PAINTING OURSELVES INTO SOCIETY

Safe communities use art and inclusion as a solution, not prisons!

September 21st, 2024 — January 12th, 2025

Curated by orlando smith & rahsaan thomas

Empowerment Avenue and Berkeley Art Center co-present Painting Ourselves into Society. This exhibition is co-curated by Orlando Smith aka “O. Smith” from inside San Quentin Prison and Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, who has returned to society after 22 years inside. It features the works of eight currently and formerly incarcerated artists nationwide exploring what it means for incarcerated people to stay connected to the larger community and to challenge the idea of what healing looks like together.