Pathway to Change

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Trust me. “Trust in someone or ourselves is often a big step in moving forward to change,”

Courtesy of the Gallery.

A public reception will be held on Thursday, December 1st in conjunction with the opening of the 18th Annual Members’ Show in the Main Gallery at 7 PM.

This will be the fourth time that an exhibition created by incarcerated youth and adults, coordinated by the Provincial Chaplaincy, is featured in the Community Gallery at the AGSM. This exhibition will explore the deeply personal, vulnerable stories of the youth and adults and give voice to the often voiceless.

Since 2010, the Manitoba Multifaith Council Justice and Corrections Committee has sponsored an art contest for inmates incarcerated in Manitoba’s provincial correctional centres.The goal of the contest is to provide inmates with an outlet for creative expression. Correctional workers and community members have long recognized that many persons in prison have incredible artistic talent. Unfortunately, that creative force is not always recognized or expressed inpositive ways.

Through the contest, artists have an opportunity to make art that reflects many spiritual themes related to faith, loss, and hope, which humanizes the often painful experience of incarceration.

This year, the Manitoba Multifaith Council was pleased to partner with Prison Fellowship Canada, who selected the theme “Pathway to Change.”

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 | 4:30 TO 6:30 PM

Lunch and Look event, Pathway to Change: A conversation about art and hope for a better future, led by Bernie Mullins, Coordinator of Chaplains at Manitoba. We will view and discuss artworks by youth and adults currently incarcerated in Manitoba. The exhibition features 38 drawings currently on display in the AGSM Community Gallery, brought to us by the Manitoba Multifaith Council Justice and Corrections Committee. This rich and diverse annual art competition has been sponsored by Prison Fellowship Canada for 2022, with the intention of expressing the creative force of these individuals in positive and productive ways.

Also joining the discussion will be staff from the John Howard Society, and guest artists from the Men’s Resource Centre. AGSM Curator Lucie Lederhendler will be moderating a Q & A. The John Howard Society will be providing refreshments.