PACE 220 - Arts Behind Bars

FC CNDP

4 credits
Students will explore case studies of and research about prison arts programs (i.e., music, drama, literature, visual arts, dance). Students will examine artwork created by those incarcerated and find connections between the art and personal expressions of political, historical, and societal issues, stereotypes, and assumptions relative to incarceration in the U.S. Students participate in prison arts education experiences alongside incarcerated people in Lorain County and/or create community awareness projects about arts and incarceration. Volunteer training at the prisons is mandatory for CBL portions of this course.