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
A guide for commissioners: arts, culture and innovation in criminal justice settings
At our conference on 5th October, we launched a new guide for those with responsibility for supporting the education, health, wellbeing and reintegration into society of individuals within the Criminal Justice System. The guide provides practical information and ideas for those wishing to commission artists and arts organisations and includes details of how to identify providers, as well as case studies demonstrating how arts activities can be used to meet the needs of offenders. Click here to read the guide. You can find out more about what happened at our conference and access slides from many of the talks and workshops by clicking here.
Save the date: annual Anne Peaker lecture
Our annual Anne Peaker lecture will be taking place on Wednesday 7th December, 6 - 8pm in central London. We are delighted that artist and Artist in Residence at HMP Grendon, Edmund Clark, will be giving the keynote lecture this year. This year's event will focus on the use of photography and digital media in criminal justice settings and will include a panel discussion following the lecture. We will be circulating more information shortly.
Listening event: arts in criminal justice settings
We are holding a 'listening event' on 10th November in Birmingham to bring together people working in arts and criminal justice settings across the West Midlands to talk about current policy and challenges as well as good practice. The session will be an informal event for participants to raise any concerns about the current policy or practice landscape whilst sharing experience, knowledge and skills with others. It will also enable us to find out more about the issues affecting our members right now and what we can do to better support you. The event will be led by National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) Chair Alison Frater, NCJAA Manager Jessica Plant, and NCJAA Steering Group member and Artistic Director of Geese Theatre Company, Andy Watson. This is a free event open to members, artists, prison staff, Community Rehabilitation Companies, health providers, academics and other interested parties. Click here to book a place.
Want to include something in the next newsletter?
Our next newsletter will be sent out on Thursday 24th November. Please email kate.davey@clinks.org with any submissions by Tuesday 15th November.
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Events and training
Contract and investment readiness workshop
1st November 2016 | London | £25
Do you have a project or programme that needs investment? Do you know how grants from the Big Lottery Fund can help you to develop a robust business plan for investment opportunities? This Clinks workshop will explain all of this and more. Hosted by Clinks and Social Finance, this practical three hour seminar will go through case studies and examples from current members and explain the ways in which your business plan can become more investment ready. Click here to book your place.
Clinks' Annual Conference 2016
2nd November 2016 | London | From £50
The theme of Clinks' annual conference this year is 'What we do', focusing on the historic and future role of the voluntary sector in reforming the Criminal Justice System and in supporting people to change their lives. The Annual Conference provides an opportunity to network with voluntary sector colleagues and other stakeholders. Clinks have invited the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP to provide the keynote speech alongside other speakers and facilitators. Additionally, there will be an update on the fast-moving policy agenda, discussing the opportunities and challenges for the sector. Click here for more information and to book.
Staging rehabilitation: a Clean Break and Geese Theatre Company masterclass
11th November 2016 | London | £55 - £85
This session is for both theatre artists and criminal justice professionals interested in the specialised field of arts in the Criminal Justice System. The day will be an introduction to the work of two organisations in the field. Participants will learn about their different working practices, understand the principles and theory underpinning their work, and explore best practice in the field. The day will be participatory, and will involve drama and theatre exercises, group work, discussion and a plenary session at the end. Click here for more information.
Inside prison radio: development day 2016
16th November 2016 | Southbank Centre, London | £50+
The Prison Radio Association's annual development day, Inside Prison Radio 2016, will be a place to learn and share thoughts and ideas about how to use radio to tell great stories that resonate with the prisoner audience. The event is for anyone who's interested in the power of prison radio to change lives. Click here for more information and to book.
Love me to Death
Until 19th November | Intermission Theatre, London | £11 - £16
Experience Intermission Youth Theatre's re-working of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at their theatre at St Saviour's Church in London. Performances are taking place Wednesday - Saturday with a discussion after each show. Intermission work with 15 - 25 year olds who are at risk of offending, offenders or those who are lacking in opportunities. Every year they take on 25 young people from different areas, faiths and varying nationalities. They use Shakespeare plays as inspiration, and reimagine his works by interspersing his original language with street rhetoric creating their own contemporary interpretations. Click here to find out more and to book.
Celebrating 21 years of music in prisons and beyond
22nd November 2016 | Union Chapel, London | £12 - £15
The Irene Taylor Trust is celebrating 21 years of its work in prisons (Music in Prisons) and now also in the community with ex-prisoners (Sounding Out) and young people in challenging circumstances (Making Tracks) with an eclectic evening of live music at London's Union Chapel. The evening will feature performances from Sounding Out and Making Tracks participants, alongside special guests, including Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle. Click here for more information and to book.
European Restorative Justice week
20th - 27th November 2016 | Leuven, Belgium | Free
The European Forum for Restorative Justice is organising a series of events on arts, justice and storytelling to celebrate the international Restorative Justice Week 2016. Activities include a masterclass on social theatre as a restorative tool, a comic workshop and a digital storytelling workshop. The idea is to explore different methods for sharing, listening and creating different stories and to raise awareness about restorative justice practices. Click here for more information.
The future for probation in England and Wales
22nd November 2016 | Central London | £210 + VAT
This Westminster Legal Policy Forum seminar will focus on the latest thinking around the future of probation in England and Wales, and what more can be done to improve efficiency, effectiveness and public safety in the delivery of non-custodial offender management services. Delegates will have the opportunity to engage on key operational and resource challenges facing new providers, latest examples of best practice in delivering effective resettlement and rehabilitation, as well as remaining transitional issues facing the governance, oversight and scrutiny of services. Keynote speakers include Dame Glenys Stacey, HM Chief Inspector of Probation; Martin Copsey, Head of Operational Assurance, National Offender Management Service; and Sonia Crozier, Director of Probation, National Probation Service. Click here for more information.
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Arts and criminal justice news
Call out for submissions for a new book on how people with learning disabilities experience the Criminal Justice System
Award-winning photographer Polly Braden and policy expert Rashmi Becker are looking to photograph and capture the stories of people with learning disabilities who have experience of the Criminal Justice System for a new book and national educational exhibition. Their previous book and national exhibition 'Great Interactions' captured images and stories of people with learning disabilities and autism in educational and care settings. The new project aims to highlight the challenges and share best practice in order to inform future policy and practice. If you work with anyone with a learning disability or autism who could be included as a case study in this work, or have any questions, please contact Becky Sexton, project coordinator at beckysexton@multistory.org.uk or on 0121 569 2886.
Liz Truss speaks at the Conservative Party Conference
Secretary of State for Justice Liz Truss has given a speech at the 2016 Conservative Party Conference. She said, "In a modern, global Britain, we cannot accept a prison system that fails society and allows offenders to fester... So we will transform our prisons into places of safety and reform, we will modernise our courts and open up the legal profession, we will continue to lead the world in the fundamental freedoms that have shaped our nation." Click here to watch the speech.
Arts Council England is investing £4.6 million to help diversity flourish
Arts Council England are investing £4.6 million through their Sustained Theatre and Change Makers programmes to help diversity flourish within England's arts and cultural sector, from its senior leadership and creative talent to the artistic work being produced. The latest investment will support Black and minority ethnic (BME) theatre makers, and disabled and BME leaders. The five organisations receiving funding are: Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Bush Theatre, Eclipse Theatre, Tamasha Theatre, and Tiata Fahodzi. Click here for more information.
Connections: a review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships
From 2012-2015, the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust funded Travelling Fellowships with a particular focus on prison reform across the world. A new report, published by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, takes the theme of connections and highlights some of the learning from these fellowships. It explores the theme through five sub-themes - family, constructive peer relations, problem-solving approaches to justice, a sense of self and responsibility, and arts and media - and looks at practice in different countries across each of these areas. Click here for more information.
The civic role of arts organisations
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation are conducting a short survey to explore the civic role of arts organisations. As part of phase one of a larger project on the subject, the Foundation has commissioned the Institute of Cultural Capital (ICC) to undertake a literature review, survey and research work on current understandings of the current role of arts organisations, and what their role should be. The results of the survey will be made public as part of the project reports in December. Click here to take part in the survey. ts and criminal justicenew
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Resources & publications
The Argument Room Archive
Sessions from the interactive debating forum The Argument Room, which ran from 2011-2013, are now available to view online. Originally developed by Rideout in association with People's Palace Projects and the drama department at QMUL, the project delivered a total of 14 sessions exploring arts and social justice. During this time a total of 58 artists and academics were involved in discussions chaired by Rideout's Chris Johnston. The archive will be of interest to students and academics studying the role of the arts, especially theatre, in contemporary culture. Click here to access the archive.
Aesop's annual review
Aesop, a charity and social enterprise focusing on arts and health, has published its first annual review. The document outlines what the organisation has achieved in their first full year and their plans for the future. Highlights of the review include the launch of Dance to Health, their sell-out conference and showcase at the Royal Festival Hall earlier in the year, and their collaboration with Public Health England (PHE) to produce the Aesop PHE Evaluation Framework for evaluating arts in health programmes. Click here to read their review.
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This newsletter is written monthly by Kate Davey.
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