Welcome Erika Flowers
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Erika Flowers to the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) Steering Group. Erika has a lived experience of the Criminal Justice System and […]
HMPPS Innovation grants launching
HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) has launched the Innovation grant funding programme for 2018-2020. The programme awards one-off grants to enable the voluntary sector to contribute to better outcomes […]
New national alliance for Culture, Health and Wellbeing launches today
We are pleased to announce that the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance are one of the founding strategic members of the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance. This new alliance brings together the National […]
Koestler announce venues for ‘100 Years On’
To commemorate the centenary of women’s suffrage, the Koestler Trust is producing an art trail of Koestler Award-winning artworks by today’s women prisoners. The idea is simple but powerful: to […]
Drama and Employability skills course for prisoners
Imagine If Theatre Company are a charity and theatre company who use drama to make an active difference to people’s lives. They work with prisoners, former prisoners and people from […]
Artist with experience of criminal justice system sought for paid commission
Loved Up Fudge Ltd is a fudge manufacturer established in 2017 that gives half of its profits to Working Chance, the UK’s only charitable recruitment consultancy for female former prisoners […]
New Year Honour for our vice-chair Andy Watson
We are very pleased to share that the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance vice-chair, Andy Watson, has received an MBE for services to the Arts in the Criminal Justice System […]
Call out for members engaging with design focused prison projects
A group is forming of creatives working specifically on design projects that run in prison. Would you be interested in joining teams from Makeright at Central Saint Martins; Making for […]
NCJAA Bursary Scheme for emerging artists
Please note this scheme is now closed. We know how a lack of funding, even small sums, can be a significant barrier to pursuing creativity and our experience is that […]
Key Change
Following our blog post in October, we are delighted to share with you Open Clasp‘s critically-acclaimed ‘Key Change’, screening here until 10 December to mark the UN’s 16 Days of Activism […]