Wednesday 1st March 2023

Art Behind Bars: The Role of the Arts in Breaking the Cycle of Crime, Prison and Re-Offending   

Lecturer – Angela Findlay

Angela Findlay gave a unique insight into the destructive and costly cycle of crime, prisons, and re-offending. She explaine how the arts can have a huge impact in terms of rehabilitation; how, within the process of creating art, there are opportunities for offenders to confront their crimes and develop the key life skills essential to leading positive and productive lives. She has had a long career of teaching art in prisons in Germany and England, and later experience as Arts Coordinator of the Koestler Arts charity.

The Arts Society West Midlands Area, with the help of generous donations from individual societies, including one from The Arts Society Royal Leamington Spa, is currently engaging with Koestler Arts on a pilot project in Her Majesty’s Prison Birmingham and three other regional institutions.

Here’s a link to their website:
Koestler Arts