The newsletter for arts organisations working in criminal justice
In this month's issue...
- National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance news
- Events and training
- Arts and criminal justice news
- Resources and publications
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New Year Honour for Andy Watson
We are very pleased to share that the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance vice-chair, Geese Theatre's Andy Watson, has received an MBE for services to the Arts in the Criminal Justice System in the New Year’s Honours list 2018. Andy said, "This is a wonderful honour for Geese Theatre Company, during our 30th year, and we are delighted that the sector is receiving such recognition." Click here for more information
Bursary scheme
Our conference on the 4th December 2017 marked the introduction of the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance bursary scheme. We know how a lack of funding can be a significant barrier to pursuing creativity and to meet this need we are launching a bursary scheme for emerging artists with a lived experience of the criminal justice system. These will be small bursaries of £500 to support their training and development, organisational development, or to develop their specialist criminal justice expertise. Applications accepted from 1st February. Click here for more information
Call out for blog submissions
The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance blog aims to present opinion-based pieces from our members or those working within the sector. We want to hear what you’re doing in prisons or community settings – whether this is an arts intervention, research, or perhaps a question or problem you have been facing, or a good practice example you would like to highlight. Please email dora.dixon@clinks.org if you would like to write for us. Click here to see our blog
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Drawing Connections
26th January - 6th April | Institute of Criminology, Cambridge | Free
The Drawing Connections project brought together HMP Springhill prisoners and students from the art faculty at the local Banbury & Bicester College to work together through a series of six artist-led workshops, held within prison grounds. See a display of selected works and learn more about their project in their exhibition 'Drawing Connections... at the edges'. Book a visit here
Jamaica Shakespeare Company
27th February | Latymer Upper School | £7
The Jamaican Shakespeare Company (JSC) is a youth theatre that seeks to develop talent in the most disadvantaged communities in Jamaica through drama and Shakespeare. Dealing with themes of war and conflict, family and friends and love and hate, JSC can help young people consider their own experiences, and address the issues of knife crime and youth violence in both Jamaica and the UK. As the winners of JSC's Shakespeare Schools Championship 2018, Knox College will be travelling to the UK to perform The Merchant of Venice. Book a ticket here
Regional criminal justice forums
28th February, Liverpool | 1st March, Exeter | 8th March, Sunderland | Free for Clinks members
Clinks coordinates quarterly forums to provide the opportunity for their members to keep up to speed on the latest news in criminal justice. Their upcoming round of popular regional networking events will provide criminal justice organisations the opportunity to step back from day-to-day frontline work to see the bigger picture, and use their experience to inform Clink’s policy work. Book your place here
Edmund Clark: In Place of Hate
Until 11th March | Ikon Gallery, Birmingham | Free
British artist Edmund Clark is Ikon’s artist-in-residence (2014–2018) at Europe’s only entirely therapeutic prison, HMP Grendon, in Buckinghamshire. This exhibition is the culmination of his residency and comprises photography, video and installation; exploring ideas of visibility, representation, trauma and self-image. These themes influence how prisoners and the criminal justice system are perceived by the public, politicians and media and are central to the experience of the men and staff engaged in the therapeutic process at Grendon. Click here for more information
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Geese Theatre Company is 30 years old
To celebrate their 30th birthday, Geese Theatre Company has collected thousands of stories from people they have helped, worked with or supported by presenting interactive theatre within the criminal justice system. Over the year they we will be sharing 30 of these stories, and hope you find them interesting and inspiring. Read the stories here
Manchester and Boston Radical Exchange
Last December, Odd Arts travelled to Washington and Boston in the first leg of a U.S. Embassy exchange between Manchester and Boston to explore different ways to work to challenge and prevent radicalisation. The objectives of the exchange are to develop a dialogue and share experiences and solutions. Odd Arts have published a blog diary reflecting on their trip to the USA. Read the blog here
New faces at Ministry of Justice
On 9th January Prime Minister Theresa May reshuffled her Cabinet and moved David Lidington, Sam Gyimah and Dominic Raab from the Ministry of Justice to different departments. David Gauke, MP for Hertfordshire South West, is now the Secretary of State for Justice. Rory Stewart is now the Minister of State, with responsibility for prisons, probation and sentencing, and Lucy Frazer is now Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, with responsibility for courts. Click here for more information
100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison
In 2018 the Koestler Trust will be displaying artwork by women in prison in key sites across the UK. These ‘corridors of power’ will display around 100 artworks by over 50 women who have entered artwork and poetry into the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Koestler Awards, to coincide with the Vote 100 celebrations marking the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which granted women the right to vote. If you know somewhere that you think could take part by displaying a piece of artwork, Koestler would love to hear from you. Suggest a venue here
Koestler Trust is hiring
The Koestler Trust is looking for an administrator to support its busy Development Department in 2018. Coached and closely supervised by the Development Director, the post-holder – who does not need to have previous fundraising experience – will gain in-depth knowledge of development work at a particularly busy and exciting time for the Koestler Trust. The role is a paid 9-month contract and applications from candidates with personal experience of the criminal justice system are encouraged. Deadline for applications is 6th February. Click here for more information and to apply
BA Performance and Creative Enterprise
From the Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Performance and Creative Enterprise degree is aimed at artists from a range of music and theatre backgrounds. Open to musicians, composers, theatre makers, devisors, spoken word artists and poets, it is intended for those who want to develop their performance, production, collaboration and leadership skills for employment in the arts industry. Applications close 7th March (waivers scheme for application fees available). Click here for more information and to apply
Design projects in prisons
Would you be interested in joining teams from Makeright at Central Saint Martins; Making for Change at London College of Fashion and from Manchester Institute of Fashion, and University of Wolverhampton to exchange knowledge about best practice? They are primarily working with or in prison industries although this invitation is open to any one working in Higher Education or elsewhere engaging on design focused prison projects. They plan to meet in February. Click here for more information
Season for Change
From June to December 2018, the UK's creative community will host a season of diverse, multidisciplinary responses across the arts, culture and creative industries, as the first coordinated national response from artists and arts organisations speaking out together on the future of our planet. Julie's Bicycle are inviting organisations to add their voice through programming an event, commissioning new work, curating an exhibition or any other type of activity. Sign up here
Artist commission
Loved Up Fudge Ltd is a fudge company created to benefit female ex-offenders and young care-leavers, and survivors of domestic violence and modern slavery. They are looking for a visual artist, who is or has been in prison, to re-interpret their logo for use in a crowdfunding campaign. The successful artist(s) will be paid £100 and receive publicity in the media and online, with the possibility of future commissioned work. Click here for more information and to submit an artwork
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Education commissioning
The Prisoner Learning Alliance has published guidance on new prison education contracts to be introduced in 2018. They will replace current Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) contracts and mark a new era of prison governor-led education commissioning. Prisons are being given increasing flexibility and control over education budgets and the ability to commission a wide range of provision. Click here to stay up to date
Good Vibrations annual report
Good Vibrations, a national charity focused on helping people with complex needs develop crucial life and work skills through participation in communal music-making courses, have shared their 2016-2017 annual report and accounts. Full of photographs, infographics and quotes, it tells the story of their year, and sums up the impact their unique approach is having on people and institutions across the UK. Read the report here
Arts Council England grants
From March 2018, Arts Council England's Grants for the Arts fund will become Project Grants. This will be their new open access programme for arts and museum projects, and for arts projects in and with libraries. Information for those applying on the new grant scheme will be published on their website in mid-February. All applicants need to have a validated applicant profile on Grantium before they make an application on either scheme, and Arts Council England have published guidance on creating and managing an account. Read the guidance here
This newsletter is written monthly by Dora Dixon. Email dora.dixon@clinks.org if you wish to submit any news.
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