Prison Creative Arts Project

Happy Friday! Enjoy Cody McCauley's thought-provoking piece The Uncreation. Image: A tattooed hand wrapped in a snake just about to touch fingertips with a hand surrounded by clouds. #michiganart #michiganartists #incarceratedartists #incarceration #originalart #localartist

We've got a fantastic new article from the Linkage Journalism Initiative! Read about the ways printmaking helped Mel express what she saw and felt during her incarceration. lsa.umich.edu/pcap/news-even… #michiganart #michiganartist #incarceratedartist #massincarceration #artheals

Here's to the weekend! The title of this piece says it all: Freedom, by Charles Wakefield Description: A colorful drawing of a dog and a squirrel with birds in the background. #michiganart #michiganartist #incarceratedartists #umich #massincarceration

SAVE THE DATE for this year's Art Auction! The auction will help support the 29th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan prisons, during which hundreds of original works by incarcerated artists will be displayed. RSVP HERE: umich.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/PCAPA…

Happy Scary Day! Last week's Halloween edition of the Paint Out was a massive success. Thanks so much to everyone who came out! #michiganart #michiganartists #umich #umichstudents #umicharts #wolverines #universityofmichigan #annarbor #incarceration #massincarceration #artheals

We have a work study position open! Apply ASAP online at the student job website, job ID 72556 bit.ly/3UqrIYX #umichstudents #umich #universityofmichigan #annarbor #wolverines #annarborjobs

Happy Friday! Enjoy this haunting piece by PCAP artist Sergei. Description: A person crawls among a seemingly endless expanse of tree branches. #michiganart #michiganartist #umich #incarceratedartists #incarceration #massincarceration

Happy Friday! Enjoy this brilliantly complex piece from PCAP artist Cary Safarian. "The Resplendence of Cheap Crappy Material Goes Nuclear," 2001 #umich #pcap #prisonarts #michiganart #michiganartist #incarceratedartist #massincarceration

One week until the Paint Out! Join PCAP's current membership at 6pm in EQ 1405 to learn more about the org and paint images of hope for incarcerated folks in Michigan. #umichstudents #umich #universityofmichigan #annarborevents #annarborvolunteers #annarborhalloween

Happy fall break! Enjoy this 2021 piece by PCAP artist Timothy Rodriguez aptly titled "Vacation." #umich #umichstudents #pcap #universityofmichigan #michiganart #michiganartist #prisonarts #incarceratedartists #fall2024 #michiganfall #fallbreak

What is the Paint Out? It's an opportunity for the community to come together and paint images of hope for incarcerated people in Michigan. #umich #umichstudents #annarborevents #thingstodoinannarbor #michiganhalloween #annarborhalloween #michiganart #incarceration

Happy National Coming Out Day!! 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 According to @prisonpolicy, 2SLGBTQIA+ are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system as both youth and adults. Learn more here: prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/03/0… #comingoutday #nationalcomingoutday #queerpride #lgbtq #queerart

The Linkage Community had a great time at Art Prize, where Tim Blatt, one of our own, displayed his work AGAIN! #umich #universityofmichigan #artprize #artprize2024 #grandrapidsmi #michiganart #michiganartists #mustacheattack

We're scare-ifying our beloved Paint Out 👻 Join us for a Halloween-themed special event during our normal membership meeting time on October 23rd - 6pm in 1405 East Quad. #umich #umichstudents #universityofmichigan #wolverines #annarbor #michiganart #michiganartists

We've got a powerful new write up about our Rhythm Unbound event at the Art Fair this past summer! bit.ly/3ZPiGYS @guildfairs #annarbor #annarborevents #annarborartfair #annarborartfair2024 #washtenawcounty #umich #michiganmusicians #michiganpoets #michiganwriters

Happy Friday! Enjoy this piece by PCAP artist Steven Winston. #umich #universityofmichigan #michiganart #michiganartist #incarceratedartists #originalart #handmadeart #detroit #prisonarts

Our friends at @citizensforprisonreform will be auctioning works donated by PCAP artists at their annual celebration on the 12th! Grab tickets here: bit.ly/3Y412PF #eastlansing #lansingmi #eastlansingevents #michiganart #michiganartists #incarceratedartists

Happy Friday! Here's a skillful piece by PCAP artist John P. Ortiz-Kehoe. #michiganart #michiganmade #originalart #handmadeart #incarceratedartists #umich

Fall workshops are getting started! We had a fantastic turnout at training and we're so excited for our new and existing facilitators to experience the workshop magic ✨ #umich #umichstudents #universityofmichigan #annarbor #incarceratedartists #massincarceration #michiganart

Happy Friday!! Enjoy this brilliantly thought provoking piece from PCAP artist Cassie Smith. #michiganart #michiganartist #michiganmade #originalart #handmadeart #localart #umich #universityofmichigan