Printmaking Programs as an Alternative to Incarceration – Summer Wojtas
Abstract
This thesis uses printmaking as an alternative to incarceration to discuss prison abolition in the context of art-making. I discuss both internal and external factors as to why printmaking is the best choice of medium in alternative to incarceration programs for young people. I set out elements for a successful printmaking based alternative to incarceration program. These include understanding social and historical context, therapeutic aspects, community, and most importantly, a non-reformist focus on abolition. Three organizations are discussed that do good work along these lines called Project Reset, Brooklyn Hi-Art Machine, and Ordervision Studios.
