"Living Inside" Exhibit Opening Reception

Since 1978, Community Partners in Action’s (CPA) Prison Arts Program has worked inside Connecticut prisons to positively and constructively change the lives of the incarcerated and the prison environment by encouraging unique, personal, and evolving artistic pursuits. Prison Art’s Permanent Collection brings some of this work out into the world. This exhibition is a window into the world of the prison – into lives lived surrounded by cinder block walls, and the work being done to transcend those walls. Curated by Jeffrey Greene, Prison Arts Program Manager. 

IMPORTANT DATES & PROGRAMS:

• Opening Reception: Saturday, January 17th from 5–7pm. Get your first look at the exhibition. Free to attend, light refreshments will be served! 
• Artist Talk: Saturday, January 24th at 2pm. A conversation with Jeffrey Greene, the Prison Arts Program Manager, and James Pinder, a featured artist of the program. Free to attend.
• CT River & Roots Concert Series: Saturday, January 31st  at 2pm. Enjoy an acoustic concert by Massachusetts R&B / soul musician Kimaya Diggs. Free to attend. LEARN MORE.
• Justice Dance Performance Project: Saturday, February 7th at 2pm. A performance of dance, spoken word, and song that focuses on the complicated road to
  discovering voice within carceral settings, and after returning to the community.

Thank you to the Town of Windsor, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and New Alliance Foundation for sponsoring this exhibit!