The Role of Art and Artists in Criminal Justice Reform Discussed at Three-Day Symposium<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
-\u2019The Milwaukee Model: Envisioning the Role of the Arts in Criminal Justice Reform\u2019 explores how arts programming may help change perspectives on the criminal justice system-<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Milwaukee, Wis. \u2013 October 17, 2018 \u2013<\/b> In an effort to promote dialogue around criminal justice reform in Wisconsin, the <\/span>Haggerty Museum of Art <\/b>and the<\/span> Milwaukee Art Museum<\/b> have co-organized <\/span>The Milwaukee Model: Envisioning the Role of the Arts in Criminal Justice Reform<\/b>, a symposium held at both locations, <\/span>November 1-3, 2018<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n At this three-day symposium, artists, scholars and experts from across the country will be brought together with groups in Milwaukee to discuss how arts and educational programming can be used to generate new perspectives on the criminal justice system and incarcerated individuals. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs an academic art museum, the Haggerty Museum of Art is committed to galvanizing intellectual resources through the arts to inform, strengthen, and transform our communities,\u201d said <\/span>Susan Longhenry, Director and Chief Curator, Haggerty Museum of Art.<\/b> \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to partner with the Milwaukee Art Museum, with the participating artists and speakers, and with members of the Milwaukee community to examine the role that artists and art museums can play in reframing, and advancing, deeply relevant social justice issues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n According to a 2013 study conducted by the University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee, Wisconsin incarcerates more black males than any state in the country, at a rate nearly double that of any other state. This symposium builds on existing justice reform efforts and allows community members to consider the role of the arts in generating lasting social change.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBoth the Haggerty Museum of Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum are exhibiting work by artists who are questioning the justice system, engaging with justice-involved individuals, and approaching justice reform efforts through unique and creative lenses,\u201d said <\/span>Emilia Layden, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Haggerty Museum of Art<\/b>, and<\/span> co-organizer of the symposium. <\/span><\/p>\n For the first two days, symposium participants will have the opportunity to hear from a variety of experts through a series of lectures and panels. Scholars, educators, artists and practitioners will introduce several arts-based initiatives that have been successfully implemented across the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis symposium offers an opportunity for expansive conversations with nationally recognized artists, scholars and practitioners to consider the role of the arts in criminal justice reform on a local and national level,\u201d said <\/span>Lisa Sutcliffe, Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum<\/b>,<\/span> and co-organizer of the symposium.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers include <\/span>Elizabeth Hinton<\/b>, <\/span>Associate Professor of History and African and African American studies, Harvard University,<\/span> and author of <\/span>From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America<\/span><\/i>; <\/span>Simone Browne<\/b>, Associate Professor at the University of Texas-Austin, Visiting Associate Professor at Yale University and author of <\/span>Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness<\/span><\/i>; and artists <\/span>Maria Gaspar<\/b>, <\/span>Nigel Poor<\/b> and <\/span>Sable Elyse Smith<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n The final day of the symposium is a Community Day of Action, during which community members and stakeholders are invited to consider how the national models or artistic strategies presented could be adapted and implemented regionally. <\/span>A series of artist-led workshops will be followed by facilitated breakout discussions with symposium speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cArt has a history of exploring the issues of its time,\u201d noted <\/span>Marcelle Polednik, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director, Milwaukee Art Museum<\/b>. \u201cIt invites engagement, questions perceptions, and challenges what appear to be norms. With this symposium, for which the Museum is proud to be partnering with the Haggerty Museum of Art, we present art as a means through which we might otherwise approach the conversations around incarcerated individuals and the criminal justice system in our community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The symposium is presented in conjunction with <\/span>The San Quentin Project: Nigel Poor and the Men of San Quentin State Prison<\/i><\/b>, opening on <\/span>October 18, 2018<\/b>, at the Milwaukee Art Museum, and <\/span>Sable Elyse Smith: Ordinary Violence<\/i><\/b>, on view through <\/span>January 27, 2019<\/b>, at the Haggerty Museum of Art.<\/span><\/p>\n For more information and to pre-register for the symposium, visit:<\/b><\/p>\n marquette.edu\/haggerty\/mkemodel.php <\/span><\/p>\n or <\/span><\/p>\n mam.org\/MKEModel<\/span><\/p>\n The symposium <\/span>The Milwaukee Model: Envisioning the Role of the Arts in Criminal Justice Reform<\/span><\/i> is co-organized by the Haggerty Museum of Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n Sponsored by:<\/b><\/p>\n Brico Fund<\/span><\/p>\n Greater Milwaukee Foundation<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Community Outreach Sponsor:<\/b><\/p>\n The Reva & David Logan Foundation<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Media Sponsor:<\/b><\/p>\n WUWM 89.7 FM \u2014 Milwaukee\u2019s NPR<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Symposium schedule <\/b><\/p>\n Pre-registration is recommended. Separate registration is required each day.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Thurs, Nov 1, 7:30 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n Curtis L. Carter Art and Social Change Lecture<\/b><\/p>\n Marquette University Weasler Auditorium<\/span><\/p>\n 1506 W Wisconsin Avenue<\/span><\/p>\n Join us for the keynote conversation between Elizabeth Hinton, Associate Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and author of <\/span>From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America<\/span><\/i>; and Christian Viveros-Faune\u0301, art and culture critic, curator, and author of <\/span>Social Forms: A Short History of Political Art<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fri, Nov 2, 10 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n Milwaukee Art Museum, Lubar Auditorium<\/span><\/p>\n 700 N Art Museum Drive<\/span><\/p>\n Listen to artists and experts, including artists Maria Gaspar, Nigel Poor and Sable Elyse Smith; Simone Browne, an associate professor at the University of Texas-Austin; and Sampada Aranke, an assistant professor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, at a series of panels and discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sat, Nov 3, 10 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n Marquette University Eckstein Hall<\/span><\/p>\n 1215 W Michigan Street<\/span><\/p>\n Collaborate with community members through artist-led workshops, and discuss how perceptions of the criminal justice system and incarcerated individuals could be changed on a local level. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Role of Art and Artists in Criminal Justice Reform Discussed at Three-Day Symposium -\u2019The Milwaukee Model: Envisioning the Role of the Arts in Criminal Justice Reform\u2019 explores how arts programming may help change perspectives on the criminal justice system- Milwaukee, Wis. \u2013 October 17, 2018 \u2013 In an effort to promote dialogue around criminal … The Role of Art and Artists in Criminal Justice Reform Discussed at Three-Day Symposium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1501,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-press-release","category-special-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1501"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4939,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4938\/revisions\/4939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}