No Kids in Pr*son Magazine Launch Party
people impacted by incarceration.
About this Event
This free, public exhibition and workshop will showcase the art, writing, analysis and editorial contributions of more than 50 currently and formerly incarcerated youth featured in the No Kids In Pr*son magazine.
Get connected to the youth justice movement and learn more about how art can fuel
collaboration, build community and challenge punitive systems.
PRESENTED BY
Youth First Justice Collaborative
Center for Art & Advocacy
Artistic Noise
FEATURING
Pop-up exhibition of the magazine
We’ll have enlarged artwork, photography and writing on display from the magazine, exploring themes of freedom, abolition and transformation. Don’t forget to take home your free copy!
Textiles Workshop with Samantha Cortez
Samantha Cortez is a Bronx-based mixed-media artist, who will help participants create textile pieces inspired by the magazine, youth justice and their own lived experiences. Samantha is the Arts & Community Engagement Manager at Artistic Noise, the inaugural youth fellow at Center for Art & Advocacy and a contributor to the magazine.
Letters to incarcerated young people
Join us in sharing messages of hope and solidarity with young people at Nassau County Juvenile Detention Center in Westbury, NY. Letters help young people stay connected to the outside world during a very isolating chapter of their lives.
JOIN US
August 22
2 to 5 pm
2185 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
Harlem, New York
Where is it happening?
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