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Description:	The Justice Arts Coalition (JAC) unites teaching artists, art advocates, artists who are or have been incarcerated and their allies, harnessing the transformative power of the arts to reimagine justice. JAC provides a national network and resource for those creating art in and around the criminal legal system. JAC programs include: The '''pARTner Project''' : a correspondence program connecting artists inside and outside of prison. '''StoryShop''' : a collective of nonprofit professionals and formerly incarcerated artists and advocates working together. Their aim is to assist system-impacted artists in all media gain the professional development and financial education necessary to achieve personal agency and entrepreneurial empowerment. '''JUSTstories''' : supports nonprofits, community organizations, and justice leaders in building capacity for impactful visual storytelling and content creation within their organizations. '''Art + Agency''' : centering the experiences and leadership of artists with lived experience of incarceration in developing guiding principles intended to become the standard to which organizations, institutions, and individuals that exhibit, sell, and/or publish creative work by systems-impacted individuals hold themselves accountable. '''CorrespondARTS''' : the first multidisciplinary distance learning arts program serving incarcerated women in Maryland. '''ArtLinks''' : virtual and in person opportunities to view new work by incarcerated artists in JAC’s network and share your feedback, reflections, and encouragement with the artists. '''ArtConnects''' : bi-monthly volunteer correspondence gatherings at their headquarters for volunteers to assist in responding to recently received art and mail from incarcerated artists. '''Workshops:''' online learning opportunities facilitated by JAC network teaching artists + advocates. '''Coalition building events''' : Zoom conferences and focus group meetings to advance arts engagement within the criminal legal system and amplify the voices of incarcerated artists.
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