Incarcerated art students show work
By Lt. David Barksdale
Art created by Central Valley students drew over 80 people to Fresno City Hall as part of the monthly ArtHop program. The difference between these artists and most others is they are all incarcerated at five regional state correctional institutions.
The public viewed 68 works of art created by the incarcerated art-class students.
Downtown Fresno and the Tower District are home to over 60 participating artist studios, galleries, museums, and other venues who exhibit artists’ work and host open galleries free to the public the first and third Thursday of each month. Fresno City Hall exhibits are curated by the Fresno Arts Council.
This is the second year the council has showcased the work created by inmates participating in the Arts in Corrections program made possible by the California Arts Council and CDCR.
Included in this exhibition were 18 works done on paper and canvas, by inmates participating in the painting class taught by Robert Amador at Valley State Prison. The exhibition was displayed the entire month of July.
Learn more about California Arts in Corrections.
