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Art & Incarceration Symposium

Join Mason Exhibitions and the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution for a daylong Art & Incarceration Symposium on Saturday, October 14, 10am-5pm in Room D023 of Buchanan Hall on the Fairfax Campus. The closest parking is in Mason Pond Parking Deck.

You will hear three panel discussions featuring formerly incarcerated individuals, scholars, artists, and more discussing the current carceral system in the US and what needs to change! Food will be provided throughout the day.

Program:

10am-11am Breakfast food/coffee and juice served upon arrival

11am-12pm Exhibition Partner Panel

  • Barnes Foundation, Carter School, Mural Arts Philly, Mason Exhibitions/Provisions Library

12-1:30pm Lunch break on your own

1:30-3:00 pm Artist Panel 

  • Ronald Connelly and Suave Gonzalez from Faces of Resilience

  • Mark Strandquist from Performing Statistics

  • Nick Ritter and Victoria Mendoza from Poetry Alive!

3:00-3:15 pm short break

3:15-4:45 pm Scholarly Panel 

  • Dr. Keesha Middlemass from Howard U

  • Dr. Janani Umamaheswar at GMU

  • Maria Valdovinos (phD candidate) at GMU 

  • Liz Komar from Sentencing Project

4:45-5pm Reception with food/beverages in the gallery

Earlier Event: October 13
"13th" Film Screening