This program is presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Visiting Artists Program.

Despite the isolation, degradation, and cruelties of the criminal justice system, American prisons are filled with the art of the people incarcerated in them. At CHF, Nicole R. Fleetwood (Marking Time) is joined by interdisciplinary artist Maria Gaspar for a conversation about how these artists use limited supplies in harsh conditions to create elaborate works with an important political message.

This program is generously underwritten by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Festival’s Social Justice & Equity Series is generously underwritten by The Allstate Insurance Company and ITW.

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