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 and publications
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National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice news
New blog: Crossing Bridges at Covenant House New York
Liberty Ip was one of two undergraduates from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama who flew to New York City to work on the development of a new Applied Drama project, 'Crossing Bridges'. The project is in partnership with Covenant House New York (CHNY), a charity with branches in North, Central and South America providing vital services to homeless and exploited young people. In the latest post on our blog, Liberty explores - in hindsight - how the experience has influenced her practice. Click here to read the blog.
New in the Evidence Library...
We have recently added 'Supporting employability and personal effectiveness through the arts: international evaluation of this European Project' by Jo Cursley to the Evidence Library. Supporting employability and personal effectiveness (SEPE) is the name of a qualification which was first conceived by the University of Exeter, developed and accredited by Edexcel and piloted through Superact with funding from Leonardo Lifelong Learning Project and the Medicor Foundation in five European countries. The arts were used as the tool of development. The report examines the challenges and successes of the project and the results were in part determined by the culture of each country and prison, as well as the experience and outlook of the individual artists running the project in each prison. Click here to read the report.
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Events and training
London Creativity and Wellbeing Week
4th - 12th June 2015 | Various locations in London
The fourth annual London Creativity and Wellbeing Week will take place in early June. The event happened for the first time in 2012, and then in 2014 it saw over 100 events and nearly 20,000 participants right across London. With debates and discussions, performances and exhibitions, tours and practical sessions, the week is an opportunity to find out more, make connections, be inspired, and shape the future of arts, creativity and wellbeing. Click here to see what's on.
ConArtists: an exhibition of work by two former prisoners
11th June - 5th July 2015, 9am - 8pm | Chancery Lane, London
'ConArtists' is a debut joint exhibition of work by two former prisoners who both discovered they could paint whilst serving time. Their paintings touch on a range of different feelings, internal conflicts, emotions and desires that they experienced whilst developing their artistic skills. Both artists adopted their own style and created a series of works that will be on display in this show - in the heart of London's law district. Now free, and challenging convention, Julio Cesar Osorio and Louie McManus hope to show that art is a viable means of rehabilitation. Click here for more information.
Call out for participation: Sound Out, All of this Belongs to You
20th June 2015, 10.15am - 4pm | V&A Museum, London | £5 deposit
London's V&A Museum belongs to all of us. But what does this really mean? What are the opportunities, obligations and limits to participation in this civic institution? V&A Sound Out is an experimental, collaborative performance for a group of voices in the V&A Museum working with artist Sharon Gal. The piece will be developed in the morning and performed in the gallery after lunch. Click here for more information.
Safeguarding training for creative arts practitioners
23rd June 2015, 2pm - 5pm | Manchester | £50
TiPP (Theatre in Prisons and Probation) will be running a general safeguarding event for creative arts practitioners. The half-day course is aimed at participatory artists and managers responsible for participatory projects (including Board members) and will cover the following areas: legislation, the role and responsibilities of the participatory artist, how to respond to concerns about a child or vulnerable adult in need, who to contact when there is concern, safe practice in the arts, and keeping children and vulnerable adults safe. To reserve a place, please email training@tipp.org.uk or call 0161 275 3047.
Forgiveness and compassion: is there a difference?
23rd June 2015, 6.15pm - 8.30pm | The Royal Geographical Society, London | £8-£15
The Forgiveness Project has announced its fifth Annual Lecture. This year, they welcome as their main speaker Karen Armstrong, who specialises in the role of religion in historical and contemporary life. Her lecture 'Forgiveness and compassion: is there a difference?' will focus on why we must place compassion at the heart of public discourse on religion and morality. This will be followed by a panel discussion with Yasmin Yar Mulbocus and Bjorn Magnus Jacobsen Ihler, chaired by Sarfraz Manzoor. For more information, please click here.
The Art of Recovery
2nd October 2015 | Leeds
The Art of Recovery showcase and competition is an exhibition open to clients in the Criminal Justice System and those who are in recovery, or working towards recovery who are clients of Leeds services. The exhibition will be open to the public, professionals and families and friends of the entrants. "Art plays a pivotal role in improving the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of individuals through creating opportunities and environments that empower people to recover. The art groups that run across Leeds to support, engage, rehabilitate and inspire clients have produced some amazing work." For more information, click here.
Beyond GDP: can humanities show the way?
4th November 2015 | Manchester Metropolitan University | Free
As part of the Manchester Metropolitan University's Festival of Knowledge, this one day symposium will examine the role and contribution of the humanities in awakening the imaginative and moral sense amongst participants. The aim of the symposium is to determine the ways in which the various disciplines of the humanities can inform and support individual and community aspirations. The content will be a mix of theory, practice, evaluation and applications; for example in health, wellbeing, education or the criminal justice sector. Please click here for further information.
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Arts and criminal justice news
Appointment of new Justice and Culture Secretaries
Following the general election earlier this month, the Conservative party have won a majority of seats and formed a government. Michael Gove has been appointed as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, and John Whittingdale has been appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Click here for more information on the recent ministerial appointments.
Opportunity for artists to submit work to Outside In's next national exhibition
Working in collaboration with Craftspace, 'Outsider Craft' combines Outside In's fourth triennial open art exhibition and Craftspace's touring exhibitions programme. The exhibition will showcase UK creativity by artists facing barriers to the art world for reasons including health, disability, social circumstance or isolation. The works selected through the open call out will be displayed alongside pieces by historically renowned and invited contemporary outsider and self-taught artists. This major exhibition will launch at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester from 12th March - 12th June 2016, and will be followed by a national tour. Submissions for the call out are invited from UK based artists whose work is two or three dimensional and centres around craft processes. The deadline to submit work is 5pm, Friday 30th October 2015. Click here for more information.
The Koestler Trust is seeking Arts Team volunteers
The Koestler Trust's Arts Team is looking for several enthusiastic and rigorous volunteers to assist with the processing of thousands of entries to the Koestler Awards. Volunteers will need to be able to work independently and be able to follow procedures in order to process the entries efficiently and reliably and play a crucial part in the team. In return, they will get to be among the first people to see a diverse and fascinating range of writing, fine art, music and design and gain experience of working with artwork, administrative processes and participating fully in a busy team. Ideally volunteers would be able to commit at least to a period of two months, usually 2-4 days a week. Travel within Greater London and lunch can be reimbursed. Click here for more information.
Clinks and NCVO monitor Transforming Rehabilitation
The Transforming Rehabilitation reforms are having a considerable impact on the voluntary sector, and are also likely to have an impact on their service users who need appropriate support that aids their rehabilitation and resettlement. A new, year long project will monitor the role of voluntary sector providers in and alongside Transforming Rehabilitation. Starting with an initial, five minute survey, Clinks and NCVO want you to share your experiences so they can develop a picture of the role that the voluntary sector is playing. Have your say here.
The Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA)
Clinks has written a briefing explaining the Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) which came into full force on 1st February 2015. The ORA accompanies the Transforming Rehabilitation programme, and it makes changes to the sentencing and releasing framework to extend probation supervision after release to offenders serving short term sentences. It also creates greater flexibility in the delivery of sentences served in the community. The ORA is at the heart of the reforms which extend supervision to approximately 45,000 additional offenders per year who are released from short prison sentences of less than 12 months. Click here to read the briefing.
Practical guidance on employing ex-offenders
Nacro has published guidance for employers and other organisations on safe and fair recruitment. 'Recruiting safely and fairly: a practical guide to employing ex-offenders' is a tool for employers so that they can recruit safely and confidently when appointing individuals with criminal records, enabling them to tap into a vast talent pool. The guide aims to help businesses: understand their legal rights and responsibilities when it comes to dealing with people with histories of offending; update and implement safer and fair recruitment policies and procedures; and manage/mitigate any potential risks. Click here for more information.
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Resources and publications
'Let Me Explain' restorative justice toolkit
This toolkit, published by Restorative Solutions, is designed for providers of restorative justice services to support them to communicate the concept of restorative justice to victims of crime and those close to them. A free registration is required to access the toolkit, which can be personalised to meet providers' specific needs and includes advice and materials that can be used to get information about restorative justice 'into the right hands, at the right time.' Click here for more information.
CultureCase is one year old
CultureCase, a web-based resource designed to make accessible academic research into the outputs of the arts, is celebrating its first birthday. Over the course of the past year, the website has added many short summaries of key research findings on arts outcomes in health and wellbeing. Click here to visit the CultureCase website.
Tackling inequality in the Criminal Justice System
'Tackling Inequality in the Criminal Justice System' is a new report from Clinks that reveals how groups have advocated for the needs of offenders from different equality and minority communities, and includes useful resources, tips and recommendations for voluntary organisations, commissioners and policy makers. People from equality and minority groups are over-represented in the Criminal Justice System (CJS), with a large proportion facing some form of discrimination or disadvantage. The report summarises presentations and discussions from a seminar held in November 2014, and highlights solutions to challenges for policy makers and commissioners to tackle inequality in the CJS at each stage of the commissioning cycle. Click here to download the report.
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This newsletter is written monthly by Kate Davey.
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