New exhibit shows artwork from inmates at supermax prison
The Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, CO—known as the ADX—is the highest-security prison in the United States, and home to some of the most notorious men of our time.
Some of those men happen to be artists. This month, the public can see the inmates’ artwork at the Fremont Center for the Arts in Cañon City, CO.
The exhibit is called “Brokenhood: The Art of Healing Through Community.” It is a part of the Creative Arts Platform’s (CAP) “Color of Hope” series. Over 100 pieces of art are included in the exhibit.
CAP exposes incarcerated people at the ADX to various forms of artwork. Organizers with CAP believe that creativity can lead to healing. Artwork, they say, can help develop discipline and self-respect, and is a holistic approach to skills development and artistic exploration.
The program began in 2016 and is the first formal program of its kind taking place in a federal facility.
This show is the first time that inmates at the ADX have exhibited their artwork together publicly, and that their art has been allowed outside of the prison walls. It is also a first for CAP: In the past, they have only displayed artwork from people incarcerated at minimum and medium security prisons, but never at a supermax.
The art exhibition is open to the public until Saturday, August 29. More information is available on the Facebook event page.