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Koestler Trust, by Deleted on Jul 18, 2017 22:09:18 GMT 1, I thought I would share this with the Forum to see if it is of interest.
In May I attended the 1st Koestler Trust 'Postcards from Prison' dinner, hosted by Lord John Bird (very funny man!):
'A Koestler Trust fundraising evening at the Tabernacle, Notting Hill. Each ticket included an original artwork made on a postcard, and with 50 high-profile artists joining 150 artists from prisons across the country, there was a one-in-four chance of winning an artwork by an established artist including Grayson Perry, Harland Miller, Jeremy Deller, Cornelia Parker and Maggi Hambling.'
It was a great evening. For ยฃ50 you drew a ball from a tombola, the number on the ball corresponded with the number of the artwork you had won.
This September will see their 2017 UK Exhibition on South Bank (I went to the 2016 Exhibition and was blown away by the quality of work and how moving some of the art, and poetry was, which could be purchased. I was too late to buy anything, most of it had already been sold):
Curator โ Antony Gormley The 2017 UK Exhibition โ โInsideโ โ will be curated by internationally renowned artist Antony Gormley. He will select writing, performance, visual art and design for the show from entries to the 2017 Koestler Awards. The free exhibition will be open at Southbank Centre, London from 21 September to 15 November.
Here's a little about the charity:
The Koestler Trust is the UKโs best-known prison arts charity. We encourage ex-offenders to change their lives through taking part in the arts, and we challenge negative preconceptions of what ex-offenders are capable of.
We aim to:
Help offenders, secure patients and detainees lead more positive lives by motivating them to participate and achieve in the arts. Increase public awareness and understanding of arts by offenders, secure patients & detainees. Be a dynamic, responsive organisation which achieves excellent quality and value for money. Our work
We inspire participation in the arts amongst offenders, secure patients and detainees through Awards and Feedback, Mentoring, Sales, Exhibitions and Events. We increase public awareness of the potential of offenders through Exhibitions and Events, Publications and contributing to research.
Our small team is based just outside HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in west London. We partner with organisations across the UK to develop ambitious, innovative programmes that maximise resources and expertise.
Who we work with
We work across the UKโs criminal justice and secure systems. Including custodial settings (prisons, young offenders institutions, medium and high secure hospitals, secure childrenโs homes and immigration centres), and people in the community (on probation, engaged with youth offending teams, and on community sentences).
We also accept Koestler Awards entries from British people imprisoned abroad through a partnership with the charity Prisoners Abroad.
We work with many partner organisations including; arts venues, museums and galleries; other organisations encouraging arts and education in secure settings; young offenders teams; probation services; and charities supporting victims of crime.
www.koestlertrust.org.uk/
I thought I would share this with the Forum to see if it is of interest. In May I attended the 1st Koestler Trust 'Postcards from Prison' dinner, hosted by Lord John Bird (very funny man!): 'A Koestler Trust fundraising evening at the Tabernacle, Notting Hill. Each ticket included an original artwork made on a postcard, and with 50 high-profile artists joining 150 artists from prisons across the country, there was a one-in-four chance of winning an artwork by an established artist including Grayson Perry, Harland Miller, Jeremy Deller, Cornelia Parker and Maggi Hambling.' It was a great evening. For ยฃ50 you drew a ball from a tombola, the number on the ball corresponded with the number of the artwork you had won. This September will see their 2017 UK Exhibition on South Bank (I went to the 2016 Exhibition and was blown away by the quality of work and how moving some of the art, and poetry was, which could be purchased. I was too late to buy anything, most of it had already been sold): Curator โ Antony Gormley The 2017 UK Exhibition โ โInsideโ โ will be curated by internationally renowned artist Antony Gormley. He will select writing, performance, visual art and design for the show from entries to the 2017 Koestler Awards. The free exhibition will be open at Southbank Centre, London from 21 September to 15 November. Here's a little about the charity: The Koestler Trust is the UKโs best-known prison arts charity. We encourage ex-offenders to change their lives through taking part in the arts, and we challenge negative preconceptions of what ex-offenders are capable of. We aim to: Help offenders, secure patients and detainees lead more positive lives by motivating them to participate and achieve in the arts. Increase public awareness and understanding of arts by offenders, secure patients & detainees. Be a dynamic, responsive organisation which achieves excellent quality and value for money. Our work We inspire participation in the arts amongst offenders, secure patients and detainees through Awards and Feedback, Mentoring, Sales, Exhibitions and Events. We increase public awareness of the potential of offenders through Exhibitions and Events, Publications and contributing to research. Our small team is based just outside HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in west London. We partner with organisations across the UK to develop ambitious, innovative programmes that maximise resources and expertise. Who we work with We work across the UKโs criminal justice and secure systems. Including custodial settings (prisons, young offenders institutions, medium and high secure hospitals, secure childrenโs homes and immigration centres), and people in the community (on probation, engaged with youth offending teams, and on community sentences). We also accept Koestler Awards entries from British people imprisoned abroad through a partnership with the charity Prisoners Abroad. We work with many partner organisations including; arts venues, museums and galleries; other organisations encouraging arts and education in secure settings; young offenders teams; probation services; and charities supporting victims of crime. www.koestlertrust.org.uk/
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Koestler Trust, by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 17:21:39 GMT 1,
Wow, wasn't he just. Thanks for sharing the link.
Wow, wasn't he just. Thanks for sharing the link.
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Koestler Trust, by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 17:42:08 GMT 1, I agree and how he was against totalitarianism and the books he wrote. Art is definately a good way of turning people towards positive attitudes.
I agree and how he was against totalitarianism and the books he wrote. Art is definately a good way of turning people towards positive attitudes.
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Koestler Trust, by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 12:41:42 GMT 1, www.southbankcentre.co.uk/blog/antony-gormley-theme-inside-and-curating-koestler
Turner Prize-winning sculptor Antony Gormley is to curate the 2017 Koestler Awards exhibition of art by offenders, secure patients and detainees. In this exclusive video interview for Southbank Centre, he explains what the theme of this yearโs exhibition, Inside, means to him.
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