ART AGAINST INCARCERATION | AUG. 28

This art show and fundraiser for Project NIA will encourage people to learn about the nature and impact of the Prison Industrial Complex through visual art. While public education is our priority with this art show, Project NIA will also use the art as a way to fundraise to support our programs and work. We conceptualize art as inherently political and are committed to utilizing art as a tool toward eliminating oppression.

A number of talented artists responded to our call for donations of original poster designs that make a statement about the prison-industrial complex, school policing and zero tolerance policies, or the injustice and racism of the juvenile legal system. In particular we would like to thank the following artists who donated art to Project NIA: Micah Bazant, Tyrone Boucher, Kevin Caplicki, Audrie Carie, Billy Dee, Ariel Durrant, Catlin Fullwood, Querido Galdo, Miguel Jimenez, Douglas Minkler, Ricardo Levins-Morales, Mauricio Pineda, Jesa Rae, Andrea Slocum, Simon Strikeback, Lewis Wallace.

In addition, we would like to thank the Just Seeds Artist Collective for allowing us to show prints from their Voices from the Outside: Artists against the PIC portfolio at our event. For a preview of those prints, visit the Just Seeds website.

All of the proceeds will go directly to towards supporting the work of our Juvenile Justice Expungement Clinic which helps individuals seeking assistance with clearing criminal records.