“Beauty before me. Beauty behind me. Beauty above and below and all around.” These are the words of a song that the OMAG Choir singers “signed” and performed during the first GCI Arts Gala. In preparation of the Arts Gala, I sought volunteers to introduce each song the Choir was to perform. The men wroteContinue reading “Art, Family, Community: Pt. 2”
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Arts, Family, Community: Part 1
To celebrate creative endeavors at the prison, the GCI deputy warden and director of recreational activities collaborated with arts facilitators volunteering within the prison to host the first ever “Arts Gala.” The groups—OMAG Choir, OStrings, Poetry, and Visual Arts— presented a two-day event, the first performance date for the residents’ families/friends and the second forContinue reading “Arts, Family, Community: Part 1”
Singing Behind Bars 