Valice Raffi on wed 24 jan 01
>Get out!! They have a kiln in the prison??
>
>Anji
Anji,
California has a program in the State prisons called Arts in Corrections
(AIC). Each prison has a room where various arts are taught; painting,
drawing, creative writing and music are the most common classes. Ceramics
(with kilns) are in some, but not all prisons. A few places have a couple
of wheels. One prison has a guitar making class that they've been running
for years. The ceramics they make there, plus the guitars, get sold at an
annual event which benefits a local shelter. The inmates make no money on
these items, nor have they paid for the materials.
Some of the prisons have mural programs, the finished works go out into the
community. At the women's prison where I did my workshop, another artist
worked with the women to create a mural for the visiting center (a normally
dreary place) and created a washable wall for children's art. The kids
make art with washable crayons while visiting their mothers (yes, it's
sad).
The idea was that art will bring a sense of humanity to these people. Many
had no experience with art before sentencing. Many are illiterate, the
average grade completed is either 6th or 8th grade (sorry, can't remember
exactly), athough I have had former college professors in my classes.
Surveys have shown that there are fewer discipline problems with inmates
who have taken classes with AIC, and the rate of return to prison when
paroled is less. There are also "regular" education classes too.
The arts teach many things besides "art"; self discipline, patience,
teamwork, math, vocabulary, positive ways of self expression, positive ways
of giving and receiving criticism, just to name a few!
Valice
in Sacramento hoping the snow in the mountains won't keep Snail Scott from
coming for a visit tomorrow!
Judith S. Labovitz on thu 25 jan 01
On the small island of Dominica I bought some goblets made in their
prison pottery....seems like a better idea to me than license plates!!!
At 05:58 PM 1/24/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Get out!! They have a kiln in the prison??
> >
> >Anji
>
>Anji,
>
>California has a program in the State prisons called Arts in Corrections
>(AIC). Each prison has a room where various arts are taught; painting,
>drawing, creative writing and music are the most common classes. Ceramics
>(with kilns) are in some, but not all prisons. A few places have a couple
>of wheels. One prison has a guitar making class that they've been running
>for years. The ceramics they make there, plus the guitars, get sold at an
>annual event which benefits a local shelter. The inmates make no money on
>these items, nor have they paid for the materials.
>
>Some of the prisons have mural programs, the finished works go out into the
>community. At the women's prison where I did my workshop, another artist
>worked with the women to create a mural for the visiting center (a normally
>dreary place) and created a washable wall for children's art. The kids
>make art with washable crayons while visiting their mothers (yes, it's
>sad).
>
>The idea was that art will bring a sense of humanity to these people. Many
>had no experience with art before sentencing. Many are illiterate, the
>average grade completed is either 6th or 8th grade (sorry, can't remember
>exactly), athough I have had former college professors in my classes.
>Surveys have shown that there are fewer discipline problems with inmates
>who have taken classes with AIC, and the rate of return to prison when
>paroled is less. There are also "regular" education classes too.
>
>The arts teach many things besides "art"; self discipline, patience,
>teamwork, math, vocabulary, positive ways of self expression, positive ways
>of giving and receiving criticism, just to name a few!
>
>Valice
>in Sacramento hoping the snow in the mountains won't keep Snail Scott from
>coming for a visit tomorrow!
>
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