Arts Justice Safety Coalition

Arts Justice Safety Coalition We unite artists, arts organizations, and justice practitioners

The Arts Justice Safety Coalition (AJSC) is a collaborative initiative spearheaded by The Confined Arts (TCA) and partners to foster intersections between art and justice system reform.

📣📣BBJ Artist Selection - Request for Expression of Interest📢📢📢The New York City Department of Design and Construction (“...
03/16/2026

📣📣BBJ Artist Selection - Request for Expression of Interest📢📢📢

The New York City Department of Design and Construction (“DDC”) seeks artists interested in being commissioned to provide artwork for the New York City Borough-Based Jails Program (“BBJ”). The City will be selecting artists soon for upcoming artwork commissions at the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan BBJ facilities. These commissions will be an opportunity for selected artists to make a lasting improvement to the facilities and have a positive impact on people in custody, their family and friends, facility staff, neighbors, and others in the greater community. The BBJ projects represent a transformational investment by the City of New York in implementing its commitment to justice reform.

For more information, refer to the full RFEI document here: https://bit.ly/4cI4tUb

PROPOSAL FORM HERE:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1hO0vyOa00yljeFBqvKUigg25ksv4-FDmobWBpAgCDtUNkQ0WVVKTVo3WjNROTlCSURJVjRUWlBYUC4u

LEARN MORE ABOUT BOROUGH BASED JAILS HERE:
https://www.nyc.gov/site/borojails/

Please direct all general questions or inquiries about this RFEI to [email protected].

To request an accommodation or inquire about accessibility, please contact DDC’s EEO division at [email protected] or call (718) 391-1776)

📣📣BBJ Artist Selection - Request for Expression of Interest📢📢📢The New York City Department of Design and Construction (“...
03/16/2026

📣📣BBJ Artist Selection - Request for Expression of Interest📢📢📢

The New York City Department of Design and Construction (“DDC”) seeks artists interested in being commissioned to provide artwork for the New York City Borough-Based Jails Program (“BBJ”). The City will be selecting artists soon for upcoming artwork commissions at the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan BBJ facilities. These commissions will be an opportunity for selected artists to make a lasting improvement to the facilities and have a positive impact on people in custody, their family and friends, facility staff, neighbors, and others in the greater community. The BBJ projects represent a transformational investment by the City of New York in implementing its commitment to justice reform.

For more information, refer to the full RFEI document here: https://bit.ly/4cI4tUb

PROPOSAL FORM HERE:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1hO0vyOa00yljeFBqvKUigg25ksv4-FDmobWBpAgCDtUNkQ0WVVKTVo3WjNROTlCSURJVjRUWlBYUC4u

LEARN MORE ABOUT BOROUGH BASED JAILS HERE:
https://www.nyc.gov/site/borojails/

Please direct all general questions or inquiries about this RFEI to [email protected].

To request an accommodation or inquire about accessibility, please contact DDC’s EEO division at [email protected] or call (718) 391-1776)

The City has made a commitment to close the jails on Rikers Island and will replace them with a system of smaller, more humane borough-based jails. The construction of these four jails, located in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx, is ongoing.

11/07/2025

Join us for the Art + Justice National Collective Fall Convening — a national conversation uniting artists, organizers, and educators working to end systems of confinement and build creative pathways to justice.

Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 6–8 PM EST
Registration link here https://arts-justice-safety-coalition.net/art-justice-national-collective or in the BIO

+justicenationalcollective

Join, Isaac I. Scott, Data Fellow at Goddard Riverside and member of the Arts Justice Safety Coalition , at the 2025 I...
10/20/2025

Join, Isaac I. Scott, Data Fellow at Goddard Riverside and member of the Arts Justice Safety Coalition , at the 2025 IIRP World Conference: Artful Integration – Exploring the Art and Science of Restorative Practices in Chattanooga, TN, this October!

Isaac will be facilitating “Trauma-Informed Practices for Artists, Educators, and Facilitators” with an introduction from Latiqua Washington, exploring how creativity, healing, and restorative frameworks intersect to rehumanize justice-impacted and community spaces.

Monday, October 20, 2025
1:00–2:00 PM ET Chattanooga Convention Center, Room 06

We build creative spaces rooted in dignity, safety, and restoration.

ARTFUL INTEGRATION Exploring the Art and Science Restorative Practices https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1WKsbbyhyE/
10/20/2025

ARTFUL INTEGRATION
Exploring the Art and Science Restorative Practices
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1WKsbbyhyE/

Team & The Options Center are presenting today in Chattanooga! will be introducing practices and a framework designed specifically for teaching artists, group facilitators, and practitioners working in justice-impacted and system-impacted spaces.

We are inviting justice impacted peoples and those actively engaged in prison abolition work to join Black Exhale and Ar...
09/30/2025

We are inviting justice impacted peoples and those actively engaged in prison abolition work to join Black Exhale and Arts Justice Safety Coalition for a guided tour of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

REGISTER TODAY: https://givebutter.com/BE-superfine

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Time: 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: 1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028 (81st Street entrance)
Please note: Wednesday is a non-public day at the museum. Admittance permitted only for those who have RSVP'd.

09/23/2025

Watching grow over the past few years has been nothing short of inspiring. From the moment she came home from Rikers Island, she committed herself to healing, creativity, and transformation. we’ve seen her put in the work spiritually, artistically, and personally and she continues to rise with purpose.

Lovestarr has a testimony that speaks volumes. She is walking proof that the journey doesn’t end in the courtroom or the jail cell, it begins again with vision, faith, and community.

If you’re looking for a voice that moves people, an artist with heart, and a story that needs to be heard, book Lovestarr for your next venue or event. Support her. Follow her. Encourage her.

We’re rooting for you, Lovestarr. Keep going. We see you.

09/20/2025

Join us TODAY at the Center for Art Advocacy Block Party 🎨 live art-making, 🎬 film screenings, and 💬 free project consul...
09/20/2025

Join us TODAY at the Center for Art Advocacy Block Party

🎨 live art-making, 🎬 film screenings, and 💬 free project consultations for creatives, organizers, and community builders.

We are set up and ready to connect—don’t miss it!

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