing a documentary film called 'Injustice', designed to challenge the public view of prisons and justice and present a case for a social basis for crime. The film was inspired by a chance meeting with an ex-prisoner called Gethin Jones. After Gethin explained his childhood, background, imprisonment, release and return to prison, his experience came to form the basis for the film’s investigation. Watch a trailer and read a blog on the documentary by producer Charlotte Sexauer here
Big Draw Festival
The Big Draw Festival is the World's Biggest Drawing Festival that takes place each October with over 26 Countries taking part and growing each year. Its emphasis is on visual literacy and the use of drawing as a tool for learning, expression and invention. This year the theme is 'Living Lines' and it is are calling all aspiring animators, drawers and creative organisations to take part and celebrate in the universal language of drawing. Click here for more information
Commonwealth Writers' Prizes
The Commonwealth Foundation is seeking applications for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The objectives of the prize are to promote new voices, reward achievement, encourage wider readership and greater literacy, thereby increasing appreciation of different cultures and building understanding between cultures. The Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000-5,000 words). There will be five winners; one from each region. One regional winner will be selected as the overall winner. The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5,000 and the remaining four regional winners £2,500. Citizens of Commonwealth countries aged 18 or over may apply. The deadline for submissions is 1st November. Click here for more information
Arts Award Access Fund
The Arts Award Access Fund has grants of between £100 and £1,500 available to help registered Arts Award centres that are experiencing a lack of funds. The programme is active in arts centres, colleges and schools, community projects, libraries, galleries, local authorities, theatres, youth clubs and youth justice settings. Applications from all registered Arts Award centres based in England are accepted but priority will be given to the following centres which: are working with disadvantaged young people; are taking part in Arts Award for the first time; are not receiving regular public funding; or are using the grant to access an Arts Award Supporter. The deadline for applications is 20th October. Click here for more information
Give a book in prison
As of 1st September Prison Reading Groups is now part of Give a Book– a charity that facilitates the gift of books to selected charities and other organisations. They mainly work with prisons and schools. Click here for more information
Partnership for gender equity
Lancashire Women’s Centres and the Young Women's Movement Scotland have been chosen by American Band Bon Iver to partner with them during their forthcoming UK tour (taking place next week in Blackpool 25th September and Edinburgh 27th and 28th September). The charities will partner with the Bon Iver '2 a Billion' campaign, which is focussed upon gender equity, and will benefit from a donation of exclusive fan merchandise to support the fundraising efforts of the organisations, which includes tickets and exclusive merchandise for the shows. Find out more here
Awards for prisoner rehabilitation
This year's Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Rehabilitation, administered by Prison Reform Trust, has been launched to celebrate outstanding rehabilitative work with prisoners done by a charity or community group. The top prize has been increased this year to £5000. Nominations are invited from prison governors and directors, with the emphasis on work which fosters personal responsibility and calls on people in prison, and people with convictions, to help others through mentoring and similar. The closing date for nominations is 1st December. Find out more here
The arts and restorative justice
The European Forum for Restorative Justice plans to publish a booklet on arts and restorative justice (RJ) to coincide with the 2017 Restorative justice week. It is seeking submissions of 1000-2000 words. It invites anyone who has ideas or running projects on the possible use of arts in RJ to contribute; these can be about the ways arts are used to raise awareness about RJ, or to prepare the parties before engaging in a RJ process, or to actually encourage dialogue between the conflicting parties. Click here for more information
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Resources & publications
Creative health
A policy briefing called 'Creative Health: The Arts for Health and for arts and cultural organisations is now available to download on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing’s Inquiry webpage. The policy briefing is aimed at for arts and cultural organisations and was co-produced with NCVO and the Cultural Commissioning Programme. It gives you a summary of the Creative Health report and the key recommendations for arts and cultural organisations. Click here to read the briefing
Farmer Review
Clinks has published a briefing on the final report of the Farmer Review. The review looked at the importance of strengthening prisoners’ family ties to prevent reoffending and reduce intergenerational crime. The briefing outlines the key findings and recommendations of the review, which was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in 2016 and carried out in partnership with Clinks. Its final report was published in August 2017 and welcomed by the Secretary of State for Justice. The review team, led by Lord Farmer and including Clinks, is currently working with the MoJ to support them in putting together an action plan based on the recommendations outlined in this briefing. Read the briefing here
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