Cellblock Visions: Set Free in the Penitentiary Closes this Sunday, Dec. 14, Freedman Gallery. Cellblock Visions is a lively collection of inmate artwork, created behind bars, from county jail to death row – the alternative art world flourishing today in American prisons. Men and women inmates, having no previous training, turn to art for a sense of self-respect, respect for and from others, a way to find peace. They transcend the cramped space, limited light, and narrow vistas. They triumph over security bans with ingenious resourcefulness - extracting color from shampoo, making paint out of M&Ms and sculpture out of toilet paper. Historical Photographs from Joliet Prison: Tues., Dec. 2, 2014–Sun., Feb. 1, 2015, Freedman Gallery. Historical photographs from Joliet Prison, Joliet, IL, taken between 1890 and 1930, have been reprised from an exhibition that was first shown at the University Museum, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and include landscapes, interiors and intimate portraits of staff and inmates. Freedman Gallery Hours Over Break: Wed. & Thurs., Dec. 10 & 11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri., Dec. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13, 1-4 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14, 1-3 p.m. Mon., Dec. 15, CLOSED Tues.-Fri., Dec. 16-19, 1-5 p.m. Sat.-Mon., Dec. 20-22, CLOSED Tues., Dec. 23, 1-5 p.m. Wed., Dec., 24 through Mon., Jan. 5, 2015, CLOSED
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:00:22 +0000
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