The newsletter for arts organisations working in criminal justice
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In this month's issue...
- National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice news
- Events and training
- Arts and criminal justice news
- Resources & publications
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National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice news
Tim Robertson reflects on his time as the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice's Chair at this year's Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting (Thursday 26th February, Central London) will see Tim Robertson, CEO of the Koestler Trust, reflecting on his time as Chair of the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice as he leaves the post this year. In conversation with Russ Haynes, a past Good Vibrations participant, Tim will answer questions from Russ and the audience on the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice, its future, and the sector more generally. If you have any questions for Tim ahead of the day, you can email them to kate.davey@clinks.org. In addition to the Q&A with Tim, the afternoon will include a review of the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice's work over the past year, as well as our future priorities. We will look at issues for both ourselves and the wider sector and will finish with a networking opportunity over drinks and nibbles. The event will also include our annual Steering Group elections. The event is free, and open to all of our members. Click here for more information and to book a place.
Want to influence the future direction of the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice?
We are looking to elect three new members to our Steering Group for the year 2015-16. This is a fantastic opportunity to become more involved in our work and arts and criminal justice nationally. The Steering Group meet a minimum of five times a year to represent the membership and set priorities for the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice. If you would like to know more about the role, please read the Terms of Reference. If you are a member of the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice and are interested in applying to stand for election, please submit a statement of interest of no more than 200 words to kate.davey@clinks.org, outlining your skills and interests in arts and criminal justice. The deadline for applications is Friday 13th February 2015 at 5pm.
Have you got something for the next newsletter?
The next newsletter will be sent on Thursday 26th February. Please email kate.davey@clinks.org with anything you would like included by Thursday 19th February.
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Clean Break's production of 'Sounds Like an Insult' is available to book
13th - 28th February 2015 | Various locations
"When I was in the first prison, they said I was schizophrenic and they gave me these tablets. When I was moved to the second place, they said they never had no tablets to give me, so I guess I wasn't schizophrenic after all." Commissioned by Clean Break in association with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Department of Health, and performed by graduates of Clean Break's theatre education programme, 'Sounds Like an Insult' by Vivienne Franzmann explores the experiences of women offenders with complex mental health needs, and the challenges of diagnosis and treatment within the Criminal Justice System. You can now book a performance of 'Sounds Like an Insult' for your organisation or event. Click here for more information.
Safe Ground: Great Minds Symposium
20th February 2015, 1 - 5pm | The Temporary Theatre, National Theatre, London | £10 plus booking fee
Entitled 'Great Minds. (Think. Differently.)', this year's Safe Ground symposium will continue the participatory debate they began last year with 'It's a Man's World.' This year's twist on the panel debate will be facilitated by Safe Ground's Chief Executive, Charlotte Weinberg, and psychoanalyst Professor Renos Papadopoulos (Director of the Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees). Panelists already confirmed include Vicky Pryce (author of Prisonomics); Jonathan Robinson (author of IN IT); Simon Wills, Chief Executive of The Young Foundation; Sara Lee, Director of Music in Prisons; Rebecca Roberts, Policy Officer at Centre for Criminal Justice Studies; Dr Deborah Drake, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the Open University; and Frances Cook, Director of the Howard League. Click here for more information and to purchase a ticket.
Museums working with prisons
24th February 2015 | National Museums Liverpool | Free
'UK museums working with prisons and young offender institutions' is a Lemos&Crane seminar on fostering engagement between museums and prisons. Museums' collections and archives have enormous potential for enhancing the lives of offenders and helping them to avoid re-offending, and this seminar will be of interest to staff working in Learning, skills and education; Resettlement and rehabilitation; Interventions to reduce offending behaviour and re-offending; Health and wellbeing; Mental health; and Arts and creativity. Find out more and book your place here.
Koestler Trust exhibition opens in the West Midlands
Until 1st March 2015 | Mac Birmingham | Free entry
'Double Take' is an exhibition of art work, music and writing from prisons, secure hospitals, and by people on community sentences in the West Midlands. The works in the exhibition have been selected from entries from the region to the UK Koestler Awards; an annual scheme that has been rewarding artistic achievement in the criminal justice sector for over 50 years. The show has been curated by young people from Birmingham Youth Offending Service with support and guidance from the Koestler Trust and Mac Birmingham's teams. Click here for more information.
Pimlico Opera presents 'Our House'
27th February - 7th March 2015 | HMP YOI Isis
It's Joe Casey's sixteenth birthday and he wants to impress Sarah, a very special girl. So he breaks into a building development - a decision that will change his life. The police turn up and Joe's life splits into two: Good Joe gives himself up and Bad Joe runs from the police, leaving Sarah. Through two alternative lives, the audience witness the consequences of that night. Professional actors take the lead roles but many of the other roles, chorus and backstage hands will be made up from the prison population. For more information, please click here.
The other side of the wall: a Geese Theatre Company training event
18th-20th March & 25th-27th March 2015 | Edinburgh & Birmingham | £330
Geese Theatre Company has been at the forefront of arts based practice with people in the Criminal Justice System for the past 28 years. The BAFTA winning organisation will be running two three-day courses; one in Edinburgh and one in Birmingham. The courses are open to anyone interested in, or with experience of working with offenders and young people at risk of offending. It is also recommended for students of Applied Theatre, Prison Theatre and associated studies. Participants will be invited to experience and practice a variety of drama-based methods for use in group work, with a focus on exploring some of the basic principles behind Geese's work with offenders. For more information, email info@geese.co.uk.
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Arts and criminal justice news
Call for Papers: music, drama, dance movement and art therapy
'Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education', a peer-reviewed, open access journal, invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the arts therapies (music therapy, drama therapy, dance movement psychotherapy and art therapy) to appear in winter 2015. This call for papers is open to both practitioners and academics. A wide range of submissions are welcome, including: theoretical articles, research or evaluation papers, project reports, case studies or interviews. Papers should be at least 2,000 words in length, excluding references and supplementary materials. Click here for more information.
Transforming Rehabilitation: new contracts signed
On the 18th December 2014, the Ministry of Justice announced that the new contracts for the delivery of probation services under Transforming Rehabilitation have been signed. Click here to download a list of the new owners of each Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC). Clinks has a whole web page dedicated to the Transforming Rehabilitation process. Additionally, they are offering free legal support for organisations expecting to be negotiating with Tier 1 organisations until Friday 6th February. More information on Clinks' resources on Transforming Rehabilitation can be found here.
Libraries for health and wellbeing
A new report for the Department of Culture has called on the Government to make the most of libraries by enabling communities to run them as wellbeing hubs. As well as calling for increased use of digital and new technologies, 'The Independent Library Report for England' calls on local authorities to share learning and combine resources to support their role in providing health information and hosting community events. Click here for the report.
The Koestler Trust is seeking a full time Arts Administrator
The Koestler Trust is looking for an exceptional administrator with a passion for their work to join the team. The Arts Administrator is a key role in the arts team, ensuring that all the data on entrants is up to date. The Arts Administrator will also project manage the Awards judging and certification process; assist with exhibition administration; and lead on communications with entrants. The successful candidate will have experience working in an administrative role using databases, and excellent IT skills. The salary is £21,000pa, and the deadline is noon, 3rd February 2015. Click here for more information.
Lord Chief Justice Annual Report
The Lord Chief Justice has laid his annual report before Parliament. His report looks back at the past twelve months and explains how the judiciary have administered justice across all jurisdictions by focusing on key priorities. The Lord Chief Justice hopes the report will help Parliament and the Government, the legal professions, business leaders and public to understand better why justice is central to our society. Read the full report here.
More in arts and criminal justice...
- The Guardian recently published an article on their Culture Professionals Network about how artists' low income and status are international issues.
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Resources & publications
The Young Review: improving outcomes for young black and Muslim men in the Criminal Justice System
Chaired by Baroness Young of Hornsey, with the support of BTEG and Clinks, the Young Review was a time limited Task Group, running from Autumn 2014. The Review report highlights the specific experiences and needs of black and Muslim men aged 18-24 in the Criminal Justice System, and sets out a series of recommendations that aim to ensure that action takes place to address unequal outcomes; from prison to resettlement. Click here for more information.
Improving access to the arts, galleries and museums for people with learning disabilities
Lemos & Crane have been working with The City of London Corporation's charity, the City Bridge Trust, to identify ways of improving access to the arts, museums, and galleries for people with learning disabilities. As part of this, they sought examples of good practice among mainstream and specialist arts organisations, museums and galleries. They have heard many examples of excellent work and have identified many opportunities to do much more. You can see the results from this review here.
Making partnerships work for you
'Making partnerships work for you' is a new guide that highlights some of the issues arising when developing partnerships, and some of the benefits you should be looking to secure from your partners. It includes important principles that will apply in the new Transforming Rehabilitation arrangements across sectors, across other contracting opportunities, and in other areas of your work. It offers advice on how to consider the partnership that you are entering into, or the ones you would like to develop. The guide has been written by ACEVO and Candour Collaborations, in partnership with Clinks. Click here to download the guide.
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This newsletter is written monthly by Kate Davey.
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