Prison Arts Foundation

Services

Prison Arts Foundation is a charitable trust that seeks to provide access to the arts for those previously excluded or from marginalized communities.  It engages professional artists in a variety of disciplines to engage, teach, enthuse and give inspiration to people serving custodial sentences in the prisons of Northern Ireland from Juveniles to Adults.

1. On-going residencies – one day per week over a year with an emphasis on a creative process whilst targeting and working towards a tangible result.
2. Short residencies – these are designed and applied specifically to produce results through a creative arts process.
3. Community Artists – this artistic residency works the same as any Community Artist programme whereby all interfaces within the “closed community” of prison and the outside community are considered.
4. Visiting Artists – this form allows the on-going education programmes to be enriched and enhanced through contact with professional artists in all art forms visiting the prison.