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Prison Art and Advocacy at Museum of International Folk Art

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Join us for the exhibition opening of Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy

1:00 PM Poetry / Advocacy Organizations in Neutrogena Lounge
1:30 PM Refreshments in Auditorium by Santa Fe Youthworks Social Justice Kitchen & the MNMF Women’s Board
2:00 PM Lecture by Nicolasa Chavez, Deputy State Historian *ASL Interpretation will be provided
3:15 PM Poetry / Advocacy Organizations in Neutrogena Lounge

Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy seeks to re-humanize the incarcerated. Through a combination of in-gallery artworks, fresh multimedia pieces (interviews with returned citizens and allies, art-making demonstrations, etc.) and community-co-developed events, this exhibition will explore prisoners’ rights, recidivism / systemic oppression, and transitional justice.

Photo: PA. LA. Casa (To the House) by Michael Guzman, 1982–1984, New Mexico State Penitentiary, Santa Fe. Paper, colored pencil, pen. Courtesy of Stuart Ashman in honor of the talented inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary, T.2022.11.15

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