CRCI

In the Fall of 2016, the program began an Artist in Residence Program at the Columbia River Correctional Facility (CRCI). The program is dedicated to creating a space for artists to reflect on and expand their artistic practices through workshops, lectures, critiques, and collaborative projects. Participants have the opportunity to engage in collaborative, co-authored projects that range from small, one day activities to sprawling year long undertakings. Past and current projects include a weekly class on writing and publishing an autobiography, a board game based on the Department of Corrections rules and prisoners experiences while incarcerated, an investigative photography project between prisoners and international photographers, a collaborative film project, and a class that took the form of a comedy school.