Events.
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Smorgasbird!
Inside Vision volunteer and Maine College of Art & Design Professor, Adriane Herman, facilitates our newest summer program: Smorgasbird! An iterative learning circle designed for incarcerated individuals at the Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center.
SING SING Inside Vision Film Screening + Live Discussion with Clarence "Divine Eye"Maclin,
Inside Vision Film Series is excited to present a film screening of Sing Sing for audiences incarcerated at the Maine Correctional facilities. This screening will be followed by a live discussion with Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin, Sing Sing Best Supporting Actor, youth counselor, creative arts specialist, and gang intervention specialist.
Watch the trailer here.
We are the Warriors Film Screening at MSP
Inside Vision Film Series will host a screening of “We are the Warriors” this Monday, April 14 for incarcerated audiences at the Maine State Prison. The film explores the controversy surrounding Wells High School's Native American mascot, chronicling the community's journey as they grapple with their history and identity, ultimately leading to the mascot's retirement. It also highlights the importance of solidarity and the fight for justice. Following the film will be a conversation with Maulian Bryant, former Penobscot Nation Ambassador and current Executive Director of the Wabanaki Alliance, and independent filmmaker David Camlin.
Watch the trailer here.
6th Amendment and Maine: A Moderated Panel Discussion
Join the Maine Law student groups, Students for the 6th Amendment, American Constitution Society, and the Youth Justice Society, for 6th Amendment and Maine: A Moderated Panel Discussion, including Joseph Jackson, Executive Director of MPAC.
Register here.
Inside Vision Film Screening & Discussion Panel at MSP
Inside Vision’s feature presentation this month at the Maine State Prison will be: Since I Been Down. A film by Gilda Shepard about resilience.
“The culture of punishment and its consequence is our shared reality in America today. Especially in these times of legislated violence and fear of difference, who better to show us the triumph of the human spirit than those caught behind bars for life?”
- Filmmaker Gilda Sheppard
Inside Vision: Art & Incarceration Panel Discussion
We’re pleased to announce a Panel Discussion at Meetinghouse Arts Stage on Saturday, June 15th at 6:00 PM, as a part of Inside Vision, An Outside Exhibition of Inside Art. Check back for more details.
Inside Vision is a traveling exhibit of art created by people incarcerated in the Maine prison system and is organized by the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. Residents of Maine’s prisons express their lived experience, hopes, and dreams in the art they create. Their artwork defies stereotypes and emphasizes that we are all more than the worst act we have committed. Through their art, those living inside convey the message that, “We are whole people with loves and losses, skills, talents, ideas, and gifts… and a longing to be free.”
Please join us at Meetinghouse Arts Gallery on Friday, June 7th for the free opening reception from 4:30-7:00 PM.