Friday July 24, 2009 Inmates from the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Jail had their artwork on display Friday evening at the Kluge Estate in Albemarle County. Organizers say the exhibit is the culmination of four years of efforts to give prisoners an outlet for their emotions; trying to get them to put down their past and pick [...]
Friday night, inmates from the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail are showcasing their artwork. The “Beyond the Bars” art exhibit, hosted by the Kluge Family, is part of the first step to make sure when inmates are released from jail, they don’t find their way back behind bars. Of the people who end up at the [...]
By Dana Rosenblatt CNN HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — The drawings are macabre, especially because they’re created by children: stick figures writhing in pain and confusion, a knife dripping with blood and a broken heart. Child counselors say that for kids, art therapy can be more effective than traditional therapy. All of these young artists — [...]