The exhibition aims to raise awareness and mourn the loss of individuals unjustly impacted by the carceral system as well as foster discourse on restoring trust between community and institutions of public safety, acknowledging unjust histories and working to improve future outcomes, and community mourning and healing.
Both College Unbound and the Nonviolence Institute share the vision that education, whether it’s an experience-based college degree for working adults as offered by College Unbound or a Kingian nonviolence training with the Nonviolence Institute, is at the core for community renewal and growth.
Following the close of the exhibit, CU alum Kyle Campbell ‘23 will be presenting work from Rhode Island artists who have been in prison, and have created a piece of art during the pandemic that is Covid-related. Kyle’s exhibition will be part of a larger series of events co-sponsored by College Unbound and the Nonviolence Institute, to promote learning, reflection, and dialogue around the realities of carceral spaces, trauma, and safety. Stay tuned for more information on supporting Kyle and his fellow Rhode Island artists.
Michelle Daniel Jones is a sixth-year doctoral student in the American studies program at New York University. Her dissertation focuses on creative liberation strategies of incarcerated women and the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project. As an organizer, collaborator, and subject matter expert she creates opportunities to speak truth to power and serves in the development and operation of taskforces and initiatives to reduce harm and end mass incarceration.