Held 14th September to 12th October 2018
This was a spilt site exhibition
at Soft Touch Arts, 50 New Walk, Leicester
and Leicester New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester
This exhibition was a collection of works created by men serving sentences at HMP Leicester, HMP Stocken, and the now-closed HMP Glen Parva, as well as those who have completed their sentences and returned to their communities. Over a period of several months, Soft Touch Arts arts workers worked with groups of prisoners and offenders to facilitate various arts projects with a view to exhibiting their work to the general public. Participants worked on a broad range of themes and in different media, while creating artworks that draw attention away from the usual visual surroundings of the prison environment and create a more peaceful and inspirational mood. The results were on display at Leicester Museum and at Soft Touch Arts. A selection can be seen here:
