Reaching out with art from death row in #San_Quentin, California
The aim of the Art Reach project is to give men on death row in the United States the opportunity to express themselves with their own art, something all human beings should be free to do.
I have always felt a need to create. So much so, that after 25 years working in a very corporate world, I have finally given in my notice to pursue my dream of being an artist. It was not an easy decision by any means, letting go of years of certainty and security, but personally, it was essential. The sense that time was passing me by and that I was feeling unable to express myself creatively in my workplace was the catalyst for change. I am fortunate enough to have been able to choose to leave my current situation to pursue my artwork, unlike the prisoners on death row in San Quentin, California. It is highly unlikely that they will ever be freed from their incarceration. Expression through art however, can take their minds and imaginations on a liberating journey as they create a painting or drawing, or write stories and poems.
▻https://www.artsincriminaljustice.org.uk/reaching-out-art-death-row-san-quentin-california
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