Open Heart Open Minds - Incarcerated Adult and Youth Support Services and Programs
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| Group | Community And Other Support Services |
| Category | Incarcerated Adult and Youth Support Services and Programs |
| Name | Open Heart Open Minds |
| Provider | Open Hearts Open Minds |
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Description
Open Hearts Open Minds (OHOM) is a non-profit organization whose programs in prison promote healing and transformation through the process of making and sharing art, with each other and beyond prison walls. Their mission is to serve current and former incarcerated Oregonians by cultivating positive change through mentorship, dialogue, and the arts. They offer productions that are open to the public and invite
visitors to witness the innate creativity and complexity that lies with their program participants. Their hope is that through these productions they make visible the value that these individuals have, that they are more than their crime, and that returned citizens can be valuable member of their communities.
OSOM (Outta Sight Outta Mind) Music Program for men
meets two hours per week at Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI) to write and record music. They have guest musicians come in and lead focused workshops. They host concerts inside featuring the guys in the program with outside performers.
Theatre at Coffee Creek Program for women at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF), meets twice weekly and produces one to two shows annually, each a collage of songs, theatrical scenes, hip-hop poetry, spoken word, performance art, and movement—all written and performed by women at Coffee Creek. The program’s facilitators won the 2019 Department of Corrections Volunteer of the Year award.
Two Rivers Theatre Program for men at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI). Once a year, this group puts on a production (usually Shakespeare) for other incarcerated adults as well as outside guests.
Dialogue Group for men at TRCI. This group meets weekly to discuss the stories we tell ourselves and how our thinking shapes our lives.
Storytelling for the Screen The curriculum covers all aspects of scriptwriting, including storytelling, story arc, character development, dialogue, and script conventions, such as formatting, jargon, transitions, shots, intercuts, and more. The program goal is to craft scripted stories for short films (10 – 15 minutes), tap into our collective wealth of insight and experience about life—both in general and on the inside, harness the healing potential of story creation, for creators and for viewers alike, raise awareness about prison life with the wider community and cultivate space for change, and include Adults in Corrections and Returned Citizens in all phases of film creation .
Contacts
Contact: Office Email: info@openheartsopenminds.org