Unlocking Potential: The Power of the Arts in Alabama Prisons
Thu, Jun 13
|Cala Coffee Downtown
Time & Location
Jun 13, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cala Coffee Downtown, 1826 3rd Ave N #101, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA
About the event
*This venue serves beer & wine.
The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project was initially conceived in 2001 when Kyes Stevens began teaching at the Talladega Federal Prison through a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). APAEP grew from one poet teaching in one prison to a community of hundreds of writers, artists, and scholars teaching in correctional facilities across Alabama. Course offerings have grown from poetry to a wide variety of courses in the arts and humanities, social sciences, STEM, and currently includes the first Bachelor’s degree option from a major public university in the state.
Come learn about this program from Founder and Director Kyes Stevens.
Since 2001, Kyes has worked to design and build an innovative and sustainable outreach program that works with the underserved adult prison population in Alabama. Currently, Stevens oversees all program aspects of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Program…