A rare chance to see artist Faye Claridge’s Prisoners on Prisoners exhibit in Coventry.
This audio-visual exhibit seeks to connect women’s experiences of criminalisation and imprisonment, past and present. Faye Claridge co-produced work with prisoners at HMP Askham Grange by taking archives in the prison and asking women prisoners to ‘adopt’ a woman from history.
With this creative exercise women prisoners explored similarities and differences in their experiences of criminalisation and incarceration, and contemplate the long-term, enduring and historical legacies of gendered punishment.
The exhibit will be on show for only one day, on Tuesday March 15th from 10am until 2:30pm and is open to all. Please register your interest.
Prisoners On Prisoners was originally commissioned by Ripon Prison & Police Museum, funded by Arts Council England.
Our Own Stories
In collaboration with the award winning, criminal justice arts organisation Safe Ground we’ll offer, for the first time in Coventry, an adaptation of one of their creative and therapeutic programmes titled, Our Own Stories.
The programme, originally designed for vulnerable women in prison and the community, will enable via small group work, conversation and creative writing exercises, young women from Coventry and the surrounding region to share their experiences and stories in a safe and therapeutic manner.
This event is open to only a small number of young women (aged 18+) and prior booking is essential.
The event will take place at 2:30pm-4pm on Tuesday March 15th. Booking essential