Usually you will find me writing each week for the last few months about the criminal case that I endured many years ago. Today, I am writing because I reached out to an inmate a couple of weeks ago and he wrote me back. I shouldn’t be surprised that he wrote me back, I guess, … read more
Article Category: Prison Arts
The dictionary tells us that art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. Art has high social value because it expresses emotion, communicates ideas, and builds connections between us.
In prison, art is more than that. It's also a way to stay sane, to do something productive and rehabilitative with your time, and to free your mind and spirit when your physical being is anything but. Incredibly, prison artists who are mostly self-taught, produce works of emotional power and beauty emanating from the most austere and often dismal conditions. Through these works, we have the opportunity to gain perspective on their humanity.
