This Event is FREE and open to the public.
Artspace presents a two-day interdisciplinary conference designed to promote discussion on the interplay between race, artistic expression, mass incarceration, and varying perspectives on justice.
Guest artists, policy makers, scholars, and activists will address urgent questions raised by the affiliated exhibition, of the same name, and Artspace’s 15th Annual Summer Apprenticeship Program, on display in the galleries at Artspace from July 17 - September 13, 2015. The discussions will explore the direct and collateral consequences of mass incarceration on the community and the individual, the criminal stereotype, color-blindness as a cultural principle, and the role that artistic expression can play in addressing these issues.
The Conference is co-sponsored by Yale University Art Gallery, and will take place in the museum’s auditorium at 1111 Chapel St, New Haven, CT. The conference and exhibitions are free and open to the public. You can register here for the whole conference or for just Saturday or Sunday.
Schedule for Saturday, September 12, 2015:
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2:00pm - 2:30pm Registration
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2:30pm - 2:45pm Opening Remarks
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2:50pm - 3:50pm Race in the Media
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4:00pm - 5:00pm Community Forum/Round Table
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5:00pm - 7:00pm Reception and Malta Justice Initiative Presentation
Schedule for Sunday, September 13, 2015:
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9:00am - 9:30am Registration
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9:30am – 9:45am Opening Remarks
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9:45am - 10:35am Differing Perspectives on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
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10:40am - 11:40am Stigma and Mercy
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11:35am - 12:15pm Breakout Sessions Yale University Art Gallery
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12:15-1:00pm Lunch
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1:00pm - 1:25pm SAP Performance
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1:30pm - 2:00pm Keynote
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2:10pm - 3:10pm Family Matters: The Unintended Effects of Incarceration on the Families of Prisoners
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3:20pm - 4:20pm Decarcerating America
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4:30pm - 4:45pm Closing Remarks
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5:00pm - 7:00pm Closing Reception at Artspace