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March 15, 2024 - "Art Against The Odds: Wisconsin Prison Art" Exhibition Opens Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Art Against The Odds: Wisconsin Prison Art Exhibition Opens Saturday
  
Green Bay, WI—March 15, 2024— Art Against The Odds: Wisconsin Prison Art features more than 60 artists who turned to creative production to mitigate the de-humanizing conditions of incarceration. The exhibition is divided into six thematic sections: Solitary confinement, landscapes, portraits, letter writing, scarcity of materials, and time/seriality. In addition, several cell-sized room installations reflect on aspects of confinement. A 178-page catalog with essays and artist pages accompanies the show.
 
Under development for two years by Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art in Milwaukee, WI., the exhibition gives voice and visibility to individuals currently held in the state’s carceral system as well as illustrates the potential healing properties of an art practice.
 
With few instructional art programs offered in the prison system, these individuals teach themselves through various means, often working with limited materials. The exhibition explores how art becomes a vehicle to develop self-esteem, self-awareness, regulate emotions, and explore multi-faceted aspects of identity. Art Against The Odds: Wisconsin Prison Art underscores the humanity of incarcerated individuals and their potential beyond criminal records.
 
The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. Currently, there are 2.3 million individuals in the criminal justice system.
 
Art Against The Odds: Wisconsin Prison Art will be on display from March 16 through May 19, 2024.
 
For more information on the exhibition, please visit https://www.nevillepublicmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits/art-against-the-odds/

Submitted by:
Beth A. Kowalski • Executive Director
beth.kowalski@browncountywi.gov
920.448.7848
210 Museum Place • Green Bay, WI 54303
Bridging Communities • Connecting Generations

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