Prison Arts Annual Show 2024 Opens Sept. 26 at CT State Community College Manchester
Save the Date!! Our Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024 Opening Reception is September 26th from 6 – 8PM at CT State Community College Manchester. The show is free and open to all and runs through Nov. 13.
This is the 44th Annual Show of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. The Annual Show is open to anyone incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated, in Connecticut. The Annual Show is a diverse, inclusive exhibition, featuring new artwork from accomplished artists working in Prison Arts’ collectives and workshops, as well as from artists exhibiting for the first time, and everyone in between. The show features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and carpentry projects. Beyond traditional arts supplies, many artworks are made using unique materials, including soap, woven paper bags, and food packaging. The Annual Show is a chance to dignify the constructive endeavors undertaken daily in prison, provide families a chance to connect with their loved ones, and create connections between the prison and the outside community. Don’t miss this powerful community event!
Since 1978, the Prison Arts Program has been working to transform Connecticut’s prisons, and the lives of all those living and working inside those prisons, through the arts.
Community Partners in Action has been assisting those affected by the criminal justice system, while advocating and enabling systemic change (institutionally, judicially, and legislatively), since 1875. CPA is nearing their 150th anniversary!
Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024
September 26 – November 13, 2024
Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm | Friday: 9am – 5pm | Saturday: 8:30am – 2:30pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm | Closing Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 12-2pm
CT State Manchester Community College | Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery | AST Building, Great Path, Manchester, CT
For more information please contact:
Maura O’Connor, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery Director 860-512-2692 / moconnor@mcc.commnet.edu
Jeffrey Greene, CPA Prison Arts Program Manager 860-722-9450 / cpaprisonarts@gmail.com