This page is dedicated to webpages and media coverage of the Oberlin College & Conservatory and Grafton Correctional Institution Arts Initiatives.
OBERLIN DRAMA AT GRAFTON
Oberlin Drama at Grafton prepares residents of the Grafton Reintegration Center for a successful return to society through increased self-knowledge, social understanding, and enhanced life skills gained from studying and performing meaningful drama.
OBERLIN MUSIC AT GRAFTON (OMAG) CHOIR
OMAG provides an opportunity for residents to engage in community-building, cooperative group learning, discipline, enhanced self-esteem building, and self-expression through music.
OBERLIN STRINGS
MEDIA COVERAGE
- WVIZ Ideastream (Cleveland PBS): OMAG Choir, March 05, 2017
https://www.ideastream.org/news/oberlin-music-at-grafton-correctional-institution-mens-choir
- OMAG Choir: Fridays with the Guys, Oberlin College Conservatory Magazine (E. Burnett, author)
http://www.oberlin.edu/con/connews/2016/book/index.html?page=24
- Dr. Phyllis Gorfain, ODAG founder & director, receives 2019 Governor’s Award
- Oberlin-Grafton Arts Gala 9/24-25/2019: OMAG Choir, OStrings, Poetry Reading, Visual Arts Exhibition
https://chroniclet.com/news/170321/inmates-hold-art-gala-at-grafton-correctional-institution/
- Men of ODAG Celebrating Freedom (2/15/20)
- Oberlin Drama Celebrates Alumni Who are Now Restored Citizens
https://www.oberlin.edu/news/oberlin-drama-grafton-celebrates-alumni-who-are-now-restored-citizens
–Oberlin Conservatory Of Music, Stage Left Series, “Arts Bar None: A Conversation with OMAG Choir Facilitators Past & Present” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAupD8aAa7g
–The Choral Commons, Arts in Prisons, Part 4 of 5, hosted by Dr. Andre DeQuadros and Dr. Emilie Amrein. Jody Kerchner, OMAG director and Jerome Thompson, OMAG founding member & restored citizen. Original air date: 3/10/21 https://www.facebook.com/thechoralcommons/videos/435756244301368
Singing Behind Bars 