The newsletter for arts organisations working in criminal justice.
In this month's issue...
- National Criminal Justice Arts Allliance news
- Events and training
- Arts and criminal justice news
- Resources and publications
Shaping the next 10 years
8th November | Liverpool | Free
Arts Council England (ACE) is currently consulting on its 10-year strategy - our workshop is a unique opportunity to contribute to ACE's thinking and have your say about arts in criminal justice settings. We want to hear from artists and arts organisations (across all art forms) who are working, or would like to work, in criminal justice settings. Places are extremely limited so please book as soon as possible. Click here to book your place
Talking to the media about arts in criminal justice settings
13th November | London | £75
Do you want to learn how to confidently navigate conversations with the media about your work in arts and the criminal justice system? There are still a few places left on our one-day course designed in collaboration with Nine Media Training. The day will include exercises and discussions, and will provide tools and techniques to support our members to positively promote their work to journalists and the media with expertise. Click here to book your place
Save the date for our annual conference!
27th February 2019 | Birmingham | £tbc
We're excited to announce our 2019 annual conference will take place on Wednesday 27th February in Birmingham. Keep an eye out for further details of what promises to be a fantastic event.
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The Island
Until 9th November | Wales and Manchester | From £8.50
Fio present The Island, an award-winning play that draws on the stories that linger from the notorious prison on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated. The show has been performed in UK prisons and now tours Wales and Manchester. Fio is a Cardiff-based theatre company working across the UK and internationally, bringing socio-political stories to local audiences. Click here to book
Lucy Orta: processions banners
Until 20th January 2019 | Birmingham | Free
An Ikon exhibition at Medicine Bakery and Gallery, showing a selection of the 30 banners made by female residents of HMP Downview and artist Lucy Orta marking 100 years since British women won the vote. Seven banners were carried by London College of Fashion students as part of the centenary Processions march in June. Click here for more information
Guilt Trip
31st October - 24th November | London | From £5.40
A modern re-telling of Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing from Intermission Youth Theatre, Guilt Trip looks at loyalty, trust, equality, gender and respect in "Messina, the land of sun, sea and social media!" The young people Intermission Youth Theatre work with come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds in the Greater London area who are at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Click here to book
Directing course
26th - 30th November | London | Free
Synergy Theatre Project is offering a free directing course to those with experience of the criminal justice system. Through practical exercises, theatre trips and meeting industry experts, participants will gain an understanding of the role of a theatre director, and how they work with the rest of the creative team. Applications close 12th November. Click here for more information
Inside Perspective
27th November - 9th December | Liverpool | Free
Drop in to Tate Exchange for a presentation of artwork from prisoners across the country enrolled in Novus classes. Inspired by Op art in Focus, currently on display at Tate Liverpool, Inside Perspective will present an examination of the lines, shapes and colours used to create optical effects. Click here for more information
#Clinksat20
2018 marks our colleague Clinks' 20th birthday and two decades supporting the voluntary sector working the criminal justice sector. This is a chance to celebrate their work and we are encouraging any Clinks supporters, members or partners to take part in the campaign #Clinksat20. Get in touch with a birthday video message for Clinks to share online and at its AGM on 7th November - and be creative! Click here for more information
HMP Grendon seek new artist in residence
Ikon is inviting artists to apply for a three-year residency at HMP Grendon. This is an exciting opportunity for an artist to work with the therapeutic and democratic community unique to the Buckinghamshire prison and follows on from artist Edmund Clark’s residency (2014-2018), which culminated in the Ikon exhibition and publication In Place of Hate. Deadline for applications is 23rd November. Click here to apply
Clean Break announce 40th anniversary spring season
Clean Break's first season under new Artistic Directors Anna Herrmann and Róisín McBrinn has been announced. It features new plays, performances and projects created by artists, high profile collaborators and Clean Break Members - women aged 17 and above who have experience of - or are at risk of entering - the criminal justice system. Click here for more information
BBC feature on creative writing in Northern Ireland prisons
BBC Radio 3’s latest Sunday Feature follows Carlo Gebler, an author with nearly three decades experience working in the Northern Ireland prison system as a teacher of creative writing. The radio show explores the difference prison arts and education made to the lives of those Carlo taught and asks about the true potential of arts and education when it comes to punishment and rehabilitation. Click here to listen
Theatre production at HMYOI Polmont
In early October The Sunday Post's Megan McEachern visited Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Polmont to watch Motion, an original theare piece devised by the young men imprisoned there in collaboration with Glas(s) Performance. McEachern described the performance as "eloquent, insightful and humorous" and spoke to the young men there about the impact of taking part. Click here to read more
New book from the Monument Fellowship explores violence in society
We are pleased to announce the Monument Fellowship, of which the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) is a part, is launching Curing Violence: How can we become a less violent society next Monday 29th October. Published by The Centre for Justice Innovation, the book is a collection of essays that seek to not only describe the problem of violence in our society but also to offer solutions and features responses from Vicky Foxcroft MP and journalist Gary Younge alongside NCJAA members, arts practitioners and many more. Click here for more information
The story of the UK community arts movement
Edited by Alison Jeffers and Gerri Moriarty, the book Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art: The British Community Arts Movement, is now available to read online for free. It tells the story of the community arts movement in the UK, and, through a series of essays, assesses its influence on present day participatory arts practices. A paperback version will be published in December 2018. Click here to read the book
Funding for prisoner related charities
The City and Metropolitan Welfare Charity would like to encourage voluntary organisations to apply to them for grants related to prisoner related charities. It is a small grant-giving charity with a long history of supporting people with convictions and their families, with grants averaging £2,000. To be eligible you must be a UK registered charity, and preferably have activities in the Greater London area. Applications should be made by February/March 2019. For more information email nrpullman@btinternet.com
This newsletter is written monthly by Dora Dixon. Email dora.dixon@clinks.org if you wish to submit any news.
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