Art as Testimony of Prison Experience
| Dates: | 3 November 2026 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Humanities |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16, Secondary schools |
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Join us for a unique exhibition showcasing artwork created during a prison sentence, offering rare, personal insight into the realities of imprisonment, rehabilitation, and life beyond crime.
Visitors can explore a collection of artworks the featured artist produced while serving time in prison. Alongside the artwork, extracts from interviews reveal the stories behind the images, exploring why creative expression mattered, how the work was produced in a prison environment, and what the pieces represent in relation to the artist's experiences of offending, incarceration and rebuilding his life.
There will be a panel discussion featuring the artist alongside experts in criminal justice, prison policy and prison reform. Together, they will discuss the challenges facing the prison system, the value of creative programmes in prisons, and what a more effective approach to rehabilitation might look like.
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Nancy Rothwell Building
Booth Street East
Manchester
