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Connecting people with art inside and outside prisons.
Due to precautions taken in relation to COVID-19, the 2020 Statewide Gathering has been postponed. Please save the date for Friday, June 26.
Ohio Prison Arts Connection is
- A coalition of people committed to working together to build arts access for people in prison and re-entry, and to creating spaces for storytelling, resource-sharing, and dialogue both inside and outside of prisons.
- An essential vehicle to make arts experiences possible within the Ohio carceral system and beyond.
There’s more to explore!
- Read our most recent newsletter, and subscribe to receive our newsletter each month in your inbox
- Learn more about OPAC’s mission and values
- Search through the database of existing art programs in Ohio’s prisons
- Check out arts in prison events in your area
The photos above feature various programs made possible through Healing Broken Circles, a nonprofit organization that runs a community center at Marion Correctional Institution and which provides spaces for learning, healing, and thriving. Follow this link for HBC's website.