Earlier this week Director General Beverley Wall joined staff recognised by Butler Trust for their outstanding work in supporting prisoners at Hydebank and Maghaberry. #proud

Only 3 weeks until the 2024 Koestler Awards deadline!

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Anyone in custody or on probation in the UK, any UK citizen in prison overseas. There are 52 categories so there’s something for everyone!

📅Deadline: 12 April 2024
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REFLECTIONS Exhibition of art by those incarcerated in prisons in Northern Ireland created by the Prison Arts Foundation (PAF).

On display at @2royalave 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast, 7 March - 2 April 2024 (10AM - 6PM daily)

#prisonerart #acrylicart #prisonartsfoundation #boutyeh

🎨 Excited to share the news that we are opening the second National Exhibition of creative arts called ‘Alternative Ways of Seeing’, on Tues, 19th Mar 2024, at the Rua Red Gallery Arts Centre in Tallaght.

🔗 Thinking of attending? RSVP @ RuaRed.ie

Release Prison Partnership Peter Shaw, Community Sports Network (NI) and Melissa Frame, Start360 (NI) speak about the Support Hub, a collaborative service working with PrisonArts F'dation and Community Sports Network. They provide support to ex-offenders who have been in contact with the justice system. #AllIslandJustice

Representing Start360 at today's conference The Criminal Justice System North and South. I'm here with our partners for our Support Hub Service, Fred Caulfield & Peter Shaw. #Allislandjustice

1st week down & the animal artworks are popular! If you visit our exhibition 2 Royal Avenue make sure you leave comments on your favourite piece. We’ll share the feedback directly with the artists! #helpingpeopleinprisonfindhopethroughcreativity #supportingpeoplesrehabilitation

Inspiring evening last night at #LateNightArtBelfast with Renal Arts Group QUB & QUBNursing&Midwifery
Fabulous artwork on display... many thanks to UniversityOfAtypical 2 Royal Avenue Brain Injury Matters @prisonarts1 & Stephen Greer

Art transforms lives 💛🎨💙

We had a great time at #LateNightArt last night with PhD students from QUBNursing&Midwifery and representatives from Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund. Thanks so much to UniversityOfAtypical, Brain Injury Matters, 2 Royal Avenue, PrisonArts F'dation and all those who attended and made it a really special night. 🙌🏼🎨❤️

Our Chief Executive and Board Chair were delighted to attend tonight’s inspirational PrisonArts F'dation celebration 2 Royal Avenue and meet with partners across the justice, community & voluntary sectors and many of our advice users who have benefited from PrisonArts F'dation#rehabilitation

Joining PrisonArts F'dation this evening for the opening of their Reflections exhibition 2 Royal Avenue Belfast. The exhibition runs from today & is open to the public. It's well worth visiting. #supportingrehabilitation NIACRO

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night & NI Prison Service Director General Beverley Wall for opening Reflections. We are grateful to Justice NI, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, The National Lottery Community Fund NI Probation Board for Northern Ireland for their continued support for our work.

We are delighted to be back 2 Royal Avenue to exhibit art, writing & music from across the criminal justice system in NI. ‘Reflections’ runs until 2 April, open daily from 10am-6pm. Please pop in if you’re in the city of Belfast & leave us your comments!

Thank you Start360, PrisonArts F'dation and Community Sports Network for hosting an inspiring visit last Friday.

Our The National Lottery Community Fund NI Director, Kate Beggs, enjoyed hearing more about the Support Hub Service. It was great to hear how #NationalLottery funding is having an impact on people's lives.

“He, who has a why to live for, can bear with almost any how” - Victor Frankl, psychologist and concentration camp survivor

This collection of works by serving prisoners relates both to the deepest of human tragedies and the greatest of triumphs

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Few yrs back I was a mentor for the PrisonArts F'dation on a 1 off project. I enjoyed the experience & have intermittent contact with my mentee. Just bumped into him there, his face lit up, he’s on the straight and narrow trying to live his best life. Glad to have played a small part

Attended Prison Arts Foundation AGM last week & was delighted to hear how much has been achieved. Lives are being transformed by unlocking people’s potential, building self confidence, enabling personal & social development #ChangingLives #SaferCommunities PrisonArts F'dation Probation Board for Northern Ireland

The 2024 #KoestlerAwards are now open for entries! 🎨

For entry forms, guidance notes and FAQs head to our website - koestlerarts.org.uk/get-involved/k…

📅The deadline is 12 APRIL 2024

Good luck to all our entrants, and thank you to the staff supporting them ✨