Name: Stories, Socks & Jay Cloths
SKU: 18528
Price: 100.00 GBP
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Since 1962 the Koestler Awards have played a unique, national role in motivating prisoners, secure hospital patients and immigration detainees to take part in the arts. The Koestler Awards are simple and powerful – we reward achievement, build self-confidence and broaden horizons for some of society’s most disadvantaged and marginalised people.

Our work harnesses the uniquely transformative power of the arts to help individuals learn the skills and gain the confidence to live creative, positive and productive lives. Each year we receive more than 7,000 entries from over 3,500 entrants across the UK in 52 categories. More than 2,000 Awards are granted by over 100 esteemed judges, and each year culminates in a curated exhibition at Southbank Centre which showcases the incredible power of the arts to transform lives.

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Stories, Socks & Jay Cloths
HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Low Newton
John Crockett Highly Commended Award for Themed Category: Interlude
2019

Limited edition of 100, +5 Artist’s Proofs (unframed)

Giclée print on Hahnemühle – Photo Rag, 308gsm, 49 x 33.8 cm

Numbered and embossed with Koestler Arts Editions logo on front

You will receive the next available number in the edition of 100.

Koestler Arts Editions is a series of inspiring Koestler Awards entries, beautifully printed in limited numbers, and sold to raise funds for the charity. We are delighted to launch our first limited edition print, Stories, Socks & Jay Cloths.

We are enormously grateful to Susan Dunn for her support of this project. By covering the initial costs, all proceeds from the prints will now directly benefit our entrants, and provide encouragement and opportunity to even more people in the criminal justice system.

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Category: Koestler Arts Editions

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Stories, Socks & Jay Cloths

The first print in our Koestler Arts Editions series, Stories, Socks & Jay Cloths is from HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Low Newton. It was created by a group of women working with the art tutor to find a unique way to tell their individual stories. The original artwork features cloths, card, laminated paper and painted sections inscribed with the women’s texts, woven together with wool and string, to form a beautiful and touching artwork.

The piece was selected by guest curator, musician Soweto Kinch, for display in the 2019 Koestler Arts exhibition, Another Me, at Southbank Centre. It was one of the most popular works in the show. Understandably, the group wanted the original artwork back for display in the prison, to inspire others, so it was not offered for sale at the show. In response to the interest in this fantastic work, and in order to offer copies to the women involved, we have commissioned these gorgeous giclee prints.