Free Write Arts & Literacy

Free Write Arts & Literacy (Free Write) engages incarcerated and court-involved youth and young adults in the performing, visual, and literary arts so that they become the narrators of their own stories and the authors of their futures. Through tutoring and workshops in creative writing, visual art, and music production, Free Write students build competencies in reading and writing, art making, technical skills, community building, and critical thinking. Students hone and exemplify these skills through publication, exhibition, and performance opportunities while incarcerated, and employment opportunities upon returning to their communities. This award provides general operating support to Free Write.