Arts & Education in the Irish Prisons Services

Join us for this panel discussion as part of the Learning & Engagement programme for the exhibition Time Well Spent at Rua Red.
About this Event

Responding to the exhibition Time Well Spent, in collaboration with the Irish Pr*son Service, this panel discussion will consider the role of arts education in prisons. Exploring the impact and value of training programmes, this conversation between Pr*son teaching staff and artists formerly in custody will reflect on the transformative potential of creative practice within the Pr*son environment. The discussion will consider how access to the arts can support personal development and self-expression, both during and beyond incarceration.

Welcome and Intro: Maolíosa Boyle, Director of Rua Red

Chair: Michael Roddy, Head Teacher at Cloverhill Pr*son

Panel Members: Thomas Hendy, Time Well Spent exhibiting artist; Paula Grant, Music Teacher at Portlaoise Pr*son; Anna Boyle, Head Teacher at Mountjoy Pr*son.

Time Well Spent is an exhibition or artworks created across fourteen prisons, and in three post-release centres in Ireland. The work has been selected and curated by Orla McGovern. Visit ruared.ie to learn more.

Photo by Kevin Collins.