Barring Freedom highlights the role of the arts in cultivating critical engagements with issues of prisons, policing, and justice in the United States. At the center of Barring Freedom is an contemporary art exhibition and a participatory public art project emphasizing the different strategies artists use to bring into sight the social, racial, and economic workings of the nation's criminal justice system. Related online artist talks and discussions on the theme of Visualizing Abolition feature artists, scholars, and activists who share a commitment to imagining alternatives to the injustices. This website documents and archives the exhibition, public art project, and events, while also providing digital tools and study guides to further explore issues of art and justice. READ MORE...



